HELMHOLTZ, Hermann von (1821-94). Die Lehre con den Tonempfindungen als Physiologische Grundlage fur die Theorie der Musik.

HELMHOLTZ, Hermann von (1821-94).  Die Lehre con den Tonempfindungen als Physiologische Grundlage für die Theorie der Musik. Braunschweig: Druck und Verlag von Friedrich Vieweg und Sohn, 1863. Large 8vo (214 x 140mm). Half title, diagrams, illustrations and tables (occasional very light mainly marginal spotting and staining). Contemporary calf-backed marbled boards (some splitting to joints, rubbed). Provenance: Stadtmuseum, Bautzen (cancelled stamps and label on upper cover); illegible old inscription on front free endpaper; 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; Horblit 49a; Poggendorff III, 611; Sparrow Milestones of Science 41.