Pierce Egan's Finish to the Adventures of Tom, Jerry and Logic, in Their Pursuits Through Life in and Out of London

Pierce Egan's Finish to the Adventures of Tom, Jerry and Logic, in Their Pursuits Through Life in and Out of London
Pierce Egan's Finish to the Adventures of Tom, Jerry and Logic, in Their Pursuits Through Life in and Out of London

Pierce Egan's Finish to the Adventures of Tom, Jerry and Logic, in Their Pursuits Through Life in and Out of London

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Category

Colour Plate

Literature

Publisher

G. Virtue

Author

Egan, Pierce

Illustrator

Cruikshank, Robert

Reference

1310

xvi, 368pp, plates. Later full calf, raised bands, spine in six panels, title label to second panel, remaining panels with volute corner pieces in blind, volutes in gilt to bands, covers with thick and thin fillet border surrounding a foliate frame in blind, all edges marbled, marbled endpapers.

Modern reback, rubbed to extremities. Internally some off setting from engravings, otherwise quite bright and clean. Complete with thirty-six coloured engravings by Robert Cruikshank.

This copy has the woodcuts on pages 40 and 42, which Tooley designates as the first issue, Abbey suggests no priority. One of the more uncommon of Egan's books.

Tooley 197; Abbey Life 285

Period

8vo

Year

Good+

Binding

Framed and Glazed

Publish Place

London

Publish Year

1830

Edition

First Edition

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