ISBN: 9781851704293 - anatomy of the horse (8 Ergebnisse)

Hardcover. Zustand: Good. No Jacket. Missing dust jacket; Pages can have notes/highlighting. Spine may show signs of wear. ~ ThriftBooks: Read More, Spend Less.

Hardcover. Zustand: Fair. No Jacket. Readable copy. Pages may have considerable notes/highlighting. ~ ThriftBooks: Read More, Spend Less.

hardcover. Zustand: Good. full letter line, hardcover with dust jacket, tight, pages clear and bright, shelf and edge wear, corners bumped, dust jacket scratch and edge chip, packaged in cardboard box for shipment, tracking on U.S. orders.

hardcover. Zustand: Very Good. Orders shipped daily from the UK. Professional seller.

Hardcover. Zustand: Good. Zustand des Schutzumschlags: Very Good. 1st Edition. Book condition is good. dust jacket is good and has some edge wear. Text body clean. Book boards front and back has spot marks. Text body is clean throughout the book. Spine intact. Over-all the book is good. George Stubbs' "The Anatomy of the Horse" is a groundbreaking work that combines art and science, providing detailed anatomical studies of horses through meticulous illustrations and dissections. Overview of the Work: Publication: First published in 1766, "The Anatomy of the Horse" is one of the most significant anatomical studies of its time. Stubbs dedicated eighteen months to dissecting horses and creating detailed drawings, which he later etched into plates for the book. Content: The book includes a comprehensive description of the horse's anatomy, covering bones, cartilages, muscles, fascias, ligaments, nerves, arteries, veins, and glands. It features 24 plates that illustrate the horse's skeleton and musculature from various angles side, front, and back.Significance Artistic and Scientific Impact: Stubbs' work is celebrated for its artistic precision and scientific accuracy. His illustrations are noted for their life-like quality and have been used as a reference for both artists and veterinarians for over a century. Methodology: Stubbs' approach to studying anatomy was innovative for his time, as he conducted dissections at a farmhouse where he could observe the horse's anatomy closely. This rigorous scientific observation set a new standard in the study of animal anatomy.…

Hardcover. Zustand: Very Good. First published 1938, this new edition 1990. 9 x 13" various pagings. Very good in maroon cloth with gilt lettering to spine. Slight rubbing to top and bottom of spine and corners. Contents clean with no marks, foxing or stains. Ink signature on ffep. In very good dust wrapper, which is slightly rubbed.…

Hardcover. Zustand: As New. Zustand des Schutzumschlags: Very Good. 1st Edition. Hardcover Book Condition: As New Dustcover Condition: Very Good George Stubbs was one of Britain's most innovative artists. Such is the present reputation of his paintings, with their astonishingly convincing renderings of both animals and people, that it is easy to forget how much of his success was based on rigorous scientific observation. In 1756, Stubbs rented a remote farmhouse, where he erected a scaffolding to hold the cadavers of horses as he dissected and drew them. After 18 months of single-minded dedication, Stubbs produced the drawings for The Anatomy of the Horse, which he later etched himself. The result was a sensation. Letters of congratulation poured in from scientists all over Europe, amazed not only at the perfection of the finished work, but that it had been produced without patronage. It remained a textbook for artists and scientists for well over a century, and to this day, the strange, spare beauty of these prints continue to fascinate. This is an outstanding book with superb art work. Would make an perfect gift for an animal art lover.…

Hardcover. Zustand: Fine. Zustand des Schutzumschlags: Fine. Reprint. As New. Preface by Lord Portland. "With more than 30 black-and-white illustrations" by Geoge Stubbs. The dust jacket is protected by a Brodart mylar cover and is not clipped. Not an ex-library copy. No remainder marks. No names or marks in the text. Most books shipped within 24 hours. All books mailed with Delivery Confirmation. Unread. Fine condition in fine dust jacket. Selling Used and Rare books on line since April 1998 and from our bookstore in the heart of the Bluegrass since 1984. ; Black-and-white illustrations; Folio 13" - 23" tall; 128 pages. Illustrated by George Stubbs (illustrator).…