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The Schwerdt-Spitz-Bobins copy of this rare early Alken series, issued without a title-page and which Schwerdt says was 'One of the author's favourites'.
The Schwerdt-Spitz-Bobins copy of this rare early Alken series, issued without a title-page and which Schwerdt says was 'One of the author's favourites'.
The Schwerdt-Spitz-Bobins copy of this rare early Alken series, issued without a title-page and which Schwerdt says was 'One of the author's favourites'.
The Schwerdt-Spitz-Bobins copy of this rare early Alken series, issued without a title-page and which Schwerdt says was 'One of the author's favourites'.
The Schwerdt-Spitz-Bobins copy of this rare early Alken series, issued without a title-page and which Schwerdt says was 'One of the author's favourites'.

Schwerdt-Spitz-Bobins copy


ALKEN, Henry.

The Right Sort.

London, S. & J. Fuller, 1821-1822.

£3,000.00
£3,000.00

The Right Sort.

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The Schwerdt-Spitz-Bobins copy of this rare early Alken series, issued without a title-page and which Schwerdt says was 'One of the author's favourites'.

Few Alken prints are lithographic, and these have strikingly fresh colouring.

First edition; landscape folio; 6 fine hand-coloured lithograph plates by Hullmandel after Alken, interleaved with blank Whatman paper of the same date, later green half morocco with green morocco label to upper cover, cloth slip-case, a fine copy.

Schwerdt III, p.83; Siltzer p.59; Bobins 1388 (this copy).

Stock code 110336

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The Schwerdt-Spitz-Bobins copy of this rare early Alken series, issued without a title-page and which Schwerdt says was 'One of the author's favourites'.

The Right Sort.

£3,000.00
£3,000.00

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HAREWOOD (Earl of); RICKETTS, P. E. (editors).
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