ALKEN, Henry; ACKERMANN, R. (publisher).
[Ackermann's Sporting Scraps].
[Ackermann's Sporting Scraps].
Hunting Scraps (13 March 1861); Steeple Chase Scraps (20 February 1850); Coaching Scraps (20 March 1854); Racing Scraps (dated 27 April 1850); Shooting Scraps (10 June 1850).
Stock Code 114004
London, R. Ackermann, 1850-1861.
Despite the title label saying 'Alken's Sporting Scraps' the plates and bibliography state these as Ackermann's Sporting Scraps. Each of the prints has a consistent running title of 'R. Ackermann's Hunting Scraps', 'Ackermann's Coaching Scraps' etc., with an individual title below the image.
Hunting Scraps, 4 numbered plates after H. Alken (Drawing Cover; Gone Away; Full Cry; The Death), 13 March 1861.
Steeple Chase Scraps, 4 numbered plates after H. Alken (Getting away. Now for the front; The Brook; The Stone wall and double fence; The Last Struggle), 20 February 1850.
Coaching Scraps. 4 numbered plates after W. J. Shayer (The Wet Morning; Springing 'em; The Rivals; The Time Keeper), 20 March 1854.
Racing Scraps, 4 numbered plates after H. Alken (Training; Preparing to Start; Started; The Race), 27 April 1850.
Shooting Scraps, 4 numbered plates after H. Alken (Going Out; The Point; The Shot; Down Charge), 10 June 1850.
First collected edition; landscape 4to (22.5 x 28.5 cm); 20 hand-coloured aquatint plates, heightened with gum arabic, by J. Harris after H. Alken and W. J. Shayer, bookplate to front free endpaper, light spotting mostly to margins; fine full green crushed morocco by J. Larkins, boards double ruled in gilt with gilt floral corner pieces, board edges ruled in gilt, spine gilt in six compartments, all edges gilt, inner dentelles gilt, crushed red morocco title label to front pastedown in gilt, a little light rubbing to extremities.
Siltzer p67 (only Hunting, Steeple Chasing, and Racing); not in Abbey or Tooley.
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