McCLELLAN, George (text; illustrations)

Anatomy in its Relation to Art: an Exposition of the Bones and Muscles of the Human Body with Especial Reference to their Influence Upon its Actions and External Form [Inscribed]

Philadelphia: Privately Published, [1900]. MDCCCC printed on title page, with 1900 on copyright. Quarto (30cm); blue cloth-covered boards, with title label on spine; fore-edge untrimmed; black and white halftones and illustrations throughout. Includes numbered pages of text, with 125 numbered and complete photographic plates. Inscribed by author on front endpaper: "John Madison Taylor with the kind regard of his friend George McClellan February 1901". Gift inscription inked below: "To my nephew Francis Henry Taylor thou whom no one will be better able than he to appreciate the value of this book from his affectionate Uncle John Dec 20 1920". Modest shelf-wear and soil, with rubbing and tiny tears to cloth at spine ends and board edges, and occasional marginal soil; Very Good.

Inscribed by author to John Madison Taylor, a pediatric neurologist, and later inscribed by Taylor to Francis Henry Taylor, a director and curator of the Metropolitan Museum of Art. This collection explores the human body and its movement with photographs, illustrations, and descriptions. [84954].

Price: $400.00

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