REAL LIFE IN LONDON (2 VOLUMES)

Verlag: Jones And Co., 1822

Beschreibung

Circa 1822. 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. Title pages have been swapped by the binder i.e. volume one contains title page for volume two and vice versa. All plates present. Text block browned. Contents browned and foxed. Plates nice and bright with browning and foxing mainly to margins. Packaged with care and promptly dispatched!. Bestandsnummer des Verkäufers 1820499

Bibliografische Details

Titel: REAL LIFE IN LONDON (2 VOLUMES)

Verlag: Jones And Co.

Erscheinungsdatum: 1822

Einband: Hardback

Zustand: Good

Zustand des Schutzumschlags: No Jacket

Auflage: 1. Auflage