Alken Phiz (23 results)

Condition: Very Good. Reprint. VG : in very good condition without dust jacket. Ink inscription to fep. 220mm x 150mm (9" x 6"). 240pp. 31 colour plates. Purple/gilt hardback cloth cover.

Soft cover. Condition: As New. 392pp, b/w illustrations. A hint of wear to corners of cover o/w a lovely copy in immaculate condition. Overseas orders may require additional postage. Alken, H. ; Phiz ; Heath, W. (illustrator).

Hard. Condition: As new in v. First printing thus. Facsimile. As new in v.good mylar dust jacket (light shelf rubbing and one minor nick). Lacking slipcase. 291pp. With illustrations by H. Alken, Phiz, W. Heath. (illustrator).

Hardcover. Quarto, viii, ix, xii, xx, xxiv, 272 pages. In Good plus condition. Bound in the publisher's green cloth bearing gilt lettering to the spine. Boards have moderate wear including slight rubbing to the joint/edges, bumped corners and mild sunning to the spine. Blind-stamped borders to the front/rear and gilt illustration to the front. Slight cocking to the spine. Shaken binding. Text block has slight age toning/soiling to the edges. Cracking to the front hinge. Some offsetting to the end papers. Frontispiece. Slight foxing and minor pencil interiorly. Undated but probably published in 1874. Illustrated. Oversized book(s). Additional postage necessary for expedited/international orders. Economy International shipping unavailable due to size/weight restrictions. For international/expedited customers, please inquire for rates. NOTE: Shelved in Locked Annex Area, Netdesk Column QD (ND-QD). 1383813. FP New Rockville Stock.…

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Later Edition. Size: 4to 9 3/4 - 12". xxiv + 272pp. Binding firm, spine slightly faded with wear to ends. Endpapers browned, text block clean. Previous owner's book-plate laid in. Edges foxed and browned. Corners bumped. The publication date given above is an estimate only, there being no date given in the book. Illustrator: H. Alken, Phiz and W. Heath. Quantity Available: 1. Shipped Weight: 1-2 kilos. Category: Fiction; England; 19th century; Fishing & Hunting. Pictures of this item not already displayed here available upon request. Inventory No: 63847. H. Alken, Phiz and W. Heath (illustrator).…

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Original green cloth, Gilt crossed fox brush tails to front, gilt title to spine. No date [?ca. 1900] Includes prefaces to 1st and 2nd editions. 296pp. colour frontis.; col. & b/w plates-all tissue guarded. Spine and corners slightly bumped and rubbed. Text block edges a little foxed, but contents and plates all clear, clean and bright. A very good copy. OVERSEAS ORDERS LIKELY TO REQUIRE ADDITIONAL POSTAGE. Alken, H. ; Phiz ; Heath, W. (illustrator).…

Hardcover. Condition: Good. No Jacket. 2nd Edition. Kegan Paul, Trench, Trubner & Co., Ltd., London, 1843. Hardcover. Waxed green cloth. Gilt lettering and gilt bands to spine. Gilt stamped illustration to upper board. Colour frontispiece with tissue guard. Illustrated throughout with colour and with and black and white plates each plate with a tissue guard. All colour and black and white plates present. No dustjacket. Head and foot of spine rubbed. Spine slightly dulled. Upper boards slightly mottled. Corners of fore edges of boards rubbed. Top corner of fore edge of lower board lightly bumped. Pastedowns, endpapers, first few and last dozen or so pages lightly foxed or foxed. Overall, the book is in a good+ condition.…

Hardcover. Condition: Good +. This is bound in green cloth with gilt titles on the spine and embossed gilt fox brushes on the front. All corners bumped and wear on all edges. Both endpapers slightly foxed. Previous owners name in ink on FEP. There are 31 illustrations, most in colour - all tipped in with tissue guards. Collated. xxiv, 272pp The author was a North- Country man who wrote entertainingly about the habits of 'John Jorrock' for the New Sporting Magazine between 1831 and 1834. H. Alken, Phiz and W.Heath (illustrator).…

Reprint. Covers lightly rubbed & marked. Front inner hinge cracked. Lightly foxed endpapers & prelims. Slight age darkening to page edges. Contents in VG condition without dust jacket. Tightly bound. Teg. 270mm x 180mm (11" x 7"). xxii, 354pp. Numerous illustrations in the text & colour plates. Heavy item - shipping supplement may apply for overseas. Green/gilt hardback cloth cover [Fox head and two tails motif]. …

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good+. No Jacket. Limited Edition. Limited edition published 1924, this being #925 of 1500 copies. Clean large format (10" x 12.5") cloth-covered binding with gold lettering and small horse and rider decoration on cover, gold lettering on spine. Rose red cloth is clean, with slight fading to spine. Bevelled board edges. No bumping or fraying. Binding is tight and square, pages are clean with clean unmarked decorated endpapers, gilt top page edges. Beautifully illustrated by great artists with many tipped in plates (24 in color) with clean printed tissue guards. The history of a variety of sport in England through its sport literature is well-covered here. Various artists, including Henry Alken, J. H. Banks, Phiz - Hablot K. Browne, Henry Bunbury, George Cruikshank, Robert Cruikshank and more (illustrator). …

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. All 5 volumes from the same private collection. 9 x 6 inch. All are in nice clean condition and look hardly used. Coloured plates in each. All within the original slip cases which are sound but have minor shelf wear. No names nor inscriptions. Various 1980s printing dates. Gilt titling to spine and pictures to front still bright. A lovely facsimile set of these Victorian works. They weigh about 6kg packaged. No surcharge for UK shipping but additional carriage would be required for overseas shipping probably making it unviable. plates by John Leech, Phiz, W. Heath, H.Alken, and Hablot K. Browne. (illustrator).…

Leather. Condition: Very Good. Three-quarter red morocco over red cloth, five raised bands, green morocco title labels, gilt title and gilt decorative compartments, top edge gilt, marbled endpapers, (10.75 x 7.5 inches). N.D. (no date, Preface to Second Edition dated 1843). 272 pages; color illustrations by Alken, Phiz, and Heath. with introduction by Joseph Greco. A clean, tight copy in handsome leather binding. H. Alken, PHIZ, and W. Heath (illustrator).…

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. 1st Edition. The Ten Works are: 1- Plain or Ringlets. Bradbury & Evans, 1860; 2- Mr. Romfords Hounds. Bradbury, Agnew, no date, c1865; 3- Ask Mamma.Bradbury, Agnew, no date, c1865; 4- Jorrocks Jaunts and Jollities. Routledge, no date, c1869; 5- Hawbuyck Grange. Bradbury, Agnew, no date, c1885; 6- Mr Jorrocks Thoughts on Hunting. Blackwood, Edingurgh, 1925; 7- Hillingdon Hall. Routledge, no date, c1920; 8- Young Tom Hall. Blackwood, Edingurgh, 1926. FINE COPY WITH DUST JACKET; 9- Hunting Tours of Surtees. Blackwood, Edingurgh, 1927. FINE COPY WITH DUST JACKET; & 10- Robert Smith Surtees: Creator of JORROCKS. 1860-1927, Written by himself and E.D.CUMMING. New York, Charles Scribners Sons, 1927. Fine copy with dust jacket. GENERAL CONDITION: All volumes are complete and bound in the origianl pictorial covers; On the whole all very good copies. Covers of some are faded and occational spotting. Size: 8vo. All Fully Illustrated and Complete with All the Origianl Hand Coloured Plates (illustrator). …

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. No Jacket. First Thus. Dark olive cloth, lettered and with front cover device in gilt. Firm binding, clean interior. Mild moisture spotting to cloth on both covers toward fore-edges, typically tanned text block edges. Mild foxing to endpapers, internally clean and unmarked. xxiv,272 pp., illus. w/ (30) hinged plates with captioned tissue guards, most color, also illus. secondary title page following frontis. (The plates of this edition are often mistakenly described as hand-colored.) Lacking dust jacket (if issued). Undated but likely ca. 1920s, definitely post-1912 (the year of the firm's relocation to Broadway House, 68-74 Carter Lane) by publisher's imprint as given. Size: 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall. Book.…

Cloth. Condition: Good. No Jacket. Preface to second edition dated 1843. Light wear to extremities, light spotting to rear board, foxing to closed edges and endpapers, small stain to closed edges, front gutter cracked, pages clean and bright. Size: 4to. Alken, H.; Phiz; Heath, W. (illustrator).

hardcover. Condition: very good(-). Introduction by Joseph Grego. Illustrated with 31 fine plates by Alken, Phiz, & Heath, many in color and all protected with lettered tissue. xxiv, 272pp. Short thick 4to, green cloth (stained and worn at edges; internally clean). London: Kegan Paul Trench, Trubner & Co., (no date, circa 1880). Alken; Phiz; Heath (illustrator).…

Decorative Cloth. Condition: Very Good +. No Jacket. Undated Edition, circa 1900. Foreword by Joseph Grego. Hilarious tales of sporting Life by the author of Handley Cross. Excellently illustrated with 20 Colour and 10 Black & White Plates by Phiz and Co. Protected by Captioned Tissue Guards. Colour Frontis Illustration of John Jorrocks. Illustrated Title Page followed by Printed Title Page. Green cloth cover with bright gilt "Crossed foxtails" on the front. Gilt lettering to spine. 272 Pages, 10 1/2" Tall 1.8 Kilos. No inscriptions except penciled date on endpaper. Slight edge wear and slight rubbing to lettering on spine. Pages and plates are in very nice, clean condition. Hinges sound, Binding firm. Book weighs 1.8 Kilos so Shipping Outside UK will be extra. Size: 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. H.Alken, Phiz & W. Heath (illustrator).…

Decorative Cloth. Condition: Good+. No Jacket. Second Edition preface dated 1843. Foreword by Joseph Grego. Hilarious tales odf sporting Life by the author of Handley Cross. Excellently illustrated with 19 Colour and 9 Black & White Plates by Phiz and Co. Protected by Tissue Guards. In addition there's a Colour Frontis Illustration of John Jorrocks and an Illustrated Title Page. Green cloth cover with bright gilt "Crossed foxtails" on the front. Faded yellow lettering to spine. 272 Pages, 10 1/2" Tall. Some parchy loss of colour to fore edges at front 7 back (see photo). Pages and plates are in very good clean condition. Hinges sound, Binding firm. From the library of Sir Bernard Oppenheimer, Bart., his Heraldic Bookplate is on the front endpaper. Size: 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. H.Alken, Phiz & W. Heath (illustrator).…

Hard Back. Reprint. A beautifully bound set of five facsimile sporting novels of Robert Smith Surtees Each beautifully illustrated by John Leech HAlken Phiz W Heath and Hablot K Brownenbsp All in the original individual gold coloured slip cases Published by The RS Surtees Society between 1981 and 1984 Each volume is bound in red with gold coloured pictorial to the front titles and vignette to the spine All in good condition with the pages appearing unread with no marks or inscriptions Slip cases show a little wear although in overall good condition A gorgeous setnbsp. John Leech, H.Alken, Phiz, W. Heath and Hablot K. Browne (illustrator). book.…

Three-Quarter Leather. Condition: Good. No Jacket. Reprint. Nice bright clean book with red leather and marbled boards, all edges gilt. Not dated, but would appear to be the 1900 version. Size: 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall. Alken, H - Phiz and Heath, W. (illustrator). Book.

hardcover. Condition: near fine. Reprint. The Hunting, Shooting, Racing, Driving, Sailing, Eating, Eccentric and Extravagant Exploits of that Renowned Sporting Citizen. Introduction by Joseph Grego. Illustrated with numerous fine plates by Alken, Phiz, & Heath, some in color and all protected with tissue. xxiv, 272pp. Short thick 4to, beautifully rebound in 3/4 green morocco; ornate gilt-tooled spine with raised bands, t.e.g. London: Kegan Paul Trench, Trubner & Co., (no date, circa 1920). Five pages have short tears in the margins, otherwise a near fine copy. A handsome reprint in a fine binding, apparently a facsimile of the 1843 second edition. Alken; Phiz; Heath (illustrator).…

Leather. Condition: Very Good Indeed. First edition. A smart set of the sporting novels of Surtees, a set of eight volumes including three first edition, colourfully illustrated by hand throughout. The collected sporting novels of Robert Smith Surtees, a set containing three first editions.In eight volumes.Bound by the Cornish Brothers, Birmingham.Robert Smith Surtees was a popular sporting writer, well beloved for his sporting novels, all of which are included in this set.'Jorrocks' Jaunts and Jollities', the third edition, published in 1869. Illustrated with a hand-coloured frontispiece, hand-coloured title page, and fourteen hand-coloured plates, by Henry Alken. One page of adverts to the rear. Collated, complete.'Hawbuck Grange', an undated reprint of c1888. Illustrated with a hand-coloured title page, eight hand-coloured plates, and monochrome plates, by Hablot Knight Browne, and W. T. Maud. Collated, complete.'Mr. Sponge's Sporting Tour', the first edition, published in 1853. The first impression, with the first state dedication to Lord Elcho, later corrected to Earl Elcho, and the corrected state of the woodcut on page 230, instead of page 229. Illustrated with a hand-coloured frontispiece, twelve hand-coloured plates, and in-text illustrations. Collated, complete.'Handley Cross', an undated reprint of c1880. Illustrated with a hand-coloured frontispiece, hand-coloured title page, and sixteen hand-coloured plates, by John Leech. Collated, complete.'Ask Mama', the first edition, published in 1858. Illustrated with a hand-coloured frontispiece, and twelve hand-coloured plates, by John Leech. Collated, complete.'Plain or Ringlets?', the first edition, published in 1860. Illustrated with a hand-coloured frontispiece, hand-coloured title page, and eleven hand-coloured plates, by John Leech. Collated, all plates are present. Bound without the list of plates.'Mr. Romford's Hounds', an undated reprint of c1865. Illustrated with a hand-coloured frontispiece, hand-coloured title page, and twenty-three hand-coloured plates, by John Leech and Hablot Knight Browne. Collated, complete.'Hillingdon Hall', a reprint dated 1888, being the first illustrated edition. Illustrated with a hand-coloured frontispiece, and eleven hand-coloured plates, by Wildrake, Heath, and Jellicoe.Bookplate of C. Beaufort Hunt to the front paste downs. In a half calf binding with cloth to the boards, bound by the Cornish Brothers, Birmingham.Externally, smart. 'Jorrock's', 'Hawbuck Grange', 'Sponge's', and 'Facey' faded to the head of the boards. Spines are a little faded. Light marks to the boards and spines. Patches of very light rubbing to the leather. Small amount of loss to the head of the front board of 'Plain or Ringlets'. A little discolouration to the front joint of 'Romford's'. Bookplate to the front paste downs. Internally, firmly bound. Pages are bright and clean with the occasional scattered spot, mostly to the first and last few pages and plates. Edge wear to the frontispiece of 'Jorrock's'. Neat repair to the gutters of the final few pages of 'Handley Cross'. Plate facing page 6 of 'Mr. Romford's Hounds' is detached but present. Tape repair to the plate facing page 330 of 'Sponge's'. Neat repair to plate facing page 407 of 'Handley Cross'. Very Good Indeed. Henry Alken; Phiz (illustrator). book.…

First Edition. With the Exceptionally Rare Hand Colored "Suppressed Portrait of John Jorrocks SURTEES, Robert Smith. BROWNE, Hablot Knight, aka. PHIZ, illustrator. Jorrock's Jaunts and Jollities. Being the Hunting, Shooting, Racing, Driving, Sailing, Eating, Eccentric and Extravagant Exploits of that Renowned Sporting Citizen, Mr. John Jorrocks, of St. Botolph Lane, and Great Coram Street. With fifteen coloured illustrations by Henry Alken. Second edition. London: Rudolph Ackermann, Eclipse Sporting Gallery, 1843. Second edition, first issue, i.e. first edition with colored plates. Octavo (8 1/2 x 5 1/4 inches; 216 x 133 mm.). vi, [2], [1]-358, [1, printer's imprint], [1, blank]. Hand-colored engraved vignette title and fourteen hand-colored aquatint plates. Plates watermarked 1832. Publisher's green blind-stamped fine diaper-grain cloth pictorially stamped and lettered in gilt on front cover and spine. All edges gilt. Pale yellow coated endpapers, the rear endpaper with the small printed label "Bound by Westley's & Co London". Advertisements for R. Ackermann's Sporting Library affixed to front and rear pastedowns. Chemised in a fine full red morocco pull-off case, spine with five raised bands, decoratively tooled and lettered in gilt in compartments. A fine copy. Together with the exceptionally rare hand colored portrait of Henry Alken chemised in a red cloth portfolio, front flap lettered in gilt "Henry Alken/Suppressed Portrait/of/John Jorrocks/1843". On the verso of the plate written in pencil "Mr. Jorrocks at Home/Henry Alken/The suppressed Portrait of/John Jorrock. Esq M.S.H/by Henry Alken London 1843". "The Suzannet copy had an additional plate bound in as frontispiece viz. John Jorrocks Esqre. M.S.H. & c. A Citizen of Credit and Renown. Drawn and Etched by H. Alken. London Published by R. Ackermann at his Eclipse Sporting Gallery 191 Regent Street 1843. This plate was for some reason withdrawn and does not form part of the work." (Tooley, pp. 375-376). We have been able to locate just one example which had the "suppressed plate" (unsold at Alde's Auctions, Paris, in 2011. "Rare first edition of this famous book with the plates by Phiz (H.K. Browne). It first appeared, without illustrations, in the form of short stories distributed through Vol. I to Vol. VII of the "New Sporting Magazine." The stories were much altered before being issued in book form." (Schwerdt II, p.236). Jorrocks's Jaunts and Jollities first appeared in Volumes I-VII of New Sporting Magazine and then in book form in 1838 with twelve plates by Phiz, and again in 1839. Mellon/Podeschi 173. Schwerdt II, p. 236. Tooley 471.…