Real Life in London, With Hand-Colored Plates
by Egan, Pierce
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- first
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About This Item
[EGAN, Pierce]. Real Life in London. London: Jones, 1821-24. Two volumes. First Edition, third issue. Full tan morocco bindings, spine gilt, double gilt rule borders. 28 Hand-colored plates after Alken, Rowlandson, etc., in addition to frontispieces and illustrated title pages. 655 pages & 668 pages, respectively. A journalist and a well-known character in his day, Pierce Egan started a craze with Life in London. It suited the taste of the time, when a "fast' life had become a sophisticated and conscious aim. To the modern reader, Real Life in London acts as a guide to the social history of early nineteenth century London. Old dampstain and shelfwear, some scuffing to covers. Occassinal offsetting and foxing. Overall in very good condition.
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- Bookseller
- Max Rambod Inc. (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 17398
- Title
- Real Life in London, With Hand-Colored Plates
- Author
- Egan, Pierce
- Book Condition
- Used
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Note
- May be a multi-volume set and require additional postage.
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Max Rambod Inc.
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Woodland Hills, California
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For over 30 years, we have served a clientele of collectors, private institutions, universities, and public libraries in acquisition and collection development. We are members of ILAB, ABAA, and PADA, and have furnished collections around the world with rare and unique material; from the personal letters of literary greats to first edition Journals of Congress to unique pamphlets from the civil rights era. We strive to find archives and original early printed material that can fill gaps in existing institutional holdings; the kind of material that can bring new perspectives to the traditionally disregarded voices of indigiouneous peoples, women, and African-Americans.
We pride ourselves on the ability to track down the rarest and most interesting material for our client's collections. The partnerships we form with libraries, institutions, and personal collectors begin with a phone call or an email and last for decades. We offer an unconditional guarantee for each item's authenticity and completeness.
Glossary
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- Morocco
- Morocco is a style of leather book binding that is usually made with goatskin, as it is durable and easy to dye. (see also...
- Shelfwear
- Minor wear resulting from a book being place on, and taken from a bookshelf, especially along the bottom edge.
- Spine
- The outer portion of a book which covers the actual binding. The spine usually faces outward when a book is placed on a shelf....
- First Edition
- In book collecting, the first edition is the earliest published form of a book. A book may have more than one first edition in...
- Gilt
- The decorative application of gold or gold coloring to a portion of a book on the spine, edges of the text block, or an inlay in...