A History of Steeple-Chasing. With 28 Illustrations Chiefly Drawn by Henry Alken, 12 of which are coloured by hand -
William C. A. Blew, Henry Aitken, James (illustrator)
1901 - John C. Nimmo, London - First Edition
First edition of this large and beautifully illustrated work in a bespoke and elegant art-nouveau binding.
Written by the British barrister William Charles Arlington Blew (1848-1904), a prolific author of numerous works on horse breeds, management, and steeple chasing. Eileen Loder in her detailed bibliography on the history of horse racing considered this an authoritative work, covering the years up to the end of the 19th century.
With hand-coloured frontis, and 27 plates mostly by Henry Alken, the finest painter and engraver of horse racing scenes, eleven of which are coloured by hand. Henry Thomas Alken (1785-1851) was a British painter and engraver, chiefly known for his sporting subjects and coaching scenes.
Reference: Eileen Loder, Horse Racing and Thoroughbred Breeding in Great Britain and Ireland, 1316.
Quarto (binding size 27x18cm), pp. [4] xii 334 [4]. Finely bound in three-quarter green morocco over matching hand-marbled paper,, spine lettered and intricately decorated in gilt, with gilt patterns bordering the panels, matching green marbled endpapers, top edge gilt others trimmed. Condition: Near fine, gentle foxing to first and last few pages, else internally fine, in near fine binding, minor rubbing, toning and spotting to marbled paper boards, and lower edge of text block. Ref: 112397 Price: HK$ 6,000
Written by the British barrister William Charles Arlington Blew (1848-1904), a prolific author of numerous works on horse breeds, management, and steeple chasing. Eileen Loder in her detailed bibliography on the history of horse racing considered this an authoritative work, covering the years up to the end of the 19th century.
With hand-coloured frontis, and 27 plates mostly by Henry Alken, the finest painter and engraver of horse racing scenes, eleven of which are coloured by hand. Henry Thomas Alken (1785-1851) was a British painter and engraver, chiefly known for his sporting subjects and coaching scenes.
Reference: Eileen Loder, Horse Racing and Thoroughbred Breeding in Great Britain and Ireland, 1316.
Quarto (binding size 27x18cm), pp. [4] xii 334 [4]. Finely bound in three-quarter green morocco over matching hand-marbled paper,, spine lettered and intricately decorated in gilt, with gilt patterns bordering the panels, matching green marbled endpapers, top edge gilt others trimmed. Condition: Near fine, gentle foxing to first and last few pages, else internally fine, in near fine binding, minor rubbing, toning and spotting to marbled paper boards, and lower edge of text block. Ref: 112397 Price: HK$ 6,000