Henry Alken

33 copies for sale · $385–$25,000 · 23 first editions

Notable copies for sale

Ideas, Accidental and Incidental To Hunting and Other Sports; (first edition) — David Brass Rare Books$8,500

Ackermann's Sporting Scraps (first edition) — David Brass Rare Books$7,500

Fashion & Folly, or The Buck's Pilgrimage (first edition) — David Brass Rare Books$6,500

Fores's Hunting Sketches (first edition) — David Brass Rare Books$5,500

British Proverbs (first edition) — David Brass Rare Books$4,850

Grand Leicestershire Steeple Chase (first edition) — David Brass Rare Books$4,850

Hunting Recollections (first edition) — David Brass Rare Books$4,500

Scraps From the Sketch-Book of Henry Alken (first edition) — David Brass Rare Books$4,500

Shakespeare's Seven Ages of Man (first edition) — David Brass Rare Books$4,500

Fores's Hunting Accomplishments (first edition) — David Brass Rare Books$4,500

Alken's New Sketch Book (first edition) — David Brass Rare Books$4,250

Qualified Horses and Unqualified Riders (first edition) — David Brass Rare Books$2,850

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Works on the market

National Sports of Great Britain, The2 copies · $6,500–$25,000

Illustrations to Popular Songs2 copies · $1,100–$3,500

Collection of Sporting and Humorous Designs, A.1 copy · $21,500

Ideas, Accidental and Incidental To Hunting and Other Sports;1 copy · $8,500

Sporting Discoveries, or The Miseries of Shooting in a series of seven plates1 copy · $8,500

Ackermann's Sporting Scraps1 copy · $7,500

Fashion & Folly, or The Buck's Pilgrimage1 copy · $6,500

Specimens of Riding Near London1 copy · $6,500

Fores's Hunting Sketches1 copy · $5,500

British Proverbs1 copy · $4,850

Grand Leicestershire Steeple Chase1 copy · $4,850

Fores's Hunting Accomplishments1 copy · $4,500

Hunting Recollections1 copy · $4,500

Scraps From the Sketch-Book of Henry Alken1 copy · $4,500

Shakespeare's Seven Ages of Man1 copy · $4,500

Alken's New Sketch Book1 copy · $4,250

Set of Six Plates on Fox Hunting, A.1 copy · $3,500

Sporting Notions1 copy · $3,500

Thoughts While Fox Hunting1 copy · $3,500

Qualified Horses and Unqualified Riders1 copy · $2,850

Market context

Recent auction results (hammer prices, premiums not included):

Illustrations for Landscape Scenery, 1st edition, London: S. and J. Fuller, 1821 (dominic winter, 2026-06-01)£500

Symptoms of being Amused, volume 1 (all published), 1822 (dominic winter, 2026-04-01)£130

[Fashion and Folly, or the Buck's Pilgrimage, 1822] (dominic winter, 2026-03-01)£70

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