HELMHOLTZ, Hermann von (1821-94). Die Lehre con den Tonempfindungen als Physiologische Grundale für die Theorie der Musik, Braunschweig, 1863, contemporary cloth-backed boards. FIRST EDITION. With 2 other works in 4 vols. (5)

HELMHOLTZ, Hermann von (1821-94).  Die Lehre con den Tonempfindungen als Physiologische Grundlage für der Musik. Braunschweig: Druck und Verlag von Friedrich Vieweg und Sohn, 1863. Large 8vo (219 x 140mm). Half title, diagrams, illustrations and tables (occasional very light spotting and staining). Contemporary cloth-backed marbled boards, spine gilt (rubbed and scuffed). Provenance: "C. Weidig. Pianofortefabrik. Jena" (old stamp on front free endpaper); some old marginal highlighting; from the Collection of Peter and Margarethe Braune. FIRST EDITION. Garrison-Morton 1562: "[Contains] Helmholtz's theory of hearing, upon which all modern theories of resonance are based. This exhaustive study of acoustics ranks as one of the greatest books on the subject and shows that Helmholtz was, besides being a great physicist and physician, an accomplished musician"; Honeyman 1643; Horblitt 49a; Poggendorff III, 611; Sparrow Milestones of Science 41. With 2 other works by the same author, namely Wissenschaftliche Abhandlungen (Leipzig, 1882-95, 3 vols., original cloth (covered in cellophane) and Handbuch der Physiologischen Optik ... Zweite umgearbeitete Auflage (Hamburg, 1896, lacks the plates, contemporary half roan). (5)