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

Egan, Pierce

Published by Sherwood, Neely, and Jones, London, 1821

About this Item

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. Seller Inventory # 74124

Bibliographic Details

Title: Life in London; or, the Day and Night Scenes...

Publisher: Sherwood, Neely, and Jones, London

Publication Date: 1821

Binding: Full Leather

Condition: Near Fine

Edition: First edition, Third Issue.