1872 Samuel R. Wells Phrenology Handbook with Illustrations wood framed font and fabulous burlap cover

font and fabulous burlap cover

Infidel Wit Repelled

Very nicely--and painstakingly

a narrow plank rested across the bottom sides could easily be added to make a slightly elevated platform to set things on

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

1872 Samuel R. Wells Phrenology Handbook with Illustrations wood framed font and fabulous burlap coverWhile 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