"Animal Mechanism; a Treatise on Terrestrial and Aerial Locomotion"

THF241458 / "Animal Mechanism; a Treatise on Terrestrial and Aerial Locomotion" / front cover
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Artifact Overview

Artifact Details

Artifact

Book

Date Made

1890

Creator Notes

Written by Eitenne-Jules Marey and published by D. Appleton and Company, New York, New York. Originally published in France as "La Machine Animale," 1873.

Collection Title

Location

By Request in the Benson Ford Research Center

Object ID

37.827.1

Credit

From the Collections of The Henry Ford.

Material

Cardboard
Paper (Fiber product)
Cloth

Technique

Printing (Process)
Bookbinding (Process)

Color

Red
Black (Color)

Dimensions

Height: 7.75 in
Width: 5.75 in

Inscriptions

On cover: THE / INTERNATIONAL / SCIENTIFIC SERIES On label pasted to first page: JOHN ALBERT WATERBURY, / SPRINGDALE, CONN., / FROM LEGGET BROS. / PRICE $ / DATE [handwritten] Oct, 1892 Handwritten on label under printed text: Went Down on the Shady Side / with Will
"Animal Mechanism; a Treatise on Terrestrial and Aerial Locomotion"