first edition Blindstamped, gilt-stamped cloth. Quarter morocco slipcase, with silk moire chemise
1846 · London
by Alken, Henry. Author: [Robert Smith Surtees]
London: Rudolph Ackermann. Printer: Cook & Co. , 1846. First edition. Blindstamped, gilt-stamped cloth. Quarter morocco slipcase, with silk moire chemise. Near Fine. 8vo. 24 by 15 cm. [6], 326, [4] pp. Seven hand-colored plates, including frontis and additional title, and 43 woodcuts throughout text. Color plates printed by J. Harris after Alken. Tooley 470. Preface dated October 1846, marking this as the first issue. With lovely later slipcase of quarter red morocco, red cloth boards, silk moire chemise. Condition: light wear, most distinct in corners, of the pebbled cloth cover. Gilt on boards and spine remains bright. Very light occasional fox marks. Mostly clean in this regard. Frontis plate and additional title (with color illustration) more heavily toned than rest, with some moderate rippling of the paper of the color plates. Age toning sometimes along edges of the paper throughout. Chemise with edge threads loosening. Slipcase has trivial edgewear.
(Inventory #: 006392)