Les premiers elements de la science de la couleur

1884. ROSENSTIEHL, M.A. Les premiers éléments de la science de la couleur. Collection de Tableaux Coloriés faisant suite à la conférence faite par l'auteur le 28 septembre 1881. xi, [1], 53, [3] pp., illustrated with five wood-engraved diagrams, numerous tables, and 9 plates of which 5 with colour swatches. 4to, 265 x 170 mm., bound in modern boards with the original gray printed wrappers preserved. Mulhouse: Imprimerie Veuve Bader et Cie., 1884. First edition. Rosenstiehl's seminal pamphlet on colour theory including Maxwell colour discs, the multi-coloured wheels that give the illusion of being a single colour when spun. Published by the Société Industrielle de Mulhouse after a conference given by the author in 1881. The text is illustrated with four pairs of discs and 49 colour swatches on 5 plates. Apart from damage to the original wrappers, a fine copy. Rare: OCLC finds no locations in the U.S., and only 7 worldwide.