Physiologie des amoureux

Paris, 1841. FIRST EDITION. Wood engravings throughout. Later blue cloth. Minor foxing, but otherwise a good copy. First edition, a facetious allegorical typology of lovers. In the first part, the author attempts to define love and differentiate between people who are in love and those who are not. He describes the traits of love at different ages, and codifies six temperaments indicative of love: sanguine, bilious, melancholic, lymphatic, athletic, and nervous. He goes on to list the ways love affects people in different conditions, such as changing seasons, social classes, and locations.