ALKEN, Henry. Tutor's assistant. McLean, London 1823
First edition. Landscape folio. 6 hand-coloured plates. Bound by Bayntun in half red levant morocco, ruled in gilt, over red cloth boards. Red morocco gilt lettering lable to front cover. Spine ruled in gilt and blind and decoratively tooled in gilt and blind compartments. All edges gilt. Marbled endpapers. Dampstaining to lower edge of covers. Minimal dampstaining to lower blank margins of plates, not affecting images. From the library of Brent Gration-Maxfield, with his pencilled notes on front free endpaper. An excellent copy.
£1000
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