Lot 349: 1 vol. Alken, Henry. A Touch of The Fine Arts. London: Thos. McLean, 1824.

1 vol.
Alken, Henry. A Touch of The Fine Arts. London: Thos. McLean, 1824. Lg. 8vo, modern full tan calf, gilt-ruled spine, morocco spine labels; scuffed. With 12 hand-colored etched plates after Alken, each with a leaf of letterpress opposite. Some offsetting, plates clean & attractive. With 1/2 title. Leaf size 10 x 6 7/8 inches (254 x 174 mm). Bookplate of Harris Hollin on front paste-down.
"An attempt to elucidate, by graphic delineations, a variety of terms generally and perhaps exclusively made use of by artists, amateurs, connoisseurs, virtuosos, and the like, is the laudable object of this work..." [from the preface to this work].
Tooley 58 (calling for 1 advert. leaf not present in this copy)