ID 992553
Lot 11 | ALKEN, Henry Thomas (1785-1851)
Estimate value
£ 2 500 – 3 500
[Sporting Discoveries or The Miseries of Shooting in a series of seven plates, being hints to young sportsmen by Ben Tally-Ho]. London: S. and J. Fuller, 1 February 1816 [but watermarks dated 1817.]
'First issue of a well drawn and finely coloured set of plates representing shooting accidents, not easily met with in perfect state' (Schwerdt). The companion piece to Miseries of Hunting, it was originally issued in wrappers which bore the title. The plates have the same imprint and extensive captions explaining each pitiful situation, be it forgetting the powder for the gun, or discovering your lost dog has in fact killed one of the farmer's sheep. Seemingly not in either the British Library nor the British Museum Prints and Drawings Collection. Bobins III, 748; Schwerdt I, 23; Siltzer, p.57 (mistitled 'Shooting Discoveries'); Tooley 53.
Oblong folio (260 x 355mm). 7 hand-coloured engraved plates. Early 20th-century red morocco, gilt spine and edges (spine mistitled 'Shooting Discoveries', as per Siltzer, extremities faintly rubbed).
Special notice
No VAT is payable on the hammer price or the buyer's premium for this lot. Please see the VAT Symbols and Explanation section of the Conditions of Sale for further information
| Artist: | Henry Thomas Alken (1785 - 1851) |
|---|---|
| Place of origin: | Northern Europe, Europe, United Kingdom |
| Auction house category: | Printed books |
| Artist: | Henry Thomas Alken (1785 - 1851) |
|---|---|
| Place of origin: | Northern Europe, Europe, United Kingdom |
| Auction house category: | Printed books |
| Address of auction |
CHRISTIE'S 8 King Street, St. James's SW1Y 6QT London United Kingdom | |
|---|---|---|
| Preview |
| |
| Phone | +44 (0)20 7839 9060 | |
| Buyer Premium | see on Website | |
| Conditions of purchase | Conditions of purchase |











![ALKEN, Henry [Thomas] (1785-1851)](/assets/image/picture_2943030/40233/fbd06e777bf8843badb7b125f5d957161689199200jpg__fix_162_205.jpeg)

