ALKEN, HENRY THOMAS. 1785-1851.

The National Sports of Great Britain. London: Thomas McLean, 1825.

The National Sports of Great Britain. London: Thomas McLean, 1825.
Royal 8vo (354 x 254 mm). 50 hand-colored plates by Henry Aiken, each with letterpress description. Modern morocco elaborately gilt. Slightly rubbed, minor foxing and offsetting.

LARGE PAPER COPY. The plates in this copy are in a different order than that listed in Schwerdt and Tooley, with "Race Horse" used as the frontispiece, and "Fox Hunter's Toast" (usually the frontispiece) numbered as plate 19. Schwerdt I, pp 19-20; Tooley 43.