![THE DERBY -- A Day at the Derby. [No imprint: c. 1850]. A suite of 18 hand-coloured lithographic plates with humorous captions (95 x 75mm), unsigned, on guards. Later polished calf by Riviere preserving original grey cloth covers, the front cover bearing the title 'A Day at the Derby' in gilt.](https://www.christies.com/img/LotImages/2012/CSK/2012_CSK_04354_0148_000(the_derby_--_a_day_at_the_derby_no_imprint_c_1850_a_suite_of_18_hand-c123418).jpg?w=1)
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THE DERBY -- A Day at the Derby. [No imprint: c. 1850]. A suite of 18 hand-coloured lithographic plates with humorous captions (95 x 75mm), unsigned, on guards. Later polished calf by Riviere preserving original grey cloth covers, the front cover bearing the title 'A Day at the Derby' in gilt.
An amusing series of small caricature prints without a title-page, emphasising the trials of the crowded train journey to Epsom and back, and the difficulty of actually seeing the race, in the manner of H.K. Browne.
An amusing series of small caricature prints without a title-page, emphasising the trials of the crowded train journey to Epsom and back, and the difficulty of actually seeing the race, in the manner of H.K. Browne.