National sports of Great Britain.
by ALKEN, Henry
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- Hardcover
- Condition
- See description
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London, London, United Kingdom
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About This Item
London, MClean, 1823. . Folio (48.5 x 31.5 cm), engraved additional title dated 1821, coloured by hand, 50 hand-coloured engraved plates, text in English and French; nineteenth century green polished half calf gilt, red morocco label, presented in original cloth backed slipcase, a fine clean copy.
'the size and beauty of the plates make this the cornerstone of any Alken collection' (Tooley).
One of the great nineteenth-century colour-plate works. Illustrated with 50 fine aquatints of exceptional quality, it is probably Alken's finest work. 'Perhaps Alken's best known and most comprehensive work' (Schwerdt, I, p.19), The National Sports of Great Britain contains illustrations of horse racing, angling, shooting, fox hunting, and coursing, as well as prize fighting and cock fighting.
Siltzer p. 70; Tooley 42; cf. Mellon/Podeschi 111; cf. Schwerdt I, p. 19 & IV, p. 4.
'the size and beauty of the plates make this the cornerstone of any Alken collection' (Tooley).
One of the great nineteenth-century colour-plate works. Illustrated with 50 fine aquatints of exceptional quality, it is probably Alken's finest work. 'Perhaps Alken's best known and most comprehensive work' (Schwerdt, I, p.19), The National Sports of Great Britain contains illustrations of horse racing, angling, shooting, fox hunting, and coursing, as well as prize fighting and cock fighting.
Siltzer p. 70; Tooley 42; cf. Mellon/Podeschi 111; cf. Schwerdt I, p. 19 & IV, p. 4.
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Details
- Bookseller
- Shapero Rare Books (GB)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 105677
- Title
- National sports of Great Britain.
- Author
- ALKEN, Henry
- Book Condition
- Used
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Place of Publication
- London, MClean, 1823.
- Weight
- 0.00 lbs
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