ALKEN (HENRY) The National Sports of Great Britain... with Descriptions, in English and French
5•
ALKEN (HENRY)
The National Sports of Great Britain... with Descriptions, in English and French, first edition, second issue, additional hand-coloured pictorial title (dated 1821) and 50 hand-coloured aquatint plates, contemporary green morocco, elaborately gilt tooled (including stag motif on spine), gilt dentelles, g.e., small scuffmark on upper cover, rubbed at extremities [Tooley 42; Schwerdt I, p.19], folio (475 x 300mm.), Thomas McLean, 1821
Estimate:
£8,000 - 12,000
€9,500 - 14,000
US$ 12,000 - 18,000

Footnotes

  • First edition of Alken's "best known and most comprehensive work" (Schwerdt). The subjects include horse-racing, fox hunting, coursing, shooting, otter hunting, fishing, boxing, dog and cock fighting, and the "barbarious sport" of bull, bear and badger baiting. See illustration at page 7.

Category: Books / Books, Maps and Manuscripts

Auction terms and conditions

Lot symbols

• Exempt from tax

Contacts

Simon Roberts Bonhams
Work
Montpelier Street
London, SW7 1HH
United Kingdom
Work +44 (0)20 7393 3828
FaxFax: +44 (0)20 7393 3879
Specialist - Books, Maps and Manuscripts