Descriptive Mentality from the Head, Face and Hand 1899 by Holmes Merton - Phrenology - Palmistry - Chiromancy

Title: Descriptive Mentality from the Head, Face and Hand

Author: Holmes W. Merton

Description: Blue cloth boards stamped in silver. Gilt top edge. Light rubbing to head and foot of spine and at corners. Previous owner's name on front pastedown. Red underlining on one illustration and five text pages. Over 600 original illustrations by the author. Frontispiece with tissue guard. 224 pp. 9.4 x 6.4 inches.

Phrenology and chirology. Studies of character through the signs of head, face, and hands, or what the author calls "psychologic physiology," discerning the relative strength or weakness of various propensities and sentiments: mental, social, constructive will, etc.

Dr. Holmes Whittier Merton (ca. 1861-1948) was a nationally known phrenologist, whose studies spanned more than six decades and influenced the teaching of physiology in high schools and colleges in the late 1800s. His work was also utilized by the U.S. military and the Federal Government for the selection of personnel. He was the dean and president of the Merton Institute of Vocational Counseling in New York City and had a successful practice there for more than three decades.

Binding: Hardcover
Condition: Good+
Jacket Condition: None

Publisher: David McKay
Place: Philadelphia
Year: 1899

Language: English

ISBN: n/a

Keywords: phrenology, palmistry, chirology, chiromancy, pseudoscience,