The National Sports of Great Britain. Fifty Engravings, with Descriptions
Author:
ALKEN Henry
Year:
1824
Edition:
1st thus
Publisher:
Thomas McLean, Haymarket
City of Publication:
New York
Summary:
vi-(i), 18mm x 28mm 50 full page-coloured plates, each plate with a tittle and the name of the artist, with accompanying descriptive text, the top edge gilt. Bound in a latter half red morroco the spine in six compartments, a very good clean copy. The title was originally published in 1821 in landscape folio with the text in English and French. The 1825 edition under the same title, has a new set of plates to that of the first, the frontis is plate 19" as Schwerdt vol iv pp 5 Fox Hunting Toast 19" plates cover fox hunting, 6 on coursing,12 on shooting, the remaining plates on a variety of sports of the day to include poaching, fly fishing, bull bear and badger baiting, dog and cock fighting etc. Schwerdt vol 1 pp 19 Schwerdt vol iv pp 5.,, Tooley 38
Ref:
24149
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