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ALKEN, Henry (1784-1851). Epsom Race Course 1854. London: Ackermann & Co., 1854.
Hand-coloured lithographic panorama of racing at Epsom Downs, on four sheets, joined,overall 21 x 221cm. (Some wear to edges, vertical creases to all sheets). Loose in contemporary straight grained half morocco folder with gilt lettering piece incorrectly dated 1834. Provenance: Fitz Eugene Dixon (bookplate; his sale, Anderson Galleries, New York, 7 January 1937, lot 99, $190 (£38).
A rare and facinating glimpse at the social goings-on of Victorian England's busiest race course. Siltzer p.62: Abbey Life 600.
Hand-coloured lithographic panorama of racing at Epsom Downs, on four sheets, joined,overall 21 x 221cm. (Some wear to edges, vertical creases to all sheets). Loose in contemporary straight grained half morocco folder with gilt lettering piece incorrectly dated 1834. Provenance: Fitz Eugene Dixon (bookplate; his sale, Anderson Galleries, New York, 7 January 1937, lot 99, $190 (£38).
A rare and facinating glimpse at the social goings-on of Victorian England's busiest race course. Siltzer p.62: Abbey Life 600.
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