The Sportsman's Kennel,A Series of Heads of the principal British Sporting Dogs; Fox Hound. Terrier. Blood Hound. Spaniel. Pointer. Setter. Greyhound. Water Spaniel. Harrier. Beagle. Deer Hound. Newfoundland.
Executed in Lithography by Thos. Fairland, After Pictures Painted From The Life, And Expressly For This Work by Edwin Landseer, R.A. A. Cooper, R.A. And Charles Hancock.
London. Published by B.B. King, Monument Yard. Sold Also By Ackermann & Co. Strand, Charles Tilt, Fleet St. & Thos. Mc.Lean Haymarket. Printed by Graf & Soret. [1833.]
Extremely rare. Twelve lithographic plates and frontispiece on india laid paper in original green morocco boards, folio (500 x 350mm, 19¾ x 13¾"). Complete as isssued. Boards stamped in gilt on cover: 'The Sportman's Kennel. By Edwin Landseer, R.A. Abraham Cooper, R.A. & Charles Hancock'. Boards scuffed and rubbed; missing spine. Soiling and some spotting to plates, water stain to lower edge of all sheets. Images largely unaffected, good.
A fine set of lithographs of the principal sporting dog breeds. All plates captioned below image and inscribed 'London, Published by Harding & King, 24, Cornhill Novr. 1st. 1833.'
[Ref: 8533] £1,250.00
London. Published by B.B. King, Monument Yard. Sold Also By Ackermann & Co. Strand, Charles Tilt, Fleet St. & Thos. Mc.Lean Haymarket. Printed by Graf & Soret. [1833.]
Extremely rare. Twelve lithographic plates and frontispiece on india laid paper in original green morocco boards, folio (500 x 350mm, 19¾ x 13¾"). Complete as isssued. Boards stamped in gilt on cover: 'The Sportman's Kennel. By Edwin Landseer, R.A. Abraham Cooper, R.A. & Charles Hancock'. Boards scuffed and rubbed; missing spine. Soiling and some spotting to plates, water stain to lower edge of all sheets. Images largely unaffected, good.
A fine set of lithographs of the principal sporting dog breeds. All plates captioned below image and inscribed 'London, Published by Harding & King, 24, Cornhill Novr. 1st. 1833.'
[Ref: 8533] £1,250.00