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ALKEN, Henry (1784-1851). National Sports of Great Britain. London: T. McLean, 1825.
Large 4°, (372 x 265mm). Large paper copy, 50 hand-coloured soft ground etchings, some on J. Whatman watermarked paper, each with letterpress descriptions. (Without list of plates, some spotting and offsetting to blank guards.) Late 19th-century red half morocco gilt, spine in six compartments with raised bands, titled on spine and on upper cover, gilt edges (edges rubbed). Provenance: W.M. Pegge (bookplate).
A finely coloured large paper copy of the quarto edition. Siltzer p.72; Tooley 43; Schwerdt IV p.5.
Large 4°, (372 x 265mm). Large paper copy, 50 hand-coloured soft ground etchings, some on J. Whatman watermarked paper, each with letterpress descriptions. (Without list of plates, some spotting and offsetting to blank guards.) Late 19th-century red half morocco gilt, spine in six compartments with raised bands, titled on spine and on upper cover, gilt edges (edges rubbed). Provenance: W.M. Pegge (bookplate).
A finely coloured large paper copy of the quarto edition. Siltzer p.72; Tooley 43; Schwerdt IV p.5.
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