later 19th/early 20th century quarter cloth over heavy hardstock binding, printed label on upper cover
1847 · Berlin, Germany
by Helmholtz, Hermann Ludwig Ferdinand von
Berlin, Germany: Georg Reimer, 1847. later 19th/early 20th century quarter cloth over heavy hardstock binding, printed label on upper cover. Physics. 8vo. later 19th/early 20th century quarter cloth over heavy hardstock binding, printed label on upper cover. [iv], 72 pages. First edition of the first comprehensive statement of the law of conservation of energy, one of the classic texts in the history of science. Minor bump to front upper board. Minor shelfwear. Paper label on cover with minor chipping at edges. Small focused discoloration to the outer margins of pages 5-26, not affecting the text. Else a near fine copy housed in a lovely later clamshell (truncated)