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THE HORSE IN MOTION as shown by instantaneous photography WITH A STUDY ON ANIMAL MECHANICS founded on the anatomy and the revelations of the camera IN WHICH IS DEMONSTRATED THE THEORY OF QUADRUPEDAL LOCOMOTION
by Stillman, J. D. B.; Eadweard Muybridge (photographer); (executed and published under the auspices of Leland Stanford)
- Used
- good
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Good
- Seller
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Renton, Washington, United States
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About This Item
London: Trubner & Co, 1882. First Edition. Hardcover. Good. Blind-stamp decorated & gilt-stamped, pictorial 4to cloth. 127pp of text. 107 plates with tissue guards, including nine drawings in color showing horse musculature. Preface by Leland Stanford, who hired the now famous photographer, known for his California landscapes, to prove whether or not all four hooves of a horse are at some point in the air while trotting. A seminal book in the history of photography & also equine studies. Some wear to extremities; some peeling of cloth at two spine corners; rubbing on back cover (long line & spots); some tissue guards with some creases; some slight pulls/short tears at binding on some leaves; three leaves with some burning from laid in newspaper clippings; front hinge separation after preliminary blank page has been archivally closed. Overall a good copy. Very scarce & desirable.
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- Bookseller
- Gene W. Baade Books on the West
(US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 1506140
- Title
- THE HORSE IN MOTION as shown by instantaneous photography WITH A STUDY ON ANIMAL MECHANICS founded on the anatomy and the revelations of the camera IN WHICH IS DEMONSTRATED THE THEORY OF QUADRUPEDAL LOCOMOTION
- Author
- Stillman, J. D. B.; Eadweard Muybridge (photographer); (executed and published under the auspices of Leland Stanford)
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Good
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First Edition
- Publisher
- Trubner & Co
- Place of Publication
- London
- Date Published
- 1882
- Weight
- 0.00 lbs
- Keywords
- Horses, Muybridge, Leland Stanford
- Bookseller catalogs
- Horses; Art Antiques & Photography;
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About the Seller
Gene W. Baade Books on the West
Biblio member since 2004
Renton, Washington
About Gene W. Baade Books on the West
Quality dealer of fine used and rare books, primarily on the North American frontier since 1988, but we also carry collectable books in various other fields.
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