London: S. & J. Fuller, 1817. Henry Alken's Easter Monday [ALKEN, Henry]. Easter Monday. By Ben Tally Ho. London: S. & J. Fuller, April 7, 1817. First edition. Oblong folio (16 3/4 x 22 1/2 inches; 425 x 571 mm). Comprising a printed title and two hand-colored engraved plates depicting..... More
London: Printed by W. Lewis… for Thomas McLean, 1822. "First and only edition of a rare and valuable magazine" (Schwerdt) ALKEN, Henry [and] BARENGER, James, illustrators. The Sporting Repository, containing Horse-Racing, Hunting, Coursing, Shooting, Archery, Trotting and Tandem Matches, Cocking, Pedestrianism [and] Pugilism. anecdotes on sporting subjects, interspersed with essays..... More
![Item #06069 Comparative Meltonians, As they are, and as they were… [&] Hunting, or Six Hours'...](https://davidbrassrarebooks.cdn.bibliopolis.com/pictures/06069_99.jpg?width=320&height=427&fit=bounds&auto=webp&v=1741816947)
London: Thomas M'Lean, Repository of Wit and Humour, 1823. Newcomers to the Meltonian Hunt who Dress like Dandies and have no Thought for their Horses "A Very Rare Series, Amongst the Largest and Finest of Alken's Plates." (Tooley) ALKEN, Henry. Comparative Meltonians, As they are, and as they were… By..... More
London, Berlin & St. Petersburg: A. Asher, 1835. English Races and Hunts in Twelve Original Parts Seventy-Two Images on Twenty-Four Hand Colored Lithograph Plates DEELEY, J. C. Sports and Races. Englische Wettrennen und Jagdstücke. London, Berlin & St. Petersburg: A. Asher, [ca,. 1835]. English Races and Hunts in twelve original..... More
London: H[annah] Humphrey, 1800. "Rare In This Fine State" (Schwerdt) GILLRAY, James. NORTH, Brownlow. [Hunting: A set of four humorous prints - A Preceding Companion to Cockney Sportsmen]. London: Published by H[annah] Humphrey, April 8th, 1800. Oblong folio (11 5/8 x 16 5/8 inches; 296 x 422 mm. Plate mark..... More
London: Bradbury and Evans, 1853-54. In the Original Monthly Parts With Seventeen Humorous Hand Colored Plates by John Leech SURTEES, Robert Smith. [LEECH, John, illustrator]. Handley Cross. or Jorrock's Hunt. With illustrations by John Leech. London: Bradbury and Evans, 1854. First illustrated edition, first issue with 'Illustrious Leech" in Preface..... More
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London: S. Fores, 1794-99. "An Early and Rare Series of Hand-Colored Aquatint Fox Hunting Prints From the Celebrated Collections of Clarence S. Bement and Joseph Widener HOWITT, Samuel. Fox Hunting. London: S. Fores, 1794-99. First issue of these six hand colored aquatint plates, designed and engraved by Howitt. Each imprinted..... More
London: Published by R.B. Davis, 1836. First Edition of Hunter's Annual [No. 1] in the Publisher's Printed Wrappers Four Superb Hand Colored Lithographs Depicting Four of the Most Celebrated Hunts [DAVIS, Richard Barrett]. Hunter's Annual [No. 1]. Dedicated by Permission of His Most Gracious Majesty King William the 4th. by..... More
London: Rudolph Ackermann , 1835. "More Rare, Valued Higher" With Three Plates Only Found Here (Tooley) [ALKEN, Henry, illustrator]. APPERLEY, C.J. Memoirs of the Life of the Late John Mytton, Esq., of Halston, Shropshire; Formerly M.P. for Shrewsbury, High Sheriff for the Counties of Salop & Merioneth, and Major in..... More
London: Messrs. Fores, 1863. Staggeringly Rare [BROWNE, H.K.]. PHIZ. A Run with the Stag-Hounds. London: Messrs. Fores,1863. First edition. Oblong folio (14 5/8 x 21 1/4 in; 372 x 484 mm). Twelve hand-colored lithographed plates, each dated May 13, 1863 and inscribed in print, "Proof." Printed by M. & N...... More
London: Messrs. Fores, 1863. Twelve Amusing Hand Colored Lithograph Plates [BROWNE, H.K.]. PHIZ. How Pippins Enjoyed the Day with Fox-Hounds. London: Messrs. Fores, 1863. First edition. Oblong folio (14 5/8 x 21 1/4 in; 372 x 484 mm). Twelve hand-colored lithographed plates, each dated January 19, 1863. Printed by M...... More
London: Messrs. Fores, 1850. "Hunting Accomplishments" Six Magnificent Hand Colored Aquatint Plates ALKEN, Henry. Fores's Hunting Accomplishments. Set of Six Plates Drawn by Henry Alken [Engraved by J. Harris]. London: Messrs. Fores, 1850. First edition. Oblong folio (12 3/4 x 19 3/16 inches; 325 x 488 mm). Specially printed title-page..... More
London: Messrs. Fores, [1859]. "A Fine Set of these Beautiful Plates Illustrating Correct and Incorrect Horsemanship in Riding to Hounds" (Dixon) ALKEN, Henry, artist. [Fores's Hunting Sketches: the Right and Wrong Sort, or a Good and Bad Way of Going Across Country]. Messrs. Fores, 1859. First edition. Oblong folio (15..... More
London: S & J Fuller, 1818. Henry Alkens' Fox Hunting Seven Magnificent Hand Colored Aquatint Plates ALKEN, Henry. A Set of Seven Plates on Fox Hunting by Henry Alken. London: S & J Fuller, 34 Rathbone Place, 1818. First edition. Oblong folio (17 1/16 x 22 1/16 inches: 433 x...... More
London: T. Gosden, 1833. The Famous Sporting Poem of Billesdon Coplow Depicted in Eleven Fine Hand Colored Etchings TURNER, F.C. A Set of Fox-Huntings, descriptive of the Poem of Billesdon Coplow, drawn and engraved by Mr. F. C. Turner. London: T. Gosden, 1833. First edition. Large octavo ( 11 x...... More
London: C. Turner, 1813-15. "Securing the Privilege of Breaking Your Neck First, and When you Fall…" Seven Amusing Hand Colored Etched Plates FRANKLAND, Sir Robert. The Southern Hounds, or Hunting in it's Infancy. London: C. Turner, July 31, 1813-June 5, 1815. First edition. Oblong folio (10 1/4 x 14 3/4..... More
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London: , 1833. "Thoughts While Fox Hunting" A Very Scarce and Highly Amusing Series of Hand Colored Lithograph Plates ALKEN, Henry. [Thoughts While Fox Hunting]. London: Thomas McLean, 1833. First [hand-colored] edition. Oblong folio (10 9 16 x 14 1/4 inches; 268 x 362 mm.). Six very fine hand colored..... More
London: Thos. Mc.Lean, 1824. Henry Alken's Depiction of Coursing ALKEN, Henry. [Coursing / Six Handcoloured Aquatints / by / Henry Alken] (letterpress title). London: Thos. Mc.Lean, 1824. First edition. Small oblong folio (9 3/4 x 14 1/2 inches; 249 x 368 mm.). A set of six hand-coloured etched plates, each..... More
London: , 1823. The Duke of Gloucester's Copy With Three of the Original Pencil Sketches for the Book By Henry Alken ALKEN, Henry. Illustrations to Popular Songs. London: Published by Thomas M'Lean, 1823. First edition, second issue. Oblong folio (9 15/16 x 14 3/8 inches; 253 x 366 mm.). [2]..... More
London: Published by Rudolph Ackermann, 1846. "It was, perhaps, the best hunting season of modern times" (Preface) [ALKEN, Henry, illustrator]. [SURTEES, Robert Smith]. The Analysis of the Hunting Field, Being a Series of Sketches of the Principal Characters That Compose One. The Whole Forming a Slight Souvenir of the Season..... More
London: Thomas M'Lean, 1826-30. First Edition, Early Issue The Mishaps of a Maladroit Equestrian On The Hunt And Coaches Out of Control "Have You Any Idea Which Way The Hounds Went? ALKEN, Henry. Ideas, Accidental and Incidental To Hunting and Other Sports.; Caught in Leicestershire, &c. London: Thomas M'Lean, n.d...... More
London: S. & J. Fuller, 1816. "One of the Rarest of Alken's Works" Seven Magnificent Hand Colored Etched Plates Depicting 'The Miseries of Shooting' ALKEN, Henry. [Sporting Discoveries, or The Miseries of Shooting in a series of seven plates, Being Hints to Young Sportsmen. By Ben Tally-Ho. Author of "Qualified..... More
Cambridge: W.D. Jones, at His Repository of Arts…, 1813. "A scarce set of amusing shooting incidents. In draftsmanship and colouring they are superior to "Indispensable Accomplishments."" (Schwerdt). FRANKLAND, Sir Robert, Illustrator. Eight Representations of Shooting. Engraved by Woodman & Turner from Drawings by Robert Frankland Esqr. To whom these Plates..... More
London: Rudolph Ackermann, 1850. One of the Rarest of all Henry Alken's Albums ALKEN, Henry. [Ackermann's Sporting Scraps]. London: Rudolph Ackermann, February 20th. 1850 - March 13th. 1861. First edition. Oblong quarto (8 1/2 x 10 3/4 inches; 214 x 273 mm.). Thirty-six superb hand colored aquatint plates, heightened with..... More
![Item #05113 [Shooting]. Henry ALKEN, T. SUTHERLAND](https://davidbrassrarebooks.cdn.bibliopolis.com/pictures/05113.jpg?width=320&height=427&fit=bounds&auto=webp&v=1739486963)
London: Thomas Pulser, 1817. A Set of Four Magnificent Hand Colored Aquatint Plates by Henry Alken, Engraved by T. Sutherland ALKEN, Henry. [Shooting]. London: Thomas Pulser, 1 June 1817 [i.e. 1820]. Four Magnificent Hand Colored Sporting Engravings by T. Sutherland after Henry Alken. Elephant folio (16 5/8 x 21 7/8..... More
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