Apr 16, 2026 10:00 EST
Rare Books, Autographs & Maps
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Muybridge's images of the horse reveal its true motion
STILLMAN, J.D.B. and EDWARD MUYBRIDGE
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. Boston: James R. Osgood, 1882. First edition. Publisher's green pictorial cloth decorated in gilt and blind, brown glazed paper endpapers. 11 5/8 x 9 inches (295 x 230 mm); viii, 9-127 pp., illustrated with 107 plates including 5 heliotypes after photographs by Muybridge, 9 chromolithographs and 45 lithographs; tissue guards. Light binding wear, corners bumped, hinges nearly detached (a common issue due to the very heavy text block), still a decent copy overall.
Boni Photographic Literature, p. 175; Gernsheim History of Photography, p. 437.
Sold for $448
Estimated at $400 - $600
Includes Buyer's Premium
STILLMAN, J.D.B. and EDWARD MUYBRIDGE
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. Boston: James R. Osgood, 1882. First edition. Publisher's green pictorial cloth decorated in gilt and blind, brown glazed paper endpapers. 11 5/8 x 9 inches (295 x 230 mm); viii, 9-127 pp., illustrated with 107 plates including 5 heliotypes after photographs by Muybridge, 9 chromolithographs and 45 lithographs; tissue guards. Light binding wear, corners bumped, hinges nearly detached (a common issue due to the very heavy text block), still a decent copy overall.
Boni Photographic Literature, p. 175; Gernsheim History of Photography, p. 437.
Auction: Rare Books, Autographs & Maps, Apr 16, 2026
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Successful Auction of Rare Books, Autographs & Maps on April 16, 2026 Surpasses Expectations
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Thomas Jefferson Letter Commenting on Toussaint Louverture Achieves $32,000
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NEW YORK, NY – Doyle's auction of Rare Books, Autographs & Maps on April 16, 2026 saw international competition drive strong results throughout the sale and a total that surpassed expectations.
Thomas Jefferson Letter on Toussaint Louverture
Highlighting the sale was a fascinating 1802 letter from Thomas Jefferson as president to Maryland Governor John Francis Mercer that achieved a strong $32,000. The remarkable letter captures a rare, candid moment in which Jefferson assesses, with striking clarity, the arrest of Toussaint Louverture, a leader of the Haitian Revolution, by French General Charles LeClerc, Napoleon’s brother-in-law. Jefferson perceptively warned that LeClerc’s actions would erode trust and likely spark further racial conflict—an insight that proved remarkably accurate. Beyond its sharp political foresight, the letter reflects the broader anxiety the Haitian Revolution provoked in the United States, which contributed to decades of diplomatic isolation of Haiti.
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