1856 Rare Victorian Treatise on Physiognomy - Language of the Eye by J. TurnleyAuthor: Joseph Turnley. Illustrated by Gilbert, Anelay, etc. Title: The Language of the Eye: The Importance and Dignity of the Eye as Indicative of General Character, Female Beauty, and Manly Genius. Publisher: London: Partridge and Co., Paternoster Row, 1856. Language: Text in English. Size: 8. 5 x 5. 5 inches. Pages: 118 pages. Binding: Attractive and very good, publishers original rich red cloth binding, elaborately decorated in full gilt with

The author: Durante degli Alighieri simply called Dante (c

The Book This scarce 1881 edition of Jane Eyre was issued by the American Book Exchange in New York

resonated deeply with readers in the mid-19th century

Rendered with solemnity and winter atmosphere

" With nine illustrations by Henry Holiday

which have been translated into countless languages and adapted into every medium

precedes or parallels the formal numbered issue

These illustrations add a visual depth to Poe's hauntingly beautiful poetry

gift note of previous 1904 owner on the first endpaper - as shown

Illustrations: The book is complete and richly illustrated with eight vibrant full-color plates and many delicate black-and-white drawings by Gustaf Tenggren

The author and illustrator: Florence Susan Harrison (1877–1955) was an English Australian Art Nouveau and Pre-Raphaelite illustrator of poetry and children's books

making significant contributions to the popular understanding of plant life in the 19th century