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London 34, Rathbone Place: S & J Fuller, 1815. 1st Edition . Hardcover. Very Good. 4to - over 9¾ - 12" tall. TALLY-Ho Ben [ie ALKEN Henry]. The First of Alken's coloured Books. Oblong folio, in half morocco over grey cloth (by Riviere & Sons), gilt tooling, gilt titles to morocco label. Spine, raised bands, gilt tooling & titles, rubbed along edges. Internally, engraved title page, followed by seven lively hand coloured plates of hunters and horses and their mishaps, plates dated 1815, & watermarked J Whatman 1819, red marbled endpapers, t.e.g., book labels to fpd ( Charles Cooper Townsend & Charles C Auchincloss). A lovely copy. A rejoinder to Sir Robert Frankland's Indispensable accomplishments, London, 1811. (251*350 mm). (Tooley 44. Schwerdt 1, p. 20. Not listed in Abbey Life) Plates are: Engraved title page 1. Going along a slapping pace; 2. Topping a flight of Rails 3. Charging an Ox-fence. 4. Got in and getting out. 5. Facing a Brook 6. Swishing… Read More

London: S. & J. Fuller, 1815.. FIRST EDITION. Oblong folio. (28.5 x 39 cm). Handsomely bound by Riviere in half red morocco over red cloth, sides gilt ruled, gilt lettering to spine, marbled endpapers. Engraved title page and 7 full page hand-coloured engraved plates. Slightly rubbed at corners and head and tail of spine, generally very clean and fresh, all plates excellent, generally very good.