London: Printed for Sherwood, Neely, and Jones, Paternoster-Row, 1821. "Indeed, the Taste for it Amounted to a Craze" EGAN, Pierce. [CRUIKSHANK, George and Robert, illustrators]. 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..... More
London: Printed for C.S. Arnold, 1825. “The Life of an Actor” - Theatrical Life in the Age of Kean Pierce Egan’s Celebrated Portrait of the Stage, Richly Illustrated EGAN, Pierce. The Life of an Actor… Dedicated to Edmund Kean, Esq. The Poetical Descriptions by T. Greenwood. Embellished with Twenty-Seven Characteristic..... More
London: Printed for Jones & Co., 1821. A Fine Early Pictorial Inlaid Binding by Bayntun of Bath EGAN, Pierce. ALKEN, Henry, [illustrator]. DIGHTON, Richard, [illustrator]. ROWLANDSON, Thomas, [illustrator]. Real Life in London, or, The Rambles and Adventures of Bob Tallyho, Esq. and His Cousin, the Hon. Tom Dashall, through the..... More
Paris: chez Jules Didot [and] Baudouin Frères, 1823. Tom, Jerry, and Bob Logic en Français Twenty-Four Hand-Colored Aquatint Engravings [CRUIKSHANK, George and Robert, illustrators]. EGAN, Pierce. Diorama Anglais, ou Promenades Pittoresques a Londres, Renfermant les Notes les plus Exactes sur les Caracteres, les Moeurs et usages de la Nation Anglaise..... More
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..... More
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..... More
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