Lot Essay
The plates depict a camel (pl. 736) and a kangaroo jumping (pl. 751).
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EADWEARD MUYBRIDGE
Animal Locomotion
2 collotype plates from Animal Locomotion, An Electro-Photographic Investigation of Consecutive Phases of Animal Movements, 1872-1885, published under the auspices of the University of Pennsylvania, 1887. Each with letterpress credit, series title, plate number, copyright and reproduction limitation printed in the margin. 9¼ x 12½in.; and 8 3/8 x 13½in. Each framed. (2)
Animal Locomotion
2 collotype plates from Animal Locomotion, An Electro-Photographic Investigation of Consecutive Phases of Animal Movements, 1872-1885, published under the auspices of the University of Pennsylvania, 1887. Each with letterpress credit, series title, plate number, copyright and reproduction limitation printed in the margin. 9¼ x 12½in.; and 8 3/8 x 13½in. Each framed. (2)