A Collection of Sporting and Humourous Designs, Comprising a Variety of Entertaining Works ... Illustrative of the Manners, Customs, Sports and Pastimes of England
$45,000 · Offered by Donald A. Heald Rare Books
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Publisher's contemporary green straight grain morocco, ornately gilt with a pictorial sporting motif to covers signed Knights sc in gilt, within a diamond border stamped in blind and gilt. Each volume housed in a cloth slipcase. An exquisitely hand-coloured set of this very rare collection of Alken's major works. Included in the compilation are many important plates of shooting, coaching, racing, bull-baiting, owling, and hawking all finely hand-coloured. This example with more
- Binding: Leather
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