Henry Alken: British Sports. / The National Sports of Great Britain. / By Henry Alken. / With Descriptions in English and French. / Chasse et amusemens [sic] nationaux de la Grande-Bretagne. / Par H. Alken. / Avec des Descriptions en Anglais et en Français

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Henry Alken : British Sports. / The National Sports of Great Britain. / By Henry Alken. / With Descriptions in English and French. / Chasse et amusemens [sic] nationaux de la Grande-Bretagne. / Par H. Alken. / Avec des Descriptions en Anglais et en Français

Thomas McLean, London, c. 1823.

Recent gilt-tooled ½ calf with contemporary embossed paper boards, spine in six compartments of raised gilt-tooled bands and gilt floral motifs, gilt text on two, four, and six, edges gilt, rfep renewed. , Occasional tenderness to foreedges of leaves, some occasional marginal chipping and light thumbstaining, the first plate of Cock Fighting has old repairs to a long tear along the fore-edge (not affecting image); otherwise a very good copy of this scarce work, plates are in original vivid colours., Folio. , P. (4), engraved title, blank, English title, blank, French title, blank, English preface 1-2, French preface 1-2, English contents, French contents, 50 text leaves (English recto, French verso), (2)., With 21 (of 51) original hand-coloured engravings depicting different varieties of hunting dogs, as well as various hunting and animal sports, including bear-baiting and cock fighting.

Printed in English and French. A handsome copy of “Alkens most important work...owing to the beauty and size of the plates…it must always be the cornerstone of any Alken collection” (Tooley).

This hunting book summarizes the roles performed by various breeds of dogs and the kinds of sports dogs were used for at the time of publication. The plates present are as follows:

1. Stag-Hounds
2. Fox-Hounds
3. Earth stopper
4. Pointers
5. Setters
6. Spaniels
7. Water Spaniels
8. A Prize Fight
9. Cock Fighting Plate 1
10. Cock Fighting Plate 2
11. Bull Baiting
12. Bull Baiting [Plate 2]
13. Bear-Baiting
14. Terriers
15. Crab
16. A Match at the Badger
17. Drawing the Badger
18. Badger Catching
19. Spearing the Otter
20. Owling, (Tooley 42; Shwerdt I, p.19)

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