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Periodical: The Phrenological Almanac

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Illustrated Annual of Phrenology and Physiognomy, The.
Know Thyself
Other titles: Phrenological Almanac (1840-1844); Phrenological Almanac and Physiological Guide (1845); Phrenological and Physiological Almanac (1846-1849); Illustrated Phrenological Almanac (1850-1861); Illustrated Physiological and Phrenological Almanac (1862-1864)
1865--1875? Annual
New York, NY. Publisher: Samuel R. Wells.
Succeeds: Phrenological Almanac (1840-1844); Phrenological Almanac and Physiological Guide (1845); Phrenological and Physiological Almanac (1846-1849); Illustrated Phrenological Almanac (1850-1861); Illustrated Physiological and Phrenological Almanac (1862-1864) Succeeded by: Illustrated Annual of Phrenology and Health Almanac
1/1, 1865-1875 (?) 25 cents,46- 92 pp.

Phrenological annual almanac published under a variety of titles to accompany Fowler & Wells' Phrenological Journal and showcase its other offerings. The volumes featured the usual discourses on phrenology and physiognomy, illustrated by plates of the illustrious persons chosen for detailed examination. There were occasional discussions of graphology. On Wells, see the note under Phrenological Journal and Science of Health. In 1882, Fowler & Wells compiled the issues from 1865-1873 as The Phrenological Miscellany, for $2.00. NYPL microfilm.

Issues:Phrenological Almanac New York 1841
Phrenological Almanac And Physiological Guide 1845
Phrenological And Physiological Almanac 1848
Illustrated Phrenological Almanac 1850
Illustrated Phrenological Almanac 1851
Illustrated Phrenological Almanac 1852
Illustrated Annual Of Phrenology And Physiognomy 1865-73
Illustrated Annual Of Phrenology And Physiognomy 1865-9
Illustrated Almanac Of Phrenology And Physiognomy 1871
Illustrated Annual Of Phrenology And Physiognomy 1872
Illustrated Annual Of Phrenology And Physiognomy 1875

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