(Alken, Henry) | A group of seven titles with illustrations by Henry Alken related to sporting

Property from the Library of John M. Schiff

(Alken, Henry)

A group of seven titles with illustrations by Henry Alken related to sporting 

Henry Alken. Alken's New Sketch-Book. London: S. & J. Fuller, [1823]. Oblong 4to. 42 hand-colored etched plates. Half blue morocco over red cloth, gilt-stamped. Frederick Helman (bookplate). 

Henry Alken. The Qualification; a Series of Six Subjects ... London: R. Ackermann, [1829]. Oblong 4to. 6 hand-colored etched plates (linen-backed). Brown morocco, blue morocco title label to upper cover, gilt stamped. Cloth slipcase. Joel Spitz Collection (bookplate). 

Henry Alken. Ideas, Accidental and Incidental to Hunting, and Other Sports; Caught in Leicestershire, &c. London: Thomas M'Lean, 1826-1830. 7 parts in 1, folio. 42 hand-colored etched plates. Red morocco gilt, original publisher's cloth bound at rear. Alain de Suzannet (bookplate) — Frederick Helman (bookplate). 

[Charles J. Apperley]. The Chace, the Turf, and the Road ... London: John Murray, 1837. 8vo. Wood-engraved plates after Alken, tissue guards. Green publisher's cloth, gilt. Cloth slipcase and chemise. Mortimer L. Schiff (red morocco booklabel).

[Charles J. Apperley]. Memoirs of the Life of the Late John Mytton, Esq. of Halston, Shropshire ... London: Rudolph Ackermann, 1837. 8vo. Second edition stated. Hand-colored etched plates after Alken and Rawlins. Green publisher's cloth, gilt. Cloth slipcase and chemise. 

[Charles J. Apperley]. The Life of a Sportsman. London: Rudolph Ackermann, 1842. 8vo. Hand-colored etched plates after Alken. Blue publisher's cloth, gilt. Cloth clamshell. 

[Robert Smith Surtees]. The Analysis of The Hunting Field... The Whole Forming a Slight Souvenir of the Season, 1845-46. London: Rudolph Ackermann, 1846. 8vo. Hand-colored etched plates after Alken. Red morocco gilt, original publisher's cloth bound at rear. Frederick Helman (bookplate). 

Scattered browning, soiling, and wear, but generally quite good. 

Group lots sold not subject to return.