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Sporting Scrap Book
by Alken, Henry
- Used
- very good
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Very Good
- Seller
-
Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada
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About This Item
Alken. Henry
London: Thomas McLean, 1824. Henry Alken. First Edition. Alken, Henry (1785-1851) Sporting Scrap Book. London. Thomas McLean. 1824. First Edition. Containing Fifty Plates Designed and Engraved by Himself. Signed binding by Riviere. 7 x 10 1/4 in. No page numbers. Full red crushed morocco with gilt ruled borders and front and back covers. Decorated spine with five raised bands, gilt floral decoration and lettering in segments. Gilt inner dentelle. Endpapers are deep lapis with red and gilt Riviere oval bookplate pf Joseph Widener (one of the founders of the National Gallery and an extensive collector of sporting books). Above this is the engraved bookplate of Clarence S. Bement, with armorial devices.
The fifty hand-coloured, full-page plates are all present and a 1920's auction listing has been tipped into the rear of the front free endpaper. There is also a typed index care placed inside front cover, with binding and description of the book, stating that it was "Collection: Clarence S. Bement. Purchased by him in 1900 our of Robson's catalogue, no 6. bought from Rosenbach, Feb. 10. 1906. Ricci, Ms. Catalogue 1923, pp. 41-43". Near fine condition with no visible flaws whatsoever. The text is free of any blemishes and the prints are beautiful, their colours fresh and vivid. Wonderful provenance and an excellent copy.
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Details
- Bookseller
- E. C. Rare Books [ABA / ABAC]
(CA)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- Biblio-001-027
- Title
- Sporting Scrap Book
- Author
- Alken, Henry
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Publisher
- Thomas McLean
- Place of Publication
- London
- Date Published
- 1824
- Weight
- 0.00 lbs
Terms of Sale
E. C. Rare Books [ABA / ABAC]
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About the Seller
E. C. Rare Books [ABA / ABAC]
Biblio member since 2015
Vancouver, British Columbia
About E. C. Rare Books [ABA / ABAC]
Specializing in Fine Bindings, Children's Illustrated, Fore-edge paintings, Sets, voyages and classic literature.
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- Bookplate
- Highly sought after by some collectors, a book plate is an inscribed or decorative device that identifies the owner, or former...
- Dentelle
- Borders on the inner edge of a book with a lacy pattern, most often gilt. Popular in France during the 18th century on covers of...
- 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...
- Spine
- The outer portion of a book which covers the actual binding. The spine usually faces outward when a book is placed on a shelf....
- Fine
- A book in fine condition exhibits no flaws. A fine condition book closely approaches As New condition, but may lack the...
- 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...
- First Edition
- In book collecting, the first edition is the earliest published form of a book. A book may have more than one first edition in...
- Raised Band(s)
- Raised bands refer to the ridges that protrude slightly from the spine on leather bound books. The bands are created in the...
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