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Sons of the Desert - Original Water Colour Drawings
by ALKEN Henry [Thomas] 1785-1851
- Used
- near fine
- Hardcover
- Condition
- Near Fine
- Seller
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Llandudno, Conwy, United Kingdom
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About This Item
Hardcover. Near Fine. 4to - over 9¾ - 12" tall. ALKEN Henry [Thomas]. An Album of Original Water Colour Drawings by Henry Alken c1829 Oblong, in blue long grained morocco by Riviere & Son, elaborate gilt tooling & titles, edges & corners worn. Spine, raised bands, decorative gilt tooling & titles, edges worn. Internally, five pencil and water colour drawings of Arab horses and riders. Mounted on cards, 4to, a.e.g., gilt board edges and turn-ins, green marbled endpapers, binders stamp to verso of fep. (407*274 mm & 393*267 mm). Contains: 1. [ink title] Freedom is dear to the sons of the Desert, an Arab horse and rider in a town, with an Arab on foot, 7 1/4*10 1/2 in, signed. 2. A warrior on foot holding his spirited horse by the bridle, 6 5/8*9 5/8, signed and dated 1829. 3. A horse bending towards its fallen and wounded rider, 5 7/8*8 7/8 in, spurious signature. 4. A dismounted Arab pointing to his companions dead horse, 6 5/8*9 1/4 in, spurious signature. 5. Two armed and mounted Arabs, sheet darkened and slightly torn, 4 1/8*5 1/2 in, signed. Alken, born into a successful family of artists, was one of the most prolific and acclaimed British sporting artists of his days. He produced a great body of work, from water colours and oils to popular cartoons and fine lithographs and engravings. These water colours are delicate and beautiful pieces, unusual in their subject matter, but characteristic of Alken's genius for the fine depiction of horses.
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- Bookseller
- Madoc Books
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- Bookseller's Inventory #
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- Title
- Sons of the Desert - Original Water Colour Drawings
- Author
- ALKEN Henry [Thomas] 1785-1851
- Illustrator
- ALKEN Henry [Thomas]
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Near Fine
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Size
- 4to - over 9¾ - 12" tall
- Weight
- 3.09 lbs
- Keywords
- art arabia drawings colour plates Alken
- Bookseller catalogs
- Art Artists Sketch books;
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- Edges
- The collective of the top, fore and bottom edges of the text block of the book, being that part of the edges of the pages of a...
- Morocco
- Morocco is a style of leather book binding that is usually made with goatskin, as it is durable and easy to dye. (see also...
- Spine
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- Fine
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- Gilt
- The decorative application of gold or gold coloring to a portion of a book on the spine, edges of the text block, or an inlay in...
- Verso
- The page bound on the left side of a book, opposite to the recto page.
- Raised Band(s)
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