Real Life in London – Pierce Egan – 1821 | First Edition, 2 Volumes, Color Plates

Pierce Egan

Real life in london – pierce egan – 1821 | first edition, 2 volumes, color plates | first edition of pierce egan’s real life in london (1821), two volumes with 18 hand-colored plates, satirizing regency-era london life and culture through colorful adventures of two fictional gentlemen.

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First edition of Pierce Egan’s Real Life in London (1821), two volumes with 18 hand-colored plates, satirizing Regency-era London life and culture through colorful adventures of two fictional gentlemen.

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Known primarily for his extensive account of boxing, Pierce Egan was a well-known and popular British sportswriter. His popularity as an author spurred him to create a recurring monthly journal entitled Life in London in which he employed George Cruikshank to illustrate each edition. It is filled with stories, articles, and accounts of various topics including boxing, parties, and adventure stories while using his own characters Tom & Jerry which inspired the ‘Tom & Jerry’ cartoon characters.

 

Bibliographic Details

  • Title: Real Life in London, or, The Rambles and Adventures of Bob Tallyho, Esq. and his cousin the Hon. Tom. Dashall, &c., through the Metropolis
  • Author(s): Pierce Egan
  • Illustrator(s): George Cruikshank
  • Contributor(s):
  • Publisher: London, printed for Jones & Co.
  • Edition: First edition, 1821
  • Format: (4to), two volumes
  • Binding: Red leather, gilt spine, red cloth boards
  • Size:  10.5 in x 6.75 in (26.5 cm x 17 cm)
  • Collation: Vol. I: x, 3–656; Vol. II: [2], ix, [1], 3–668
  • Illustrations: 18 hand-colored plates including frontispieces and title pages
  • Contents Include:
    • Rambles through Covent Garden
    • Visits to the Theatres and Masquerades
    • Encounters with London’s Underworld
    • Descriptive views of city life, fashion, and folly
  • Reference(s): Abbey Travel 280

 

Condition:

Very Good. Binding secure with light rubbing to leather at corners and hinges; minor surface wear to cloth boards. Interiors complete and clean with occasional age toning. Plates remain vibrant and well-preserved.

 

Why Collect This?

  • First edition with all 18 hand-colored plates present
  • Cited in Abbey’s bibliography for travel and illustrated works

 

Item Number: #29145

 

Categories

Literature

European History

Voyages & Exploration & Maps

Authors

Pierce Egan

Printing Date

19th Century

Language

English

Binding

Leather

Book Condition

Very Good

Collation

Complete

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