La Voix, l'Oreille et la Musique
by [HELMHOLTZ, Hermann Ludwig Ferdinant von. 1821-1894].-- LAUGEL, Auguste
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- Hardcover
- first
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Schilde, Belgium
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About This Item
Paris,: Germer Baillière,, 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 - Collége 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.
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- Bookseller
- Sylco bvba livres anciens - antiquarian books (BE)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 1924
- Title
- La Voix, l'Oreille et la Musique
- Author
- [HELMHOLTZ, Hermann Ludwig Ferdinant von. 1821-1894].-- LAUGEL, Auguste
- Book Condition
- Used
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Publisher
- Germer Baillière,
- Place of Publication
- Paris,
- Date Published
- 1867.
- Keywords
- physiology audiology physiological acoustics music otology hearing audition
- Bookseller catalogs
- anatomy - physiology;
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Sylco bvba livres anciens - antiquarian books
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About Sylco bvba livres anciens - antiquarian books
Fine and rare books in the fields of science, medicine, technology and the applied arts. Old fashioned printed catalogues and lists available on request.A note on binding conservation. All our ancient leather bindings are carefully cleaned with Brecknell's leather soap, and when needed, treated with hydroxypropylcellulose (in the case of dry leather). Finally we protect the leather with \"Cire 213\", the ultimate binding conservation wax developed by the BNF (Bibliothque nationale de France).
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- Gilt
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