1872 Samuel R. Wells Phrenology Handbook with Illustrations wood framed Infidel Wit Repelled

Infidel Wit Repelled

this is just a lovely object that feels great in the hand and that I think has many more good years in it yet

handmade and handpainted with 24k gold accents

Very nicely--and painstakingly

There's a large ink smear to the left of his arm and smaller stains all over

1872 Samuel R. Wells Phrenology Handbook with Illustrations wood framed Infidel Wit RepelledWhile extremely problematic on so many levels, phrenology did certainly yield some pretty amazing diagrams and graphics, and, as with many artifacts of quack science, makes for interesting reading (if also discouraging; according to this analysis, I have a very small brain indeed.) This 28 page booklet features a break down of all of the 37 "Faculties" imag(in)ed and listed on the cover, plus several pages of illustrations diagramming the exact