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(BRITISH GENRE.) Two albums of engraved of costume, amusement, and sporting plates, mostly after [Francis Philip] Stephanoff.
Estimate:
$300 - $400
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Description
Description: (BRITISH GENRE.) Two albums of engraved of costume, amusement, and sporting plates, mostly after [Francis Philip] Stephanoff. London: Sherwood & Co., 1816
Footnote: A Set of Humerous and Descriptive Illustrations to Twenty-One Engravings by Stephenhoff and Others, of the Sports and Pastimes of the People of England… In Continuation of Joseph Strutt's. Letterpress title and 21 engraved captioned plates. 8vo, 8¾x5½ inches, publisher's marbled paper-backed blue card wrappers with printed paper title slip pasted to upper cover, minor wear, inner hinges reinforced; minor soiling. Together with: Another suite of the same plates, here slightly larger paper, without title, but neatly hand-colored. 8vo, 9¾x6¾ inches, original cloth-backed plain boards, light wear; minor signs of age.
Footnote: A Set of Humerous and Descriptive Illustrations to Twenty-One Engravings by Stephenhoff and Others, of the Sports and Pastimes of the People of England… In Continuation of Joseph Strutt's. Letterpress title and 21 engraved captioned plates. 8vo, 8¾x5½ inches, publisher's marbled paper-backed blue card wrappers with printed paper title slip pasted to upper cover, minor wear, inner hinges reinforced; minor soiling. Together with: Another suite of the same plates, here slightly larger paper, without title, but neatly hand-colored. 8vo, 9¾x6¾ inches, original cloth-backed plain boards, light wear; minor signs of age.
