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[The Poacher's Progress].

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[The Poacher's Progress].

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Stock Code 111335

[London], [C. Turner], [1826].

'Very rare. The only English set of coloured prints dealing exclusively with this subject. The plates, mostly depicting night scenes, are very beautiful' (Schwerdt).

Oblong folio (42.2 x 54.7 cm); 8 engraved plates with contemporary hand-colour and printed on J. Whatman Turkey Mill watermarked paper, small 4to single sheet prospectus mounted on first leaf, lacking title, prospectus creased and with small marginal repaired tears, plates 1 and 7 with short marginal repairs just into image but without loss, evidence of mounting tape on versoes, some occasional faint browning and staining confined to margins, a few tiny insignificant chips to corners and edges on a couple of plates; modern burgundy half crushed morocco by Sangorski & Sutcliffe, ruled in gilt, upper cover with burgundy morocco gilt title-label.

Bobins III, 1178; Schwerdt II, 72b.
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Shapero Rare Books is an internationally renowned dealer in antiquarian & rare books and works on paper.

Our Bookshop and Gallery can be found in the heart of Mayfair at 106 New Bond Street, where most of our stock is available to view and on public display.

We exhibit at major international art fairs, including TEFAF (Maastricht and New York), Frieze Masters, Art Miami and Masterpiece London, as well as antiquarian & rare book fairs including New York, Paris, London, Los Angeles, San Francisco and Hong Kong.

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[The Poacher's Progress].

BLAKE, C.

Stock code: 111335

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