H. Alken HORSE His Beauties and Defects Published by London - James Toovey. Condition: Hardcover. Brown paper boards with brown leather spine. The boards are rubbed. The gilding remains bright. The binding is tight though there is a slight weakness in the front hinge which makes . Within, the paper has browned and is marked here and there with spots or foxing, but nothing of significance. 18 hand coloured lithographic plates by Maclure, Macdonald and Macgregor of London, plates of Alken drawings each followed by a page of explanation text, describe the head, legs, leaping, the trot, the canterer etc. and a concluding chapter of Hints to Purchasers of Horses. 27 pages + 18 hand coloured plates. Dimension : 27.5 x 18.5 cm. Photos supplement descriptions & Objects that show in the listing photo will be the final. "Please View & Used the photos for Part of Description & Further Condition Details"!!! Ship tracked & Insured.