The National Sports Of Great Britain

London: Published by Thomas McLean... Printed by W. Lewis, 1821. Considered the Most Comprehensive and Most Famous Work by Henry Alken" (Dixon) With the Hand Colored Frontispiece dated 1820 ALKEN, Henry. The National Sports of Great Britain. By Henry Alken. With Descriptions, in English and French. London: Published by Thomas McLean... Printed by W. Lewis, 1821 [-1820]. … Saber más sobre este artículo

1825. ALKEN, Henry. The National Sports of Great Britain. London: Printed for Thomas M'Lean, 1825. Royal octavo, 19th-century full red morocco, elaborately decorated spine and covers, raised bands, marbled endpapers, top edge gilt. $5200.Second edition of this compendium of British sports, with 50 hand-colored engravings (different from those in the first edition) depicting hunting, angling, horse-racing, and other diversion,… Saber más sobre este artículo

London: Printed for Thomas M'Lean, 1825. He could draw Hunting and write about it because he hunted himself, as Ferneley did, or Herring" Fifty Fine Hand-Colored Etched Plates Depicting The National Sports of Great Britain ALKEN, Henry. The National Sports of Great Britain, by Henry Alken. Fifty Engravings with Descriptions. London: Printed for Thomas M'Lean, 1825.… Saber más sobre este artículo

London: Methuen and Co. Very Good with no dust jacket. 1903. Hardcover. Slight rubbing to boards. Off-setting to end papers. Some bumping to endpapers. 1/8" tear to bottom of spine. Some knocking to bottom edge of front board. Binding a little loose between two gatherings.; Unpaginated. 50 colour plates. A new edition. The illustrated pocket library of… Saber más sobre este artículo

London: Methuen & Co.. Very Good. 1903. Hardcover. Clean red buckram cloth with gilt decorated spine. Interior of text is tight, clean & intact. Light to moderate foxing. New edition illustrated with 50 color plates. X -lib with Book plate. Pocket removed from inside of rear cover. Sports, Great Britain, Horse Racing, Fox Hunting, Shooting, Hunting… Saber más sobre este artículo

London: Haymarket: Thomas M'Lean, 1825. 1st Edition . Hardcover. Very Good. Folio - over 12 - 15" tall. ALKEN Henry. With Fifty Hand Coloured Sporting Plates The Rare Large Paper issue of the Royal Octavo edition in full red morocco (by W Matthews), gilt edge tooling corners rubbed. Re-backed, original spine, raised bands, decorative gilt tooling & titles.… Saber más sobre este artículo

D. Appleton. Reprint. Trade Paperback. Very Good/None. 3/4 leather- some rubbing on leather- blemish on front leather- decorative endpapers- illus. ; 1/2 tear to 2 front endpapers ; With color plates

London, MClean, 1823. . Folio (48.5 x 31.5 cm), engraved additional title dated 1821, coloured by hand, 50 hand-coloured engraved plates, text in English and French; nineteenth century green polished half calf gilt, red morocco label, presented in original cloth backed slipcase, a fine clean copy. 'the size and beauty of the plates make this the cornerstone… Saber más sobre este artículo

LONDON: METHUEN & CO LTD. GOOD+. PUB 1903. HARDCOVER. 50 FULL PAGE COLOR ILLUSTRATIONS / THE ILLUSTRATED POCKET LIBRARY OF PLAIN AND COLOURED BOOKS . THIS EDITION IS BASED ON THE 1925 THOMAS M'LEAN EDITION AND IS ENTIRELY DIFFERENT FROM "THE NATIONAL SPORTS IN FOLIO" EDITION PUBLISHED BY M'LEAN IN 1823. RED CLOTH BOARDS WITH PAPER TITLE LABEL ON THE… Saber más sobre este artículo

New York: D. Appleton and Company, 1903. Hardcover. Very Good. 18mo. New edition. Orig. red cloth. Unpaged, xiii, [160] pp. Fifty colour engravings with descriptions. Spine cocked and sunned, some light wear to spine label. Damp staining to boards, bumping to corners.

New York: D. Appleton & Company, 1903. 4.5" wide by 7" tall. A very nice copy. Bright, shiny, clean, square, and tight. Mildly erotic bookplate of Albert Larson. Pages are fresh and crisp. No foxing. No underlining. No highlighting. No margin notes. Inner hinges are perfect. Attractively illustrated with… Saber más sobre este artículo

D. Appleton & Company, 1903. Book. Illus. by Alken, Henry. Very Good+. Hardcover. In red cloth with paper label on spine with light chipping to top of label.. Light foxing to page edges. Previous owner bookplate to front pastedown. Fifty engravings with descriptions..

Methuen & Co.. Used - Acceptable. Acceptable condition. (sports, great britain) A readable, intact copy that may have noticeable tears and wear to the spine. All pages of text are present, but they may include extensive notes and highlighting or be heavily stained. Includes reading copy only books. Bundled media such as CDs, DVDs, floppy disks or access… Saber más sobre este artículo

London: Methuen & Co, 1903. A new edition. The illustrated pocket library of plain and coloured books. Has been rebacked with original spine cloth relaid, new spine title label, original boards, new endpapers. Appears to be one plate missing, 49 plates present. One plate is detached and another has a 3 inch tear. Otherwise text and plates clean and bright..… Saber más sobre este artículo

London: Printed For Thomas M’Lean, By Howlett And Brimmer, 1825. Scenes of horse-racing, fox hunting, coursing, shooting of grouse, partridge, pheasant, fowl, snip, and bittern, otter hunting, fishing, fighting, dog and cock fighting, bull, bear and badger baiting. See Podeschi 121 & Tooley 43 (hand-coloured plates). Higginson p. 399. Slater p. 81. royal 8vo. pp. vi, [ff. 51]. 50… Saber más sobre este artículo

In overall good condition, no pages missing. Shipping can take between 2-6weeks for international deliveries. Hardback copies may or may not have dust jackets, please get in contact for more information.

Hardback. New.

Paperback / softback. New.

Paperback / softback. New.

hardcover. Good. Access codes and supplements are not guaranteed with used items. May be an ex-library book.