ALKEN, Henry. Series of Very Spirited Etchings of Gigs and Their Drivers. [London: 1830]. Oblong 4º (210 x 265mm). 6 hand-coloured etched plates with deckle edges, with captions but no imprint. (Margins browned and soiled.) Original red wrappers with printed title label on upper cover (rebacked in cloth); modern quarter red morocco slipcase and chemise. Provenance: purchased from Marshall Field, Chicago, 1 October 1930. UNCUT COPY of a set seldom encountered, not emphasising the potential for upsets so much as typifying the mannerisms of horses and drivers. The title label records the price of ten shillings for the six plates. No watermarks. Siltzer p. 61.

ALKEN, Henry. Series of Very Spirited Etchings of Gigs and Their Drivers. [London: 1830].