Buy this book on-line An Amatuer (Pierce Egan Imitation) : Real Life in London; Or, the Rambles and Adventures of Bob Tallyho, Esq. and His Cousin, the Hon. Tom Dashall ..Jones & Co., London, 1821-31
Nearly fine set in a signed leather binding & cloth slipcase, 8vo, 656, 668 pp., Full polished calf with gilt-decorated spines in six compartments & five raised bands with contrasting title & volume labels. The decorations include (from top to bottom) playing cards, bottles of bubbly, dancers & playing cards again. The labels are partially chipped with a few small pieces missing, not affecting the lettering. Spines slightly darkened. Plain panels with simple triple-ruled gilt borders; double roll-tooled inner dentelles; top edges gilt; marbled endpapers. Volume 1 has a colored title page dated 1821 & a printed title page dated 1831; volume two has the colored title page undated and the printed title page dated 1829. There are 34 hand-colored plates, including the two colored title pages, by the likes of Heath, Alken, Dighton, Rowlandson, etc. Most plates dated 1821 & 1822 with a couple dated 1824, one of the innumerable variations of plates as stated by Tooley. Sturdy felt-lined cloth slipcase from a later date, of course., Bound by Root & Son with their stamp on the enpapers Click here for full details of this book, to ask a question or to buy it on-line. Bibliophile Bookbase probably offers multiple copies of An Amatuer (Pierce Egan Imitation) : Real Life in London; Or, the Rambles and Adventures of Bob Tallyho, Esq. and His Cousin, the Hon. Tom Dashall ... Click here to select from a complete list of available copies of this book. Bibliophile Bookbase lists over 5 million books, maps and prints including first editions, out of print books, rare books, fine bindings and out-of-print books. Bibliophile Bookbase for antiquarian books, maps and prints. |