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The National Sports of Great Britain, ... Fifty Engravings, with Descriptions
by Alken, Henry
- Used
- first
- Condition
- Full olive levant gilt by Riviere and Son, gilt turn-ins, a.e.g. Bookplate of William Morley Pegge; Schwerdt bookplate. Some lig
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About This Item
London: Thomas M'Lean, 1825. First edition in the royal octavo format with new plates. 50 hand-colored aquatint plates by H. Alken. Printed title, preface, leaf with printed list of plates; each plate with letterpress text leaf. 1 vols. 8vo. Full olive levant gilt by Riviere and Son, gilt turn-ins, a.e.g. Bookplate of William Morley Pegge; Schwerdt bookplate. Some light traces of foxing in first and last leaves, not affecting plates. Fine copy. Cloth folding box. Alken, Henry. First edition in the royal octavo format with new plates. 50 hand-colored aquatint plates by H. Alken. Printed title, preface, leaf with printed list of plates; each plate with letterpress text leaf. 1 vols. 8vo. Schwerdt Copy. "This book differs from the folio edition ... Alken himself seems ot have drawn in colours and engraved the plates, which like most of his book illustrations are particularly pleasing on account of their small size" (Schwerdt).
The "Fox Hunters Toast" plate (no. 19) is bound as a frontispiece; the original printed label is laid down on a preliminary leaf: Alken's Sports of Great Britain. Fifty coloured plates. Price Three Guineas.
A classic Alken title with excellent provenance. Tooley 43; Siltzer p. 72; Schwerdt I, pp. 19-20 (this copy); Podeschi 121 (folio ed.)
The "Fox Hunters Toast" plate (no. 19) is bound as a frontispiece; the original printed label is laid down on a preliminary leaf: Alken's Sports of Great Britain. Fifty coloured plates. Price Three Guineas.
A classic Alken title with excellent provenance. Tooley 43; Siltzer p. 72; Schwerdt I, pp. 19-20 (this copy); Podeschi 121 (folio ed.)
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- Bookseller
- James Cummins Bookseller
(US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 304214
- Title
- The National Sports of Great Britain, ... Fifty Engravings, with Descriptions
- Author
- Alken, Henry
- Format/Binding
- 50 hand-colored aquatint plates by H. Alken. Printed title, preface, leaf with printed list of plates; each plate with letterpre
- Book Condition
- Used - Full olive levant gilt by Riviere and Son, gilt turn-ins, a.e.g. Bookplate of William Morley Pegge; Schwerdt bookplate. Some lig
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First edition in the royal octavo format with new plates
- Publisher
- Thomas M'Lean
- Place of Publication
- London
- Date Published
- 1825
- Keywords
- Sports & Games
- Bookseller catalogs
- Sports & Games;
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