Miniature books, part of the wardrobe of well-to-do Victorians, were often physiognomy or phrenology manuals. They allowed for an on-the-spot assessment of character by charting facial features, a precursor to today’ s self-help books. Physiognomy and phrenology, both pseudo-sciences, were two ways to come to terms with a rapidly transforming culture. While their biases inscribed race, ethnic and class prejudices across all representational systems –genre painting, the novel, anthropology and ethnography– they did aid in the development of legitimate sciences. This book, written humorously in the voice of a 19thc gentleman, discusses the collection of the Parrish Art Museum.