The Horse in Motion: As Shown by Instantaneous Photography: With a Study on Animal Mechanics Founded on Anatomy and the Revelations of the Camera: In Which Is Demonstrated the Theory of Quadrupedal Locomotion
The Horse in Motion: As Shown by Instantaneous Photography: With a Study on Animal Mechanics Founded on Anatomy and the Revelations of the Camera: In Which Is Demonstrated the Theory of Quadrupedal Locomotion
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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.
