[HELMHOLTZ, Hermann Ludwig Ferdinant von. 1821-1894].-- LAUGEL, Auguste.
Reference : 1924
(1867)
Paris, Germer Baillire, 1867. XII, 163, [III] PP. 12M0 (12 X 18 CM.). Original half red morocco, spine with 4 raised bands, in compartments gilt decorated and lettered, on the front side the gilt supra-libros "Ville de Paris - Collge Municipal Chaptal" (prize binding).
First edition of this French vulgarization of Helmholtz' classic works (1863 & 1868) on physiological acoustics & the ear. See Garrison & Morton 1562 (for the original edition). Despite scattered foxing, a nice copy in an attractive, and solid, contemporary binding.