Contemporary red canvas volume with gilt-stamped cover and spine
ill.
Buch
First edition. Important document showing the use of photography to illustrate Duchenne's theories on mimic und physiognomy. The frontispiece shows Dr. Duchenne with a patient (1 albumen print, 17,5 x 11,9 cm). With 9 plates each with 1 tableau of 16 physiognomic studies (albumen prints, ca. 13,5 x 11 cm), 11 plates with electro-experiments on a patient (albumen prints, ca. 12 x 9,5 cm). Mounted to card with printed information of experiments and printed name of Duchenne in lower right below the images (Cat. 87. Auktion Bassenge Berlin lot. 4033, 26.04.2006). - Nur Kurztitelaufnahme 10.1999.