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Egan, Pierce (1772-1849) Real Life in London [and] David Carey's (fl. circa 1820) Life in Paris. London: for Jones & Co., 1821, 1822; [and] London: for John Fairburn, 1822. Three octavo volumes, all illustrated with colored plates throughout, London illustrated by Egan, George and Robert Cruikshank and Isaac Richard; bound in in full contemporary tan calf by Tout; Paris illustrated by George Cruikshank, bound in full red morocco by Wood, each about 8 x 5 in. (3)
N.B. https://www.bl.uk/collection-items/pierce-egans-life-in-london
Estimate $300-500
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Fine Books & Manuscripts
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