ALKEN, Henry; EGAN, Pierce, imitation of; HEATH, William, illustrator

Real Life in Ireland;

London: Jones and Co. and J.J. Marks, 1821. High and Low Life in Dublin ALKEN, Henry, illustrator. [EGAN, Pierce, imitation of]. Real Life in Ireland; or, The Day and Night Scenes, Rovings, Rambles, and Sprees, Bulls, Blunders, Bodderation and Blarney, of Brian Boru, Esq. and his elegant friend Sir Shawn O'Dogherty. Exhibiting a Real Picture of Characters, Manners, &c. in High and Low Life, in Dublin and Various Parts of Ireland. Embellished with Humorous Coloured Engravings, From Original Designs by the most eminent Artists. By a Real Paddy. London: Jones and Co. and J.J. Marks, 1821. First edition. Tall octavo (8 3/4 x 5 11/16 in; 226 x 142 mm). vii, [1, blank], 6-296 pp. Frontispiece and eighteen hand-colored plates by and after William Heath, Henry Alken, and others (all bound together before text). Original quarter green cloth over blue paper boards with printed spine label, rebacked with original backstrip laid down. Some rubbing and light soiling to boards, spine label a little chipped, some soiling to plate margins not affecting image. A very good copy of a scarcely seen book. "Though not so good it is more rare than [Egan's] Life in London" (Tooley). "Real Life in Ireland was initially shunned by educated readers and even a quick glance at the language and misdeeds of the central characters, Brian Boru and Sir Shawn O'Doherty, reveal that such a publication may once have been able to cause and give offence. However, Real Life in Ireland is more akin to the works of Flann O'Brien and although written nearly 200 years ago is very readable and very funny. "Opening with the discharge of Shawn O'Dogherty from college in Dublin with a small fortune to spend, he is joined from the country by his friend Brian Boru, who along the way is regaled by the stories of Peg O'Shambles, a one-time cockle picker from Ringsend in Dublin, who has fallen on hard times due to her alcoholic husband's misdeeds. Accompanied by many humorous cartoons of Brian Boru's adventures, the characters travel from Belfast to make merry in Dublin. While the characters in Real Life in Ireland might be fictitious the places, events and the Hiberno-Irish featured throughout are not. Although a comparison with James Joyce's travels through Dublin is perhaps hardly appropriate, Real Life in Ireland provides a clear account of Dublin and its inhabitants, as well as the major sights and attractions of its suburbs. Perhaps unintentionally, Real Life in Ireland has left an account of the 'real' trials and tribulations of Ireland in the 1820s. For example, the new harbour at Dalkey is rightly criticised as a waste of money and time the long awaited visit of George IV lamented, but not much regretted." "All-in-all..Real Life in Ireland make[s] for a highly entertaining and extremely funny read and has much to recommend it to a modern readership that might be unfamiliar with its kind" (Eneclann). Abbey, Life 282. Tooley 201. .

David Brass Rare Books (ABAA/ILAB)Professional seller

Book number: 02590

Catalogue: Color-Plate Books

Keywords: EGAN, Pierce, imitation of HEATH, William, illustrator Caricatures Irish Literature English Caricature

Egan. Pierce & George Cruikshank

Diorama Anglais ou promenades pittoresques a Londres.

Renfermant les Notes les plus Exactes sur les Caracteres, les Moeurs et usages de la Nation Anglaise, Prises dans les Differentes Classes de la Societe. Par M. S. Ouvrage orné de vingt-quatre Planches Gravées et Enluminées, et de Plumieurs Sujets Caracteristiques.1st Edition in French. Paris by Jules Didot and Baudouin Freres.1823. 8vo, bound into half-leather & patterned boards,With 24 colored aquatint engravings after the '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 fromEgan Pierce' 253pp..

Antiquariaat De Vries & De VriesProfessional seller

Book number: [1252]

Catalogue: Boek Boksen Caricatuur Frankrijk Geïllustreerd Sport

Keywords: London Paris

George CRUIKSHANK - [Pierce EGAN attribué à]

Real life in London or, The Rambles and Adventures of Bob Tallyho, Esq. and His Cousin, the Hon. Tom Dashall, through the Metropolis

Jones & co | London 1821 - 1822 | 13 x 21.50 cm | 2 volumes reliés Jones & co | London 1821 - 1822 | 13 x 21.50 cm | 2 volumes reliés | Edition originale illustrée de 32 planches dont 2 frontispices et 2 titres gravés par George Cruikshank, gravées à à l'aquatinte par Brooke, Rowlandson et peintes à la main (aquarellées). Première issue, sans la note de bas de page en page 9. La table des planches comptabilise bien 32 planches. 3 feuillets de musique. Reliure en demi veau cerise glacé à coins ca 1870. Dos à nerfs richement orné de feuilles et fleurs, roulettes en queue et tête. Pièce de titre de veau tabac, pièce de tomaison de veau vert sapin. Mors inférieurs des tomes 1 et 2 avec des fendillements et des frottements, mais les mors bien solides et homogènes. Un petit fragment de tête manquant au tome II. Bel exemplaire. Par bien des aspects, l'ouvrage est un guide de Londres, mais c'est également un roman satirique qui présente la vie à Londres au travers des aventures de 3 personnages, Tom Corinthian, Jerry Hawthorne et Bob Logic. Les trois compères visitent ainsi bien des endroits de Londres, leur perception étant victime de leur rang social. Real life in London est en fait une suite et une imitation de Life in London par Pierce Egan, dont on ne connait pas l'auteur. L'ouvrage, dans une veine comique, eut un grand succès populaire; beaucoup plus important que son modèle : Life in London. | [ENGLISH DESCRIPTION ON DEMAND]

Librairie Le Feu FolletProfessional seller

Book number: "87020

Catalogue: Littérature - Éditions originales

DANCE, CHARLES; WEBSTER, B [ED.]. PIERCE EGAN [ILLUS.]

Izaak Walton, a Drama, in Four Parts, Moonlight-Sunrise-Noon-and Sunset

London: Chapman & Hall, 1839. First Edition. Brown hardback half-leather cover with marbled boards. 190mm x 120mm (7" x 5"). 42pp + blanks.. G: in good condition. Rebound in 19th century half-leather binding with original covers bound in. Cover rubbed. Frontis darkened. Previous owner label to front paste-down .

Barter BooksProfessional seller

Book number: L0426

Catalogue: Fishing

Keywords: Fishing Drama 1750 - 1850 Antiquarian

EGAN, Pierce / FORD, John

Boxiana; or Sketches of ancient and modern pugilism from the days of the renowned James Figg and Jack Broughton, to the heroes of the later Milling Era, Jack Scroggins and Tom Hickman

The Folio Society, 1976. Used - Good. VG hardback in slipcase Folio Soc. ed.. A selection, edited & introduced by John Ford. Patterned boards with brown cloth spine. A bright, tidy copy; slipcase rather worn Photo:http://cibimages.blob.core.windows.net/img-1/stand_8947_jpg.jpg.

Cotswold Internet BooksProfessional seller

Book number: BOOKS233537I

Pierce Egan

Edward the Black Prince; or, a Tale of the Feudal Times

London, E. Harrison, c1870. Cloth. A scarce copy of this tale, originally published as a series of Penny Dreadfuls circa 1855, with illustrations. Scarce work. Originally published weekly as a Penny Dreadful circa 1855. Illustrated with a frontispiece and thirty-five full page images. An exciting adventure tale following Edward the Black Prince as he visits the Queen, woos young Joan, competes in a tournament, rescues his father, and heads into battle. Written by Pierce Egan, a British journalist, sportswriter, and writer on popular culture. In the original quarter green cloth with pictorial paper covered boards. Externally, sound with rubbing and light chipping resulting in light loss to the extremities. Hinges failed with textblock detached from the binding. Internally, firmly bound. Pages are very bright with the odd spot and light age toning to the extremities. Good Only . Ill.: Not Stated. Good Only .

Rooke BooksProfessional seller

Book number: 884T65

Catalogue: English Literature Pre 1900

Keywords: Edward Black Prince Feudal Egan Black Prince Not Stated

EGAN Pierce

The Finish to the Adventures of Tom, Jerry and Logic in their Pursuit through Life In and Out of London. With numerous Illustrations by Robert Cruikshank. BRIGHT COPY IN PUBLISHER'S BINDING

Reeves & Turner,, 1889. Roy. 8vo., with coloured frontispiece, title-vignette and 35 fine coloured plates; original red cloth boards, green roan back lettered in gilt, gilt top, uncut, primrose endpapers, expertly rebacked with old backstrip laid down, a remarkably bright, crisp, clean copy. With 32pp publisher's catalogue at end. A lovely copy of the reissue of the sequel to 'Life in London' (1821).

Island BooksProfessional seller

Book number: 28780

Catalogue: Illustrated Books0

Keywords: illustrated, pierce egan, robert cruikshank, life in london, tom and jerry

Pierce Egan

The Finish to the Adventures of Tom, Jerry, and Logic

London, Reeves & Turner, 1887. Leather. An uncommon copy of this sequel to Pierce Egan's popular work, Life in London. The phrase 'Tom and Jerry' and British usage of 'Tom and Jerry shop' originate from Pierce Egan's fictional work set in London. Without the illustrations called for. Pierce Egan was a popular British journalist, sports writer, and cultural commentator of the early nineteenth centuries. His popular book, Life in London depicted two young encountering both high and low life as they progress through London. The play adaptation of this work was the first play to have a continuous run of one hundred performances, but the lack of copyright protection meant that the book was pirated and plagiarised. Egan includes a riposte to the imitators and pirates in the present volume. Rebound in the publisher's original black calf binding over red cloth boards. Externally, sound. Rubbed to the boards with some light bumping to the extremities. The leather is rubbed and scuffed to the spine, with some calf missing to the head and tail of the spine. Internally, generally firmly bound, with the gutter visible between pages 64 and 65, 192 and 193, as well as 256 and 257. Pages are bright and clean throughout. Good . Ill.: None. Good .

Rooke BooksProfessional seller

Book number: 857N23

Catalogue: English Literature Pre 1900

Keywords: The Finish to the Adventures of Tom, Jerry, and Logic Pierce Egan Life in London Uncommon Pierce Egan Robert Cruickshank Tom and Jerry None

Egan, Pierce

Frank Leslie's Illustrated Newspaper. July 20, 1861. With CIVIL War News and Illustrations

New York, Frank Leslie, Publisher, 1861. Tabloid. Tabloid style newspaper. Folio. Black and white illustrations throughout. Single issue of this newspaper, with this issue containing news on Civil War battles and troop movements, as well as other related action to the Civil War. This includes several large illustrations depicting battle scenes and other scenes of the war. Also present is chapter four of a work by Pierce Egan "Erle Gower." POOR condition. First leaf DETACHED but present. Very heavy chipping, tearing, creasing and loss along the extremities. Paper rather browned. Minor soiling and a few small stains. Horizontal fold crease present. Overall a rather fragile and worn copy. Poor .

Mare BooksellersProfessional seller

Book number: 012670

Catalogue: Americana

Keywords: Noisbn Military/ War Civil War

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, the Oxonian, in Their Rambles and Sprees through the Metropolis

London, Printed for Sherwood, Jones, and Co. 1823, Second Edition. Morocco, 8vo. Bound by Bayntun of Bath. Collation, xvi,376pp, 36 fine hand coloured plates, folding music plates, bound without adverts. Bound in full red morocco, raised bands, ornate gilt tooling within compertments, gilt rule lines on boards, inner dentelles, full gilt edges, marble endpapers. A very attractive binding in superb condition. Internally, some off-setting, heavy in a few places, some occasional light spotting or finger marking. Pages and plates in good condition throughout. A very nice copy, in a fine binding. Very Good Plus.

George Jeffery BooksProfessional seller

Book number: 097669

Catalogue: Antiquarian

Keywords: bayntun binding

EGAN, PIERCE

Life in London, or the Day and Night Scenes of Jerry Hawthorne, Esq. And Corinthian Tom , Accompanied By Bob Logic, the Oxonian, in Their Ramblings and Sprees Through the Metropolis. A New Edition

London, United Kingdom, Sherwood, Jones, & Co. 1823, Re-Issue. Cloth, 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Ill.: Cruikshank, George & Isaac. First published as a monthly journal in London Life from 1820. Dated 1821at the original introduction which was originally published by Sherwood, Neely & Jones and changed to Sherwood Jones (later George Virtue) in 1823 and published with musical scores and ads. CONDITION Has been professionally respine in Red Leather, with original cloth bds which are worn, new eps to tighten, original hand coloured frontis, pp xvii 376 with 37 plates and woodblock engraving through text. Lightly foxed and dust soiled to pages near ends, internally bright with edge browning and the odd finger mark. Overweight. Very Good/N/A.

Ariel BooksProfessional seller

Book number: 12784

Catalogue: History

Keywords: Cruikshank, George & Isaac

EGAN, Pierce

The Life of an Actor

1892. EGAN, Pierce. THE LIFE OF AN ACTOR. The Poetical Desrciptions by T. Greenwood. Embellished with Thirty-seven Characteristic Scenes, Etched by Theodore Lane. London: Pickering and Chatto, 1892. Later printing. The illustrations, which are hand colored, are facsimiles of those in the first edition. 257pp. Large 8vo. red cloth, black rules along the top and bottom edge, lettered in gilt to spine and upper board, illustrated vignette in gilt to upper board, top edge gilt, black glazed endpapers. The text and brightly colored illustrations are clean and fresh; the cloth is soiled and edgeworn, with shallow loss to crown of spine. Contemporary ink ownership to verso of front free endpaper. Overall, a very good copy. .

Boston Book CompanyProfessional seller

Book number: 54317

EGAN, PIERCE

Life in London

NY, D. Appleton & Co. 1904, New Edition. Red Cloth, Paper Spine Label, 12mo - over 6 " 7 " Tall. Ill.: Color Plates. Hardcover, Owner's signature on ffep; Textblock very clean and tight; Binding lightly edge and corner worn and rubbed; Spine label age-sunned and stained; Lacks dust jacket; 297p. Very Good.

Clausen BooksProfessional seller

Book number: EW6789

Catalogue: British History and Culture

Keywords: London, England, London History, British History Color Plates

EGAN, Pierce; LANE, Theodore, illustrator

Life of an Actor, the

London: Printed for C.S. Arnold, 1825. Acting is the Perfect Idiot's Profession" (Katherine Hepburn). "The Art of Acting Consists in Keeping People from Coughing" (Benjamin Franklin). EGAN, Pierce. LANE, Theodore, illustrator. The Life of an Actor- Dedicated to Edmund Kean, Esq. The Poetical Descriptions by T. Greenwood. Embellished with Twenty-Seven Characteristic Scenes, Etched by Theodore Lane. Enriched also With Several Original Designs on Wood, Executed by Mr. Thompson. London: Printed for C.S. Arnold, 1825. First edition. Royal octavo (9 3/4 x 6 1/8 in; 247 x 158 mm.). xvi, 272 pp. Hand-colored aquatint frontispiece, woodcut vignette title-page, twenty-six fine hand-colored aquatint plates and eight woodcuts in the text. Bound ca. 1920 by Mercier Sr. de Cuzin (stamp signed on verso of front free endpaper) in three-quarter red morocco over marbled boards ruled in gilt. Spine elaborately tooled and lettered in gilt marbled endpapers, top edge gilt, others uncut. A spectacularly clean and large copy (Abbey's copy measured 9 3/8 x 5 3/4 inches) with the original printed paper covers and spine bound in. With the small leather bookplate of Bibliophile Réne Descamps-Scrive (1853-1925) on front blank. Originally published in nine parts, the work follows the vicissitudes of actor Peregrine Proteus, who quits his apprenticeship with a printer in a quest for thespian greatness. He achieves a modicum of success, falls prey to 'excesses and dissipation' and ends up in prison. Suitably chastened by adversity, he eventually rises, through his own character and talent - not to mention a fortunate matrimonial match and subsequent inheritance, to a position of eminence and prosperity in the theatrical community. The popular reception of Pierce Egan's Boxiana let to the serial publication of his famous Life in London, the success of which is described in the Dictionary of National Biography as "instantaneous and unprecedented', and the Life of an Actor is a derivative wok no doubt meant to capitalize on the popularity of its predecessors. It is the chief work of Theodore Lane (1800-1828), who subsequently produced illustrations for other books by Egan. The woodcut engravings by John Thompson (1785-1866) are highly esteemed by Abbey. "The book contains nine woodcuts- all by John Thompson, perhaps the ablest exponent of the style of wood-engraving; he cut, in 1839, Mulready's design for the penny postage envelope, and in 1852 designed the figure of Britannia still in use on Bank of England notes; he engraved on wood many designs of Grandville, Johannot &c. for the great Paris publishers." (Abbey). Tooley 195. Abbey, Life 414. Prideaux. p. 308. .

David Brass Rare Books (ABAA/ILAB)Professional seller

Book number: 03780

Catalogue: Color-Plate Books

Keywords: LANE, Theodore, illustrator Actors Fine Bindings Caricatures Theater

EGAN, PIERCE; CRUIKSHANK, I R AND G [ILLUS.]

Life in London; or the Day and Night Scenes of Jerry Hawthorne, Esq. And His Elegant Friend Corinthian Tom Accompanied by Bob Logic, the Oxonian in Their Rambles and Sprees Through the Metropolis

London: Sherwood, Neely, and Jones, 1821. First Edition, Second Issue. Brown hardback leather cover on marbled boards. 240mm x 160mm (9" x 6"). 376pp + adverts. 36 hand-coloured illustrations by I R and G Cruikshank; 3 folding sheets of music. First Edition, second issue, with footnote on page 9 and the first leaf of music unnumbered.. G : in Good condition without dust jacket and rebacked with modern spine. Some edge-wear and rubbing to boards. Occasional light foxing. Bookplates of previous owner to paste-downs. Short letter written and signed by the author bound-in .

Barter BooksProfessional seller

Book number: k3043

Catalogue: Fiction

Keywords: Fiction Humour 1750 - 1850 Antiquarian