Edité par Temple, S. L. 20., Madrid.
ISBN 10 : 8496018113 ISBN 13 : 9788496018112
Vendeur : angeles sancha libros, Logroño, RIOJA, Espagne
26 x 21. Piel ed. estamp. 304 págs.
Edité par London S. & L. Fuller at the Temple of Fancy 34 Rathbone Place. Jan. 20th, 1822
Vendeur : Robert Frew Ltd. ABA ILAB, London, Royaume-Uni
Art / Affiche / Gravure
(44.5 x 58 cm). Original blue tinted mezzotint view of the Stratford Upon Avon showing the river and the church of the Holy Trinity. Very good condition.
Edité par S. and J. Fuller, at the Temple of Fancy. Printed by L. Harrison., London, 1821
Vendeur : White Fox Rare Books, ABAA/ILAB, New York, NY, Etats-Unis
Edition originale
Etat : Very Good Minus. First Edition. Oblong, 23 by 28 cm. Title page, 24 hand-colored plates, each with tissue guard. Plates with small vignettes, akin to clip art of today, with many sporting scenes, some military scenes, showing countless horses and dogs. Equestrian sports dominate, but also angling, coaching, shooting, etc. Also some depiction of laborers using horses to haul cargo and the like. This is a type of book that Alken did quite a lot, with titles including works such as Sketch Book. Decorative book plate of Joel Spitz on FEP. Contemporary publisher's binding with front board title label intact, with a good amount of wear and roughness notwithstanding. Leaves within can be a bit grubby. Outer red cloth portfolio, with three inner flaps to anchor book it houses, has light wear. One inner edge has tear the entirety of its length, but this is unlikely to trouble most collectors. Overall, we consider the book VG minus. Hardcover. Cloth spine. Paper pastedown on boards. Modern cloth outer portfolio.
Edité par S. and J. Fuller at the Temple of Fancy and Sporting-Gallery. Printed by L. Harrison, London, 1823
Vendeur : White Fox Rare Books, ABAA/ILAB, New York, NY, Etats-Unis
Edition originale
Half Morocco. Etat : Very Good. First edition. Scarce Alken title, with only a single copy located on OCLC First Search, at the Huntington. Plates may be more familiar, although we would also note that the format here is larger than where we've encountered similar Alken plates. Oblong, 23 by 29 cm. 42 hand-colored plates, more equine than anything else, especially foxhunting for which Alken was best known, but also shooting, dogs, and combat (Ottomans, Zouaves, .) Some plates are of a single scene, while others are more like clip art, with an assortment of vignettes. In these Alken captures with uncanny fidelity the various moods and expressions of horses. Two attractive bookplates pasted onto the FEP, one an illustration in the style of Beardsley. Condition: frequent light soiling in the margins, but the illustrations themselves are bright and very sharp-looking. Rubbing by ends of raised bands on spine, and other rubbed spots along edges. Still an attractive binding and copy overall of a seldom encountered collection of Alken's art.