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, 1891

About this Item

8vo., later morocco, title, author, and decorations gilt-stamped on spine, inner dentelles, marbled endpapers, xvi, 376 pages. First edition, New Bibliography 3, 1297-80. Author (1772-1849) was a novelist, sportswriter, and chronicler of contemporary Britisch culture. With 36 hand-colored plates, including frontispiece, and 21 wood engravings by I.R. (Isaac Robert) and G. (George) Cruickshank, Sr. (House 273-4). Three foldout plates of music. Dedication to King George IV, table of contents, list of illustrations. Previous owner's name inscribed on front free endpaper. Title and part of dedication detached. Some foxing on foldouts and portions of text. Offset from color plates on facing pages. Overall a beatifull book. Seller Inventory # 0007010

Bibliographic Details

Title: LIFE IN LONDON; OR, THE DAY AND NIGHT SCENES...

Publisher: Sherwood, Neely, and Jones

Publication Date: 1891

Binding: Hardcover

Condition: Good

Dust Jacket Condition: Dust Jacket Included

Edition: 1st Edition