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ALKEN, Henry (1785-1851). The National Sports of Great Britain. London: T. Mclean, 1825.
First octavo edition of Alken's celebrated work on sports including racing, shooting, hunting, and baiting. This copy is extra-illustrated with 24 additional plates published 1825-26. Unusually, the 50 plates called for by the bibliographies are here both uncoloured and undated. Mellon/Podeschi 121; Schwerdt I, p. 19; Tooley 43 (all with plates coloured and dated).
Royal octavo (276 x 175mm). 50 engraved plates by Alken and 24 additional plates (some light offsetting). Later 19th-century blind-stamped cloth (spine faded). Provenance: Lewis Richard Ashhurst (bookplate on front pastedown).
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First octavo edition of Alken's celebrated work on sports including racing, shooting, hunting, and baiting. This copy is extra-illustrated with 24 additional plates published 1825-26. Unusually, the 50 plates called for by the bibliographies are here both uncoloured and undated. Mellon/Podeschi 121; Schwerdt I, p. 19; Tooley 43 (all with plates coloured and dated).
Royal octavo (276 x 175mm). 50 engraved plates by Alken and 24 additional plates (some light offsetting). Later 19th-century blind-stamped cloth (spine faded). Provenance: Lewis Richard Ashhurst (bookplate on front pastedown).
Sold not subject to return.
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