Alken's Characteristic Sketches of Hunting, 1825
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- Title
- Alken's Characteristic Sketches of Hunting, 1825
- Author
- Henry Thomas Alken Published
- Publication year listed
- 1825
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- Public domain eBook
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Alken's Characteristic Sketches of Hunting, 1825
Author: Henry Thomas Alken (1784-1851)
Year: 1825
Alken's characteristic sketches of hunting (1825) by Henry Thomas Alken Published in London by J. Dickinson Notes: 1 volume (unpaged) : chiefly color plates ; 21 x28 cm. 12 color plates depicting hunting scenes and each accompanied by a comical caption describing the action. Pink paper wrappers, title label on the cover. Item housed in a red buckram folding case with gilt title on the cover. According to the bookseller's note enclosed... "First edition of an extremely rare Alken work. One of the few copies in original wrappers that have appeared in public sales in America." National Sporting Library & Museum Middleburg, VA F. Ambrose Clark Book Room John H. and Martha Daniels Collection Call #: DAN A 07 .A454 1825 Original held by the National Sporting Library & Museum. This resource is in the public domain and may be used without restriction, however, attribution is customary and requested.