Real Life in London; or, The Rambles and Adventures of Bob Tallyho, Esq. and His Cousin, The Hon. Tom. Dashall, through the Metropolis; Exhibiting a Living Pictures of Fashionable Characters, Manners, and Amusements in High and Low Life. By An Amateur by (Egan, Pierce, imitation) - 1821

London:: Printed for Jones and Co.,, 1824.. First edition.. later half red calf over marbled boards; gilt spines; t.e.g.. Bookplate on each front pastedown; some scattered light toning to some portions of the text (inoffensive); light use to bindings, which are tight and sound.. 8vo,. Embellished and Illustrated With a Series of Coloured Prints, Designed and Engraved by Messrs. Heath, Alken, Dighton, Rowlandson &c.; a total of 32 handcolored engraved plates, including frontispieces and added engraved title pages..

Published by Jones And Co., 1822 (Circa.). Hardback. Good. Good condition with no wrapper. Or, the Rambles and Adventures of Bob Tallyho, Esq. and his cousin, The Hon. Tom. Dashall, through the Metropolis; Exhibiting a living picture of fashionable characters, manners and amusements in High and Low Life by An Amateur. Leather spine and corners, marbled paper boards. Vol 1: hand coloured frontispiece, title page and 17 plates plus Tom and Bob catching a Charley napping. Vol 2: hand coloured frontispiece, title page and 11 plates plus St Georges Day presentation. One of the better imitations of the hugely popular 'Life in London' by Pierce Egan, portraying with accuracy 17th century London society, scenes and buildings. Leather spine & corners, title label with gilt title to spine, marbled paper boards. First Edition, later printing e.g. contains 'A word to the wise' in vol II. Covers heavily scuffed and worn at edges. Slight loss to title blocks. Leather missing from one front corner. Joints cracked.… Read More

London: Printed for Jones and Co, 1823. Hardcover. Near Fine. Later Issue. Two volumes. Octavos. x, 3-656; [2], x, 3-668pp. Illustrated with 34 hand-colored aquatint plates: including the frontispiece and facing engraved title leaf, and two extra plates (one in each volume), not listed in the Contents. Bound in modern red half morocco and marbled paper over boards, two gilt stamped red leather titling labels on spine, modern laid paper endleaves, all edges gilt. From the library of American businessman Rodman Wanamaker, with his armorial bookplate on front pastedown of each volume. Intermittent light toning and some light foxing, about near fine in a handsome period style binding. *Tooley* 199.

London: Jones and Co. 3, Warwick Square, 1821. First edition, second issue in the original parts: the work first appeared in 56 weekly, and 14 monthly parts, some on large paper, in 1821-22; this appears to be a mixed issue with vol. 1 having the 28 weekly parts in 7; and vol. 2 with 28 weekly parts in 14); 2 engraved colored aquatint title pages and 32 engraved colored aquatint plates (including the two which do not appear on the list of plates) by H. Alken, W. Heath T. Rowlandson, and H. Jones; volume I in original pictorial yellow wrappers, uncut and unopened; volume II in gray, yellow, and salmon pictorial wrappers; unobtrusive repairs, and patching; parts often renumbered with rubber stamps; the second volume likely made up, although the numbeing squence of rubberstamps seems consistant, and the price is 6d. - which suggests these are recycled and renumbered copies of the earlier original wrappers; all wrappers, plates, and text pages present. Rare in parts. No copy at auction since 1962 when… Read More