Egan Pierce Attributed To (3 results)
Selections From The Fancy; Or True Sportsman's Guide
An Operator [authorship attributed to Jonathan Badcock or to Pierce Egan]; Plimpton, George (Foreword); Jones, Randy (illustrator)
Published by Imprint Society, 1972
- Hardcover
Seller: Arundel Books, Seattle, WA, U.S.A.Arundel Books
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Condition: Used - Very good
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Add to basketLeather Binding. Condition: Very Good. First Thus. One of 1950 copies signed by artist (this copy unnumbered), with original etching laid in. A very good copy in original brown leather over boards (slight wear; some dampstaining to edges of endpapers; no slipcase). Contents: Introduction Cursory remarks on the origin, rise and p…rogress of pugilism in England Memoirs of the life of Thomas Cribb; with additional anecdotes of female pugilism, other pugilists, pedestrianism, etc Memoirs of the life of Thomas Hickman; including miscellaneous reports on sporting ardour, an altercation between two ladies, and the brutality of the American mode of fighting Memoirs of Tom Shelton, the Navigator; with a discussion of the cruel amusements of the Westminster Pit, life in London, and related subjects On the advantages of training Memoirs of Tom Molineux; with further observations on the progress of pugilism, and an account of bull baiting Memoirs of Jack Slack; as well as sundry items on badger baiting, the bilking of an Archbishop, and combats between such varied participants as animals, labourers, and rival lovers Memoirs of Joshua Hudson.
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Published by Jones & Co. 3, and J. L. Marks, 1822
- Art / Print / Poster
Seller: Malcolm Books, Thetford, United KingdomMalcolm Books
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Add to basketNo Binding. Condition: Good. 20 hand coloured plates, including the Frontispiece only, NO TEXT. Some with Published by Jones & Co. Dated 1821 (one) & others 1822, other with no publisher details , one with Marks Fec, a few drawn and etched by H. Alken. Others with no artist or publisher details. Most in very good condition, 2 wi…th edge tear, a couple with very minor edge wear, Frontispiece has edge tear, corner fold and a edge folding at top. It would appear originally published in 2 vols 1821 & 1822 with 30 plates in total. We found a single framed plate for sale at £85. Henry Alken, Pierce Egan (illustrator).
More imagesPublished by Albion Press: printed by James Cundee for Thomas Hurst, J. Harris [et al.], [London], 1804
- First Edition
Seller: Rulon-Miller Books (ABAA / ILAB), St. Paul, MN, U.S.A.Rulon-Miller Books (ABAA / ILAB)
Contact seller5-star sellerFirst Edition. First edition, 8vo, pp. vi, [10], 542, [2]; engraved title page, 16 engraved plates; original pink paper-covered boards (soiled, worn at edges), rebacked without spine label, uncut; a good, sound and clean copy. Huth, 71; Schwerdt II, 173.
