ALKEN, [Samuel] Henry [Gordon] (1810-1894)

Lot 55
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Lot 55 | ALKEN, [Samuel] Henry [Gordon] (1810-1894)
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£ 1 500 – 2 500
ALKEN, [Samuel] Henry [Gordon] (1810-1894)

Epsom National Derby Day Open to All Nations. London: Ackerman & Co., 1851.

Rare on the market, fantasy in which various unlikely mammals not only run in the Derby, but transport the race-goers. No sale recorded by RBH since 1973. Bobins IV, 1300.



Folding etched continuous strip panorama coloured by a contemporary hand, in eight sections (115 x 2399mm. overall). (First strip laid down on verso of original cover title, final strip mounted on rear pastedown, other sections mounted on linen, some rubbing along folds.) Late 19th-century polished calf gilt, preserving original front cover, gilt turn-ins (old spine re-laid, some light stains). Provenance: Le Vivier Library (sold Christies South Kensington, 30 October 2012, lot 108).





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