Lot 236: MAREY, Etienne-Jules (1830-1904). Du mouvement dans les fonctions de la vie. Leçons faites au Collége de France . Paris: E. Martinet for Baillière, 1868.

Name: MAREY, Etienne-Jules (1830-1904). Du mouvement dans les fonctions de la vie. Leçons faites au Collége de France . Paris: E. Martinet for Baillière, 1868.
Brand: Christie's
SKU: 459542bfwx

Est: $2,000 USD - $3,000 USDSold:

Christie'sNew York, NY, USJune 17, 2008

Item Overview

Description

MAREY, Etienne-Jules (1830-1904). Du mouvement dans les fonctions de la vie. Leçons faites au Collége de France. Paris: E. Martinet for Baillière, 1868.

8o (212 x 137 mm). Half title. 114 figures in text, some full pages. (Some spotting.) Contemporary quarter morocco, marbled boards, spine gilt (some minor rubbing, some wear at corners).

FIRST EDITION. Marey was the founder of the "Methode Graphique" and this work discusses the diverse applications of recording devices in biology and physiology and contains descriptions of apparatuses.

Artist or Maker

Etienne-Jules Marey

Auction Details

Important Scientific Books: The Richard Green Library

Christie's

June 17, 2008, 10:00 AM EST

20 Rockefeller Plaza, New York, NY, 10020, US

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