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: 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: 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, [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..... 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
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
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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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London: S & J. Fuller, at the Sporting Gallery, 1822. Six Fine Hand Colored Plates Lithographed by Charles Joseph Hullmandel "One of C.F.G.R. Schwerdt's Favourites" ALKEN, Henry. [HULLMANDEL, Charles Joseph, lithographer]. [The Right Sort, Six coloured plates drawn by Henry Alken, printed by C. Hullmandel]. London: S & J. Fuller..... More
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..... More
London: Thos. McLean, 1820. A Fine Set of Six Hand Colored Etched Plates on Fox Hunting ALKEN, Henry. A Set of Six Plates on Fox Hunting by Henry Alken 1820 [cover title]. London: Thomas McLean, 1820. Oblong folio (11 3/4 x 17 3/8 inches; 298 x 441 mm.). Specially printed..... More
: , 1812. The Bear, The Bull Dog and The Monkey HEATH, William, (after). The Bear the Bull Dog and the Monkey. Pen and ink with watercolor on wove paper, (16 3/8 x 11 1/2 inches; 415 x 291 mm.). Original artwork after the published etching from August of 1812..... More
London: Thomas M'Lean, 1823. A Very Scarce Alken With Forty-Two Hand-Colored Plates The Schwerdt - Duke of Gloucester Copy ALKEN, Henry. Scraps From the Sketch-Book of Henry Alken. Engraved by Himself. Containing Forty-Two Plates. London: Thomas M'Lean, 1823. First edition with the plates all dated 1820. Oblong folio (9 9/16..... More
London: Thomas M'Lean, 1825. Very Scarce Alken With Forty-Two Hand-Colored Plates Engraved by Alken Himself ALKEN, Henry. Scraps From the Sketch-Book of Henry Alken. Engraved by Himself. Containing Forty-Two Plates. London: Thomas M'Lean, 1825. Second edition (plates dated 1820), complete; preceded by the oblong quarto edition of 1823, but of..... More
London: Walter Scott Publishing Co., Ld., 1902. A Spectacular Cosway Binding with Two Oval and Eight Circular Miniatures By Miss C.B. Currie COSWAY BINDING. RIVIÈRE & SON, binders. CURRIE, Miss C.B., miniaturist. MANSON, James A. Sir Edwin Landseer, R. A. Illustrated with Twenty-one Plates, and a Photogravure Frontispiece. London: The..... More
Metuchen, New Jersey: Printed for the Editor, 1931. [TWAIN, Mark]. UNDERHILL, Irving. Mark Twain's A Dog's Tale. Printed for the Editor of The American Book Collector, 1931. First edition, limited to seventy-one numbered copies, this being copy 32. Octavo (8 1/8 x 5 1/8 in; 206 x 130 mm). 19..... More
London: Chatto & Windus, 1925. By The Author of The Velveteen Rabbit First English Trade Edition [RACKHAM, Arthur, illustrator]. BIANCO, Margery Williams. Poor Cecco. The Wonderful Story of a Wonderful Wooden Dog Who was the Jolliest Toy in the House until He Went out to Explore the World. Illustrated by..... More
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