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Author: Vimont, Joseph, 1795–1857.
Artist: assorted
Lithographer: Engelmann, Godefroy, 1788–1839.

Title: Traité de phrénologie humaine et comparée, accompagné d'un magnifique atlas in-folio de 120 planches, contenant plus de 60 sujets d'anatomie humaine et comparée, d'une parfaite execution.

Publication: A Paris: J. B. Baillière...; A Londres: Même maison...; imprimié chez Hippolyte Tilliard, 1832–35.

Collation: 3 v. and atlas; 30-54 cm.

General notes:

Vol. [3] = "Explication des planches", text in French and English.
"Imp. Lith. de Engelmann & Co."-- t.p. of atlas.
Vol. 1: [6], 329, [1], vij [i.e. 6], [2] p. ; vol. 2: viii, 654, vi, [2] p., [1] folded leaf of plate ; vol. 3: 103, [5] p. ; atlas: [2] p., CXX [i.e. 133] leaves of plates.

References:

Brunet, V, col. 1251
Frère, E.B. Manuel du bibliographie normand, II, p. 606
Quérard, X, p. 216

Notes about NLM's copy:

Final leaf of v. [3], "avis", signed by Vimont.
Atlas has bookseller's ticket: "R. Friedländer & Sohn, Berlin."

Call number: BF V765t 1835 OV2