The Right Sort.

£3,000 · Offered by Shapero Rare Books

Schwerdt-Spitz-Bobins copy The Schwerdt-Spitz-Bobins copy of this rare early Alken series, issued without a title-page and which Schwerdt says was 'One of the author's favourites'. Few Alken prints are lithographic, and these have strikingly fresh colouring. First edition; landscape folio; 6 fine hand-coloured lithograph plates by Hullmandel after Alken, interleaved with blank Whatman paper of the same date, later green half morocco with green morocco label to upper cover, cloth slip-case, a fine copy. Schwerdt III, p.83; Siltzer p.59; Bobins 1388 (this copy).

• Binding: Hardcover

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