(Sport) - ALKEN, Henry.- The National sports of Great-Britain. With descriptions in English and French. A new edition. New York, D. Appleton and company, 1904. Large in-f°; engraved title and 50 plates protected by tissue guards (first plate moved...
Estimation :
500 / 600
Description
and placed as frontispiece, foxing, one marginal tear). Contemporary binding : threequarter bordeaux morocco, cloth boards, flat spine, gilt top edge (slightly rubbed, corners dulled, foxing on the pastedowns and flyleaves).
Famous work of Alken (1785-1851), painter and engraver of sport and coaching scenes, concerning hawking, racing, fox-hunting, water-hen shooting, cock-fighting, otter spearing, etc. Illustrated with an engraved title dated 1821 and 50 hand-coloured lithographies by I. Clark after Alken, accompanied by explanations in English and French. The edition of 1821 is commonly known as the princeps though an edition has been published in 1820. Copies of the last being extremely rare. # Mennessier de la Lance I-14/15; # Thiébaud 16-17; # Schwerdt I-19 (other ed.). ^ Fameux ouvrage du peintre de sport Alken concernant la fauconnerie, les courses de chevaux, la chasse au renard... Illustré d'un titre gravé et de 50 pl. rehaussées protégées par des serpentes. Demi-maroquin bordeaux à coins (Ire pl. déplacée et placée en front., rouss., rel. lég. frottée).
Famous work of Alken (1785-1851), painter and engraver of sport and coaching scenes, concerning hawking, racing, fox-hunting, water-hen shooting, cock-fighting, otter spearing, etc. Illustrated with an engraved title dated 1821 and 50 hand-coloured lithographies by I. Clark after Alken, accompanied by explanations in English and French. The edition of 1821 is commonly known as the princeps though an edition has been published in 1820. Copies of the last being extremely rare. # Mennessier de la Lance I-14/15; # Thiébaud 16-17; # Schwerdt I-19 (other ed.). ^ Fameux ouvrage du peintre de sport Alken concernant la fauconnerie, les courses de chevaux, la chasse au renard... Illustré d'un titre gravé et de 50 pl. rehaussées protégées par des serpentes. Demi-maroquin bordeaux à coins (Ire pl. déplacée et placée en front., rouss., rel. lég. frottée).
