![Alken, Henry. [Scenes in the Life of Master George.] London: Thoms. McLean, 1823 [watermarked 1822]. 12 hand-coloured soft-ground etchings, signed 'Hy. Alken, Delt.' Interleaved. (Slight soiling of margins, a few spots on images.) Late 19th-century blue half morocco, earlier maroon morocco label on upper cover (spine worn); modern blue cloth chemise and slipcase.](https://www.christies.com/img/LotImages/2012/CSK/2012_CSK_04354_0050_000(alken_henry_scenes_in_the_life_of_master_george_london_thoms_mclean_18122649).jpg?w=1)
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Alken, Henry. [Scenes in the Life of Master George.] London: Thoms. McLean, 1823 [watermarked 1822]. 12 hand-coloured soft-ground etchings, signed 'Hy. Alken, Delt.' Interleaved. (Slight soiling of margins, a few spots on images.) Late 19th-century blue half morocco, earlier maroon morocco label on upper cover (spine worn); modern blue cloth chemise and slipcase.
FIRST ISSUE of this sought after work, showing a boy's initiation into various forms of sport, some more pleasant than others. In the plate illustrated above, he is involved in 'A turn up with the lads of the village' after a disrupted cricket match. Note that the plate order in this copy differs from that given in Mellon and Tooley. FINE, BRIGHT IMPRESSIONS. Dixon 64; Mellon/Snelgrove 98; Schwerdt IV, p. 4; Tooley 46.
FIRST ISSUE of this sought after work, showing a boy's initiation into various forms of sport, some more pleasant than others. In the plate illustrated above, he is involved in 'A turn up with the lads of the village' after a disrupted cricket match. Note that the plate order in this copy differs from that given in Mellon and Tooley. FINE, BRIGHT IMPRESSIONS. Dixon 64; Mellon/Snelgrove 98; Schwerdt IV, p. 4; Tooley 46.