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- Title Grand Leicestershire Steeple Chase
- Author ALKEN, Henry
- Publisher London: R. Ackermann, Junr. Sporting Gallery, 1830
- Bookseller's Inventory # 03266
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Grand Leicestershire Steeple Chase
by ALKEN, Henry
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London: R. Ackermann, Junr. Sporting Gallery, 1830. The Grand Leicestershire Steeple Chase Eight Magnificent Hand-Colored Plates by C. Bentley after Henry Alken ALKEN, Henry. Grand Leicestershire Steeple Chase. On the 12th. of March, 1829. London: R. Ackermann, Junr.Sporting Gallery, Jan[uar]y. 1st, 1830. First edition. Oblong folio (16 1/2 x 20 1/2 inches; 420 x 521 mm.). Eight superb hand colored aquatint plates by C. Bentley after Henry Alken, all with descriptive letterpress. Plates mounted on card, with tissue guards. Plate size 14 1/2 x 18 1/4 inches; 370 x 463 mm. Plate image size 10 1/8 x 14 1/4 inches; 257 x 361 mm. Mid-twentieth century three quarter maroon morocco over marbled boards, ruled in gilt, front cover with rectangular maroon morocco label lettered in gilt. A very fine and complete set of these rare prints with exceptionally fine and bright original hand coloring. A steeplechase is a distance horse race in which competitors are required to jump diverse fence and ditch…
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