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DescriptionProperty from the Library of John M. Schiff
(Alken, Henry)A group of seven titles with illustrations by Henry Alken related to sporting 
Henry Alken. Alken's New Sketch-Book. London: S. & J. Fuller, [1823]. Oblong 4to. 42 hand-colored etched plates. Half blue morocco over red cloth, gilt-stamped. Frederick Helman (bookplate). 
Henry Alken. The Qualification; a Series of Six Subjects ... London: R. Ackermann, [1829]. Oblong 4to. 6 hand-colored etched plates (linen-backed). Brown morocco, blue morocco title label to upper cover, gilt stamped. Cloth slipcase. Joel Spitz Collection (bookplate). 
Henry Alken. Ideas, Accidental and Incidental to Hunting, and Other Sports; Caught in Leicestershire, &c. London: Thomas M'Lean, 1826-1830. 7 parts in 1, folio. 42 hand-colored etched plates. Red morocco gilt, original publisher's cloth bound at rear. Alain de Suzannet (bookplate) — Frederick Helman (bookplate). 
[Charles J. Apperley]. The Chace, the Turf, and the Road ... London: John Murray 1837. 8vo. Wood-engraved plates after Alken, tissue guards. Green publisher's cloth, gilt. Cloth slipcase and chemise. Mortimer L. Schiff (red morocco booklabel).
[Charles J. Apperley]. Memoirs of the Life of the Late John Mytton, Esq. of Halston, Shropshire ... London: Rudolph Ackermann 1837. 8vo. Second edition stated. Hand-colored etched plates after Alken and Rawlins. Green publisher's cloth, gilt. Cloth slipcase and chemise. 
[Charles J. Apperley]. The Life of a Sportsman. London: Rudolph Ackermann 1842. 8vo. Hand-colored etched plates after Alken. Blue publisher's cloth, gilt. Cloth clamshell. 
[Robert Smith Surtees]. The Analysis of The Hunting Field... The Whole Forming a Slight Souvenir of the Season, 1845-46. London: Rudolph Ackermann 1846. 8vo. Hand-colored etched plates after Alken. Red morocco gilt, original publisher's cloth bound at rear. Frederick Helman (bookplate). 
Scattered browning, soiling, and wear, but generally quite good. 
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