Alken, Henry Thomas, 1784-1851, The national sports of Great Britain , 1825
- Title(s):
- The national sports of Great Britain / by Henry Alken ; fifty engravings, with descriptions.
- Additional Title(s):
Alken's Sports of Great Britain
Sports of Great Britain- Published/Created:
- London : Printed for Thomas M'Lean, Haymarket, by Howlett and Brimmer, 10, Frith Street, Soho, 1825.
- Physical Description:
- vi p., [53] p., [50] leaves of plates : ill. ; 29 cm.
- Holdings:
- Rare Books and ManuscriptsNE960 .A4 1825+ OversizeYale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon CollectionView by request in the Study Room [Request]
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- Copyright Not Evaluated
- Full Orbis Record:
- http://hdl.handle.net/10079/bibid/1262828
- Classification:
- Books
- Notes:
- A different collection from the one published under the same title in 1821, in folio.
Publisher's printed spine label: Alken's Sports of Great Britain. Fifty Coloured Plates. Price three guineas.
Plates have imprint date of 1824.
Podeschi, J.B. Books on the horse and horsemanship, 121
Snelgrove, D. British sporting and animal prints, p. 36-37
Tooley, R.V. English books with coloured plates, 1790-1860, 43
Van Devanter, W. Checklist of books illlustrated by Henry Alken, 45
BAC: British Art Center copy bound in dark red striated half morocco, and marbled boards. - Subject Terms:
- Fox hunting -- Great Britain.Horse racing -- Great Britain.Howlett and Brimmer -- Printer.Hunting -- Great Britain.M'Lean, Thomas -- Publisher.Sports -- Great Britain.
- Form/Genre:
- Soft-ground etchings -- Hand-colored -- 1825.
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