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Life in London; or, the Day and Night Scenes of Jerry Hawthorn, Esq. And His Elegant Friend Corinthian Tom, Accompanied by Bob Logic, the Oxonian, in their Rambles and Sprees through the Metropolis
by Egan, Pierce
- Used
- near fine
- Condition
- Near Fine
- Seller
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St. Paul, Minnesota, United States
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About This Item
London: Sherwood, Neely, and Jones, 1821. First edition, Third Issue. Full Leather. Near Fine. 23.5 x 15 cm. Octavo. xvi 376p, [8 ads]. Handsomely bound into full red leather with gilt devices of dominos, a boxing match, and a pair of dancers to the spine. 4 raised leather bands to spine. TEG. Beautifully illustrated with 36 hand-colored aquatint plates by Isaac Robert and George Cruikshank as well as in-text woodcuts. 3 double sided fold-outs of musical notes between pages 118-119. Tooley's first edition, third issue with 1821 on title page, footnote on page 9, the first musical score numbered 1 and 2, and "good-bies" on page 376. Bookplate on second front endpaper. Spine has been professionally rebacked. Tiny closed tear to top of frontispiece. Lacking half-title. Plates without foxing. Lovely copy in a fine binding. An enormously popular work of the high and low life in London, it was translated into French and reprinted many times throughout the 19th century. References: Abbey Life 281. Cohn 262. Tooley 196.
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- Bookseller
- Midway Used and Rare Books
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- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 74124
- Title
- Life in London; or, the Day and Night Scenes of Jerry Hawthorn, Esq. And His Elegant Friend Corinthian Tom, Accompanied by Bob Logic, the Oxonian, in their Rambles and Sprees through the Metropolis
- Author
- Egan, Pierce
- Format/Binding
- Full Leather
- Book Condition
- Used - Near Fine
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First edition, Third Issue
- Publisher
- Sherwood, Neely, and Jones
- Place of Publication
- London
- Date Published
- 1821
- Keywords
- Color Plate Books Fine Bindings
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- Fine Binding
- An elaborate and decorative binding, example including a leather-bound book with gilt edges, raised blind stamps, raised ribs,...
- Bookplate
- Highly sought after by some collectors, a book plate is an inscribed or decorative device that identifies the owner, or former...
- Fine
- A book in fine condition exhibits no flaws. A fine condition book closely approaches As New condition, but may lack the...
- Octavo
- Another of the terms referring to page or book size, octavo refers to a standard printer's sheet folded four times, producing...
- First Edition
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- Rebacked
- having had the material covering the spine replaced. ...
- Gilt
- The decorative application of gold or gold coloring to a portion of a book on the spine, edges of the text block, or an inlay in...
- Title Page
- A page at the front of a book which may contain the title of the book, any subtitles, the authors, contributors, editors, the...
- Spine
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