New York: D. Appleton, 1900. Authorized Edition. Hardcover. Good (Boards are edgeworn/scuffed/smudged; personal library bookplate ifc and minimal markings to interior by former owner; sticker remants on lower spine; inner hinge is cracked; textblock edges are toned/scuffed/smudged; textblock is cracked; interior is clean with some light toning and the occasional smudge or foxing.). Brown cloth boards with dark brown design and gilt lettering; xxvi, 313 pp.; 23 unnumbered pages of plates: illustrations, plates, portraits. Chapter I. The skull of the female offender -- Chapter II. Pathological anomalies of the female offender -- Chapter III. the brains of female criminals -- Chapter IV. Anthropometry of female criminals -- Chapter V. Facial and cephalic anomalies of female criminals -- Chapter VI. Further anomalies -- Chapter VII. Photographs of criminals and prostitutes -- Chapter VIII. The criminal type in women and its atavistic origin -- Chapter IX. Tattooing -- ChapterX. Vitality and other characteristics of female criminals -- Chapter XI. Acuteness of sense and visual area of female criminals -- Chapter XII. The born criminal -- Chapter XIII. Occasional Criminals -- Chapter XIV. Hysterical offenders -- Chapter XV. Crimes of passion -- Chapter XVL. Suicides -- Chapter XVII. Criminal female lunatics -- Chapter XVIII. Epileptic delinquents and moral insanity.

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Bookseller: Mullen Books, Inc. ABAA / ILAB (US)
Bookseller's Inventory #: 199913
Title: The Female Offender
Author: Lombroso, Cesare and Guglielmo Ferrero
Format/Binding: Hardcover
Book Condition: Used - Good (Boards are edgeworn/scuffed/smudged; personal library bookplate ifc and minimal markings to interior by former owner; stic
Quantity Available: 1
Edition: Authorized Edition
Publisher: D. Appleton
Place of Publication: New York
Date Published: 1900
Keywords: Reference of All Sorts, Female Offender ; The Female Offender ; ;

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