Rare 1840 First Edition, Self Instructor in Phrenology and Physiology lidded tin hips and knees

hips and knees

especially great set near a window to hold to the light for optimal viewing

these were made by the German company Mertens-Kunst (1936-2001) circa 1960

I keep an eye out but this is actually this first carved stone book I've found

or a shadow puppet

Rare 1840 First Edition, Self Instructor in Phrenology and Physiology lidded tin hips and kneesI have found just a couple of other first editions (1840) of this Self Instructor in Phrenology and Physiology by O. E. and L. N Fowler out there, featuring 100 engravings, selling for several hundred dollars each many later editions were to follow, and I believe it remains in print today. While deeply problematic on so very many levels, in substance and even more so in implication and application, phrenology did certainly yield some pretty amazing