ALKEN, Henry (1784-1851). The National Sports of Great Britain. London: Howlett and Brimmer for Thomas M'Lean, 1825 [text watermarked 1822]. 8° (276 x 176mm). 50 stipple-engraved plates, EXTRA-ILLUSTRATED WITH 24 ADDITIONAL STIPPLE-ENGRAVED PLATES, all by Alken. (Text leaf to "Coursing. Finding -- Soho!" creased.) Later publisher's? purple cloth, blocked in blind, morocco title-label on spine, upper cover titled in gilt on central blind oval (spine very slightly rubbed at head and foot). Provenance : Lewis Richard Ashurst (booklabel). The binding dates from about 1850. The 24 additional plates all bear signs of having been previously bound in an oblong 8° format, but it is not clear whether the work is a selection made by a previous owner in a remboitage binding, or a publisher's bound selection made up from the sheets of remaindered works.
ALKEN, Henry (1784-1851). The National Sports of Great Britain. London: Howlett and Brimmer for Thomas M'Lean, 1825 [text watermarked 1822]. 8° (276 x 176mm). 50 stipple-engraved plates, EXTRA-ILLUSTRATED WITH 24 ADDITIONAL STIPPLE-ENGRAVED PLATES, all by Alken. (Text leaf to "Coursing. Finding -- Soho!" creased.) Later publisher's? purple cloth, blocked in blind, morocco title-label on spine, upper cover titled in gilt on central blind oval (spine very slightly rubbed at head and foot). Provenance : Lewis Richard Ashurst (booklabel). The binding dates from about 1850. The 24 additional plates all bear signs of having been previously bound in an oblong 8° format, but it is not clear whether the work is a selection made by a previous owner in a remboitage binding, or a publisher's bound selection made up from the sheets of remaindered works.
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