Lot 247: Alken, Henry, and others. , 'Flowers from Nature &c. &c.' [and other works; a collection of forty one hand coloured caricatures and humorous plates]. Thomas McLean, 1823-1825

Name: Alken, Henry, and others. , 'Flowers from Nature &c. &c.' [and other works; a collection of forty one hand coloured caricatures and humorous plates]. Thomas McLean, 1823-1825
Brand: Sotheby's
SKU: lr0krs7m6b

Est: £2,000 GBP - £3,000 GBPSold:

Sotheby'sLondon, United KingdomDecember 13, 2007

Item Overview

Description

oblong folio (256 x 360mm.), 41 hand-coloured plates by Henry Alken and M.E., twentieth-century half calf over red cloth boards

Artist or Maker

Alexander (1823) McLean

Literature

Tooley (1954) 21 (British Proverbs), 39 (Involuntary Thoughts), 59 (Tutor's Assistant)

Notes

The 41 coloured plates are from the following works by Henry Alken: Flowers from Nature, (6 plates and letterpress title); Drawing Book (3 plates); Symptons (3 plates); British Proverbs (6 plates); Involuntary Thoughts (8 plates); uncaptioned series of soldiers with their horses (2 plates); Comparitive Knights (2 plates); Tutors Assistant (6 plates); together with 5 plates by "M.E." titled: A Helping Hand; New Way to pay old debts; A Morning Call; The Feeling Heart; and Killing no Murder.

Auction Details

English Literature, History, Children's Books and Illustrations

Sotheby's

December 13, 2007, 12:00 PM EST

34-35 New Bond Street, London, LDN, W1A 2AA, UK

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