Beauty : illustrated chiefly by an analysis and classification of beauty in woman / by Alexander Walker (author of "Intermarriage," "Woman," "Physiognomy founded on physiology," "The nervous system," etc.) ; edited by an American physician.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Walker, Alexander, 1779-1852, author.

Series:

Women's Studies Archive: Voice and Vision.

Women's Studies Archive: Voice and Vision

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Beauty, Personal.

Women.

Clothing and dress.

Women--Health and hygiene.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (xx, 390, 6 pages).

Other Title:

Beauty

Place of Publication:

J. & H.G. Langley ;

Notes:

"The present volume completes the series of Mr. Walker's anthropological works. To say that they have met with a favorable reception from the American public, would be but a very inadequate expression of the unprecedented success which has attended their publication."--American advertisement, p. [v].

Spine title: Walker on beauty.

Copyright 1840 by J. & H.G. Langley.

"Stereotyped by J.S. Redfield, 13 Chambers Street, New York."--verso of title page.

Publisher's cloth binding signed: E. Walker, N. York.

"Appendix."--p. [341]-390.

"Important new works just published by J. & H.G. Langley, 57 Chatham Street."--6 p., last count.

Reproduction of the original from the American Antiquarian Society.

Includes bibliographical references.

OCLC:

1162155437