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• Comparative Physiognomy: or, Resemblances Between Men and Animals, by James W. Redfield (page images at MOA)
• Essays on Physiognomy (third edition, with additional physiognomonical rules, and a life of the author; London: B. Blake, 1840), by Johann Caspar Lavater, trans. by Thomas Holcroft, contrib. by Georg Gessner (page images at HathiTrust)
• Wissenschaftliches System der Mimik und Physiognomik (in German; Detmold: Klingenberg, 1867), by Theodor Piderit (multiple formats at archive.org)
• The Physiognomical System of Drs. Gall and Spurzheim: Founded on an Anatomical and Physiological Examination of the Nervous System in General, and of the Brain in Particular; and Indicating the Dispositions and Manifestations of the Mind (second edition; London: Baldwin, Cradock, and Joy, 1815), by J. G. Spurzheim, contrib. by F. J. Gall (page images at HathiTrust)

• Mécanisme de la Physionomie Humaine: ou, Analyse Électro-Physiologique de L'Expression des Passions (2 volumes in French; Paris: Ve Jules Renouard, 1862), by G.-B. Duchenne, contrib. by Charles Darwin
  • main volume (owned by Charles Darwin): multiple formats at archive.org
  • handwritten page in Darwin's volume: multiple formats at archive.org
  • atlas volume (no title page; not a copy known to be owned by Darwin): multiple formats at archive.org
• Mécanisme de la Physionomie Humaine: ou, Analyse Électro-Physiologique de L'Expression des Passions (second edition; 2 volumes in French; Paris: J. B. Balliere et fils, 1876), by G.-B. Duchenne
  • main volume: multiple formats at Google
  • atlas volume: multiple formats at Google

Items below (if any) are from related and broader terms.

• Elements of Phrenology (1834 American edition), by George Combe (HTML at Plattsburgh)
• The Physiognomical System of Drs. Gall and Spurzheim: Founded on an Anatomical and Physiological Examination of the Nervous System in General, and of the Brain in Particular; and Indicating the Dispositions and Manifestations of the Mind (second edition; London: Baldwin, Cradock, and Joy, 1815), by J. G. Spurzheim, contrib. by F. J. Gall (page images at HathiTrust)
• The Practical Phrenologist, and Recorder and Delineator of the Character and Talents (Boston: O. S. Fowler, c1869), by O. S. Fowler (page images at HathiTrust)
• The Self-Instructor in Phrenology and Physiology, by O. S. Fowler (page images at MOA)
• A System of Phrenology (fifth edition; Edinburgh: Maclachlan and Stewart, 1853), by George Combe (illustrated HTML with commentary in the UK)
• Loma, a Citizen of Venus (St. Paul, MN: Windsor and Lewis Pub. Co., 1897), by William Windsor
  • multiple formats at archive.org
  • page images at HathiTrust
• The Scientific Basis of Education, by John Hecker (page images at MOA)
• Crania Americana: or, A Comparative View of the Skulls of Various Aboriginal Nations of North and South America; To Which is Prefixed, An Essay on the Varieties of the Human Species (with an appendix by Combe; Philadelphia: J. Dobson; London: Simpkin, Marshall and Co., 1839), by Samuel George Morton, contrib. by George Combe, illust. by John Collins
  • multiple formats at archive.org
  • page images at HathiTrust
• Mind as a Cause and Cure of Disease, Presented From a Medical, Scientific and Religious Point of View (Chicago: The author, 1914), by Eli Beers
  • multiple formats at archive.org
  • page images at HathiTrust; US access only

• Grundformen der Mimik des Antlitzes, in Freiem Anschlusse an Piderits "Mimik und Physiognomik" mit Besonderer Berücksichtigung der Bildenden Kunst (in German; Vienna: A. Schroll, 1902), by Hermann Heller (page images at HathiTrust; US access only)

• Services for Children With Cleft Lip and Cleft Palate: A Guide for Public Health Personnel (New York: American Public Health Association, 1955), by American Public Health Association Committee on Child Health (page images at HathiTrust)

• Services for Children With Cleft Lip and Cleft Palate: A Guide for Public Health Personnel (New York: American Public Health Association, 1955), by American Public Health Association Committee on Child Health (page images at HathiTrust)

• Strengthening the Eyes (1924), by Bernarr Macfadden (illustrated HTML at central-fization.com)

• Where There is No Dentist (updated edition, 2006), by Murray Dickson (PDF files at hesperian.org)
• Teeth and Health: How to Lengthen Life and Increase Happiness by Proper Care (1921), by Thomas J. Ryan and Edwin F. Bowers (multiple formats at archive.org)
• The Pathology of Dental Infections and Its Relation to General Diseases (with other material from the Annual Meeting of the Canadian Oral Prophylactic Association, 1916), by Weston A. Price, contrib. by A. J. McDonagh and Canadian Oral Prophylactic Association
  • multiple formats at archive.org
  • page images at HathiTrust; US access only

• The Tooth Robbers: A Pro-Fluoridation Handbook (Philadelphia: G. F. Stickley, Co., ca. 1980), ed. by Stephen Barrett and Sheldon Rovin, contrib. by Benjamin Spock (PDF at dentalwatch.org)

• Scientific Knowledge in Controversy: The Social Dynamics of the Fluoridation Debate (based on the 1991 edition, with some modifications), by Brian Martin, contrib. by Edward Groth (PDF with commentary in Australia)

• The Dental Outlook (Australian journal) (partial serial archives)

• Visual Impairments: Determining Eligibility for Social Security Benefits (2002), by National Research Council Board on Behavioral, Cognitive, and Sensory Sciences, ed. by Peter Lennie and Susan B. Van Hemel (page images with commentary at NAP)

• Toxicology of the Eye (first edition; Springfield, IL: C. C. Thomas, c1962), by W. Morton Grant (page images at HathiTrust)
• Stories From the Clinic (1926), by Emily C. Lierman (HTML at central-fixation.com)
• Use Your Own Eyes (1937), by William Benjamin MacCracken (HTML at central-fixation.com)
• The Cure of Imperfect Sight by Treatment Without Glasses (New York: Central Fixation Pub. Co., c1920), by William Horatio Bates (multiple formats at archive.org)
• The Cure of Imperfect Sight by Treatment Without Glasses (based on the 1920 edition; some sections abridged), by William Horatio Bates (illustrated HTML at i-see.org)
• The Cure of Imperfect Sight by Treatment Without Glasses (based on the 1920 edition; unabridged text but no illustrations or footnotes), by William Horatio Bates (illustrated HTML at central-fixation.com)

• An Abstract of the Methods of Curing Diseases of the Eyes, Legs and Breasts; and on the Cure of Cancerous, Scrophulous and Other Chronic Diseases, by Mild Internal Remedies; To Which are Added, Observations on the Dangerous Effects of Altering the Accustomed Diet of Patients and the Ill Effects of Salt Water, Hemlock, &c. (London: Printed for F. Newbery, 1774), by William Rowley (page images at NIH)

• Observations on the Blindness Occasioned by Cataracts: Shewing the Practicability and Superiority of a Mode of Cure Without an Operation (London: Printed for J. Pridden and York, England: Mr. Tesseyman, 1792), by Henry Barry Peacock (page images at NIH)

• Cataract: Its Nature, Causes, Prevention, and Cure (London: Homoeopathic Pub. Co., 1889), by J. Compton Burnett
  • multiple formats at Google
  • page images at HathiTrust

• Keep Your Mouth Shut: A Popular Treatise on Mouth-Breathing, Its Causes, Effects, and Treatment (with an appendix by Smith and Burnett on ophthalmia in newborns; Boston: Roberts Bros., 1893), by Fred A. A. Smith, contrib. by Swan M. Burnett
  • multiple formats at archive.org
  • page images at HathiTrust

• Binocular Vision and Ocular Motility: Theory and Management of Strabismus (6th edition; St. Louis: Mosby, c2002), by Gunter K. Von Noorden and E. C. Campos (illustrated HTML and PDF files with commentary at cybersight.org)
• Strabismus: Diagnosis and Treatment (Philadelphia: Lea and Febiger, 1956), by Beulah Cushman (page images at HathiTrust)

• Text-Book of Iridiagnosis: Guide in Treatment (Chicago: The author, 1921), by J. Haskel Kritzer (page images at HathiTrust)

• Tapping the Charcoal (Baltimore: National Federation of the Blind, c1995), ed. by Kenneth Jernigan (HTML at nfb.org)
• Summit (Baltimore: National Federation of the Blind, c2002), ed. by Marc Maurer (illustrated HTML at nfb.org)
• The Freedom Bell (Baltimore: National Federation of the Blind, c1992), ed. by Kenneth Jernigan (HTML at nfb.org)
• Out of the Dark: Essays, Letters, and Addresses on Physical and Social Vision (Garden City, NY: Doubleday, Page, and Co., 1903), by Helen Keller (page images at Google; US access only)

• Summit (Baltimore: National Federation of the Blind, c2002), ed. by Marc Maurer (illustrated HTML at nfb.org)
• Reflecting the Flame (Baltimore: National Federation of the Blind, c1999), ed. by Marc Maurer (HTML at nfb.org)

• A Practical Treatise on Dental Medicine: Being a Compendium of Medical Science, As Connected With the Study of Dental Surgery; To Which is Appended an Inquiry Into the Use of Chloroform, and Other Anaesthetic Agents (second edition; Philadelphia: Lindsay and Blakiston, 1852), by Thos. E. Bond
  • multiple formats at archive.org
  • page images at HathiTrust

• A Manual of Diseases of the Throat and Nose: Including the Pharynx, Larynx, Trachea, Oesophagus, Nose, and Naso-Pharynx (2 volumes in 1; New York: W. Wood and Co.; originally published 1880-1884), by Morell Mackenzie (multiple formats at archive.org)
• On the Osteopathic Treatment of Diseases of the Ear, Nose, and Throat (Chicago: Still Research Institute, 1915), by John Deason (page images at MSU)

• Mécanisme de la Physionomie Humaine: ou, Analyse Électro-Physiologique de L'Expression des Passions (2 volumes in French; Paris: Ve Jules Renouard, 1862), by G.-B. Duchenne, contrib. by Charles Darwin
  • main volume (owned by Charles Darwin): multiple formats at archive.org
  • handwritten page in Darwin's volume: multiple formats at archive.org
  • atlas volume (no title page; not a copy known to be owned by Darwin): multiple formats at archive.org
• Mécanisme de la Physionomie Humaine: ou, Analyse Électro-Physiologique de L'Expression des Passions (second edition; 2 volumes in French; Paris: J. B. Balliere et fils, 1876), by G.-B. Duchenne
  • main volume: multiple formats at Google
  • atlas volume: multiple formats at Google

More items available under broader and related terms at left.