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L'Acoustique nouvelle. Essai d'application, a la musique, d'une th…

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Lucas,L. L'Acoustique nouvelle. Essai d'application, a la musique, d'une theorie philosophique. 2nd ed. Paris, for the author 1854. XXX, 326 pp. Hardcover with ribbed boards. (rubbed and worn). With preface by Theodore de Banville. - The EA (which according to Caillet II, 522 f. is "introuvable", i.e. untraceable) was published in 1849 under the title "Une Revolution dans la musique". - Slight spotting in places, front cover with hole due to removed ownership inscription. Front endpaper loose.

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Lucas,L. L'Acoustique nouvelle. Essai d'application, a la musique, d'une theorie philosophique. 2nd ed. Paris, for the author 1854. XXX, 326 pp. Hardcover with ribbed boards. (rubbed and worn). With preface by Theodore de Banville. - The EA (which according to Caillet II, 522 f. is "introuvable", i.e. untraceable) was published in 1849 under the title "Une Revolution dans la musique". - Slight spotting in places, front cover with hole due to removed ownership inscription. Front endpaper loose.

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