The Phrenological character of Mrs. Emery, “Temperament chiefly nervous” written Nov 8, 1864 (manuscript)

[12] manuscript pages, 7 x 4.5 inches, pamphlet stitched. Very Good with residual creases from being folded into quarters, light age toning and fingersoil. With a billowingly ornamented heading, “Names of the organs,” otherwise unadorned. The first four pages contain boilerplate information about Perry’s services, which could be done in the comfort of clients’ homes. Based in London and presumed to be a man, this is identified as his “7601st statement.” Absent from period records, the proliferation of phrenological societies and practitioners in Victorian Britain makes Perry’s modern anonymity unsurprising—but if that figure is accurate, it’s staggering evidence of popular demand. The chart is arranged on George Combe’s system of 35 organs established in his Constitution of Man. Two pages are dedicated to numeric scores, with 8 pages outlining their implications. Perry goes in order up to number 22, then, running out of paper, lumps “the following 10 (all full)” organs together to get