Title: Real Life in London; or, The Rambles and Adventures of Bob Tallyho and his cousin, the Hon. Tom Dashall, through the Metropolis... Author: [Egan, Pierce, imitation] Place: London Publisher: Jones and Co. Date: 1821(-2) Description: 2 volumes. x, [3]-656; [2], ix, [1], 668 pp. Illustrated with 32 hand-colored aquatint plates including frontispieces and additional title-pages, by Henry Alken & others. (8vo) 21x13 cm (8¼x5"), full red straight-grain morocco, inner gilt floral border, surrounded by a Greek key design border and an outer double gilt rule border, spines in six gilt lettered or decorated compartments divided by raised bands, gilt dentelles, marbled endpapers, all edges gilt. First Edition, Third Issue. Finely bound by Bayntun Binder of Bath, England for Brentanos of New York. Third Issue with Jones & Co. listed as publisher on title page & Vol. I, p.108 plate titled "Fives Court..." This copy without the two "optional" plates. Abbey Life 280; Tooley 198. Lot Amendments Condition: Light foxing, a few plates trimmed a bit close; else fine. Item number: 242180
Title: Real Life in London; or, The Rambles and Adventures of Bob Tallyho and his cousin, the Hon. Tom Dashall, through the Metropolis... Author: [Egan, Pierce, imitation] Place: London Publisher: Jones and Co. Date: 1821(-2) Description: 2 volumes. x, [3]-656; [2], ix, [1], 668 pp. Illustrated with 32 hand-colored aquatint plates including frontispieces and additional title-pages, by Henry Alken & others. (8vo) 21x13 cm (8¼x5"), full red straight-grain morocco, inner gilt floral border, surrounded by a Greek key design border and an outer double gilt rule border, spines in six gilt lettered or decorated compartments divided by raised bands, gilt dentelles, marbled endpapers, all edges gilt. First Edition, Third Issue. Finely bound by Bayntun Binder of Bath, England for Brentanos of New York. Third Issue with Jones & Co. listed as publisher on title page & Vol. I, p.108 plate titled "Fives Court..." This copy without the two "optional" plates. Abbey Life 280; Tooley 198. Lot Amendments Condition: Light foxing, a few plates trimmed a bit close; else fine. Item number: 242180
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