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EGAN (PIERCE) Life in London, or, the Day and Night Scenes of Jerry Hawthorn, Esq. and his Eleg...

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EGAN (PIERCE) Life in London, or, the Day and Night Scenes of Jerry Hawthorn, Esq. and his Elegant Friend Corinthian Tom, accompanied by Bob Logic, FIRST EDITION, FIRST ISSUE, with no footnote on p.9, the first sheet of music unnumbered and 'good-bies' in the first line on p.376, half-title, 36 hand-coloured aquatint plates (including frontispiece) by I.R. and G. Cruikshank, 3 folding sheets of engraved music, numerous wood engraved illustrations, 4pp. advertisements at end, occasional light browning and soiling, red morocco gilt by Riviere, [Abbey Life 281; Tooley 196], Sherwood, Neely & Jones, 1821--Real Life in London, 2 vol., FIRST EDITION, large paper copy, hand-coloured aquatint and etched frontispieces, additional titles and 28 plates after Thomas Rowlandson, Henry Alken, W. Heath & others, lacking the printed titles and without the 2 additional plates, some light damp-staining in lower margins, repair to plate 24, red crushed morocco gilt by Zaehnsdorf, joints and edges rubbed [Abbey Life 280; Tooley 198], Jones & Co., 1821--Finish to the Adventures of Tom, Jerry, and Logic, in their Pursuits through Life in and out of London, FIRST EDITION, FIRST ISSUE, with engraved title dated 1829 and woodcuts on pp.7, 40 & 42, hand-coloured aquatint frontispiece and 35 plates by and after Robert Cruikshank (34) and George Cruikshank (1), wood-engraved title-vignette and illustrations, occasional light browning to text, repair to title-page and outer edge of frontispiece, red crushed morocco gilt by Riviere [Abbey Life 284; Tooley 197], G. Virtue, 1830, all 4 volumes with gilt panelled spines, raised bands, inner gilt dentelles, g.e., 8vo (4) Footnotes: FINELY BOUND TRIO OF THE POPULAR LONDON 'HIGH AND LOW LIFE' WORKS BY PIERCE EGAN AND HIS IMITATORS. This lot is subject to the following lot symbols: • • Zero rated for VAT, no VAT will be added to the Hammer Price or the Buyer's Premium. For further information on this lot please visit Bonhams.com For further information about this lot please visit the lot listing

EGAN (PIERCE) Life in London, or, the Day and Night Scenes of Jerry Hawthorn, Esq. and his Elegant Friend Corinthian Tom, accompanied by Bob Logic, FIRST EDITION, FIRST ISSUE, with no footnote on p.9, the first sheet of music unnumbered and 'good-bies' in the first line on p.376, half-title, 36 hand-coloured aquatint plates (including frontispiece) by I.R. and G. Cruikshank, 3 folding sheets of engraved music, numerous wood engraved illustrations, 4pp. advertisements at end, occasional light browning and soiling, red morocco gilt by Riviere, [Abbey Life 281; Tooley 196], Sherwood, Neely & Jones, 1821--Real Life in London, 2 vol., FIRST EDITION, large paper copy, hand-coloured aquatint and etched frontispieces, additional titles and 28 plates after Thomas Rowlandson, Henry Alken, W. Heath & others, lacking the printed titles and without the 2 additional plates, some light damp-staining in lower margins, repair to plate 24, red crushed morocco gilt by Zaehnsdorf, joints and edges rubbed [Abbey Life 280; Tooley 198], Jones & Co., 1821--Finish to the Adventures of Tom, Jerry, and Logic, in their Pursuits through Life in and out of London, FIRST EDITION, FIRST ISSUE, with engraved title dated 1829 and woodcuts on pp.7, 40 & 42, hand-coloured aquatint frontispiece and 35 plates by and after Robert Cruikshank (34) and George Cruikshank (1), wood-engraved title-vignette and illustrations, occasional light browning to text, repair to title-page and outer edge of frontispiece, red crushed morocco gilt by Riviere [Abbey Life 284; Tooley 197], G. Virtue, 1830, all 4 volumes with gilt panelled spines, raised bands, inner gilt dentelles, g.e., 8vo (4) Footnotes: FINELY BOUND TRIO OF THE POPULAR LONDON 'HIGH AND LOW LIFE' WORKS BY PIERCE EGAN AND HIS IMITATORS. This lot is subject to the following lot symbols: • • Zero rated for VAT, no VAT will be added to the Hammer Price or the Buyer's Premium. For further information on this lot please visit Bonhams.com For further information about this lot please visit the lot listing

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