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The Horse in Motion as Shown By Instantaneous Photography With a Study of Animal Mechanics
by J.D.B. Stillman, Leland Stanford; Eadweard Muybridge (photographer) [Illustrator]
- Used
- very good
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Very Good
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Boonsboro, Maryland, United States
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About This Item
James R. Osgood, 1882-01-01. First Edition. Hardcover. Very Good. Rebound in fine modern goatskin, over marbled boards. Hardcover. Good binding and cover. All edges gilt. Scattered spotting. Small tear to FEP. [1], 127 p., 107 leaves of plates, with nine chromolithographs, five heliotypes, and ninety-eight lithographs. Bookplate. An important book showing Muybridge's famous stop motion photographs of Leland Stanford's horse, Occident. Muybridge provided some of the world's first photographs of motion. Stillman was Stanford's personal physician. Boni, p 175; Gernsheim, p 437; Wood, p 583; Mellon & Podeschi 222. This is an oversized or heavy book, which requires additional postage for international delivery outside the US.
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- Bookseller
- SequiturBooks
(US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 1912240008
- Title
- The Horse in Motion as Shown By Instantaneous Photography With a Study of Animal Mechanics
- Author
- J.D.B. Stillman, Leland Stanford; Eadweard Muybridge (photographer) [Illustrator]
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First Edition
- Publisher
- James R. Osgood
- Date Published
- 1882-01-01
- Weight
- 0.00 lbs
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