Pierce Egan Paintings & Artwork for Sale | Pierce Egan Art Value Price Guide

Aug. 15, 2024
London.- [Egan (Pierce, imitation of)] Real Life in London, 2 vol., for Jones and Co., 1823
Est: £250 - £350
London.- [Egan (Pierce)] Real Life in London, 2 vol., frontispieces, additional pictorial titles and 30 plates by all hand-coloured aquatints by and after Rowlandson, Alken, Heath, Dighton etc., engraved bookplates, some off-setting, some spots and light browning, contemporary calf, gilt, rebacked retaining original back-strips gilt with black morocco labels, small mark to upper cover, spine heads a little torn, elsewhere light rubbing to extremities, [c.f. Abbey Life 280; Tooley 199], 8vo, for Jones and Co., 1823. *** Later issue, first published in 1821-22. Contains the two extra plates 'St. George's Day, Presentation at the Levee' and 'Tom and Bob catching a Charley Napping'.
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Jul. 05, 2024
Cruikshank (Robert & George).- Egan (Pierce) Finish to the Adventures of Tom, Jerry, and Logic, in their pursuits through Life In and Out of London, illustrated by Robert Cruikshank, c.1869; and ...
Est: £150 - £200
Cruikshank (Robert & George).- Egan (Pierce) Finish to the Adventures of Tom, Jerry, and Logic, in their pursuits through Life In and Out of London, 35 hand-coloured plates only (of 36) by Robert Cruikshank, hand-coloured title vignette, illustrations, 2 plates and O4 detached, X3 & Y1 with tear into text with no loss, chipping and short tears to some edges, cracked hinges, scattered spotting, new endpapers, original cloth, rebacked, rubbed, bumping to corners and extremities, c.1869 § Fielding (Henry) The History of Tom Jones, 2 vol., frontispieces and plates by George Cruikshank, bookplate, contemporary half-calf by Bayntun (Riviere), 1915; and 2 others illustrated by George Cruikshank, 8vo (5).
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Jun. 13, 2024
Egan (Pierce) Robin Hood and Little John; or, The Merry Men of Sherwood Forest, 1848 & others (c.35)
Est: £150 - £200
Egan (Pierce) Robin Hood and Little John; or, The Merry Men of Sherwood Forest, illustrations, contemporary morocco, rubbed, 1848 § Hodgson Burnett (Frances) Two Little Pilgrims' Progress, illustrations by R. W. Macbeth, ink gift inscription on endpapers, original pictorial cloth, fine and remarkably bright, 1895; and c.35 others, mostly children's and illustrated, with some Gustave Doré illustrated works, v.s. (c.35)
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Mar. 27, 2024
Egan (Pierce) The Life of an Actor, first edition, hand-coloured aquatints, original boards, 1825.
Est: £500 - £700
Egan (Pierce) The Life of an Actor, first edition, hand-coloured aquatint frontispiece and 26 plates by and after Theodore Lane, illustrations, one or two plates with marginal foxing, lightly offset but generally clean, original pictorial boards with 2 vignettes to upper cover and 3 to lower, uncut, a little rubbed and soiled, spine torn and repaired, preserved in later cloth folder and drop-front box, slightly rubbed, [Abbey, Life 414; Tooley 195], 8vo, 1825. *** Rarely found in the original boards.
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Mar. 21, 2024
London.- [Egan (Pierce), imitation] Real Life in London; or, the Rambles and Adventures of Bob Tallyho, first edition, mixed issues, 1821-22; and Egan's Life in London (3).
Est: £250 - £350
London.- [Egan (Pierce), imitation] Real Life in London; or, the Rambles and Adventures of Bob Tallyho, 2 vol., first edition, mixed issues, hand-coloured aquatint and etched frontispieces, additional titles and 30 plates after Thomas Rowlandson, Henry Alken, W. Heath & others including the 2 additional plates, frontispieces little trimmed, some very small marginal chips or short tears to text and a few plates, without loss and most repaired, a few plates with imprints trimmed, light offsetting, some light browning, some spotting and soiling, modern blue half morocco, spines a touch darkened, covers very slightly scuffed, [Tooley 198; Abbey, Life, 280], 1821-22; and Egan's Life in London, 8vo (3).
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Nov. 23, 2023
Bishop (William) "The Bishop of Bond Street".- Egan (Pierce) Fistiana; or, The Oracle of the Ring, sixth edition, inscribed by 'The Bishop of Bond Street', 1846; and another edition (2)
Est: £150 - £200
Bishop (William) "The Bishop of Bond Street".- Egan (Pierce) Fistiana; or, The Oracle of the Ring, sixth edition, engraved frontispiece, presentation inscription on front free endpaper "From The Bishop of Bond St. To His Friend Dr. Jones 1848", original limp cloth, spine dated in white ink, 1846; and a 2nd edition (1842) of the same with a manuscript 'sparring' list and folding printed list of bouts for the year at end, 12mo (2) ⁂ William Bishop (1797-1871) was the famed 'Bishop of Bond Street', the de facto main salesman for gunsmith Westley Richards. He became renowned and well-respected amongst the gentlemen frequenting the fashionable West End and occasionally organised a rat hunt, cock fight or boxing match - hence the inscription.
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Sep. 26, 2023
Egan (Pierce) Finish to the Adventures of Tom, Jerry, and Logic, first edition, first issue, bound from parts, later scarlet morocco, 1830.
Est: £200 - £300
Egan (Pierce) Finish to the Adventures of Tom, Jerry, and Logic, in their Pursuits through Life in and out of London , first edition, first issue with engraved title dated 1829 and woodcuts on pp.7, 40 & 42, bound from the original 12 parts, hand-coloured aquatint frontispiece and 35 plates by and after Robert Cruikshank except for one plate by George Cruikshank, wood-engraved title-vignette and illustrations, some marginal soiling, one or two plates with small tears to edges (repaired), stab-holes, bookplate of George Seton Veitch, later crushed scarlet morocco, gilt, by Zaehnsdorf, spine gilt, t.e.g., others uncut, with most of the very rare original printed front and rear pictorial wrappers to original parts bound in at end (lacking only upper wrapper to Part I, a little soiled, one or two small stains), spine very slightly rubbed and faded, [Abbey, Life 284-285; Bobins 1337; Cohn 264; Tooley 197], 8vo, 1830.
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Sep. 26, 2023
Egan (Pierce) Anecdotes, (Original and Selected) of the Turf, the Chase, the Ring, and the Stage..., first edition, hand-coloured aquatints, original pictorial boards, 1827.
Est: £400 - £600
Egan (Pierce) Anecdotes, (Original and Selected) of the Turf, the Chase, the Ring, and the Stage..., first edition, hand-coloured aquatint frontispiece and 12 plates by Theodore Lane, illustrations, plates all bound before text, frontispiece lightly offset on title, small contemporary ink annotation to foot of p.229, crease to last few leaves, 4pp. advertisements bound in at beginning, bookplate of Duncan Andrews, an excellent clean copy in the original pictorial boards with 3 sporting vignettes to each cover, uncut, a little rubbed and soiled, spine ends repaired, preserved in later red cloth folder and morocco-backed slip-case, spine faded, [Abbey, Life 283; Bobins 283; Schwerdt I p.158; Tooley 194], 8vo, 1827. ⁂ Covering a range of sports and entertainments and including plates of horse-racing, rowing, a circus, and a hopping match held on Clapham Common.
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Sep. 26, 2023
[Egan (Pierce)] Real Life in Ireland...by a Real Paddy, first edition, Printed by B. Bensley, 1821.
Est: £600 - £800
[Egan (Pierce)] Real Life in Ireland...by a Real Paddy, first edition, frontispiece and 18 plates, all hand-coloured aquatints by Henry Alken and William Heath, some offsetting and occasional foxing, uncut in original pictorial boards, rubbed, spotted and soiled, preserved in modern cloth-backed board drop-back box with green morocco label to upper cover, [Abbey, Life 282; Tooley 201; Bobins 1334], 8vo, Printed by B. Bensley, 1821. ⁂ A rare survival in the original boards with the plates bound immediately after the leaves of contents rather than at the places within the book indicated in the "Directions to Binder". Six plates are dated 1822 as listed in Tooley and two plates have variant titles: plate 13 is captioned Adventures in a Snoozing Cellar and is undated and plate 18 is captioned Our Hero and his Friends having a small taste of a Row in the Theatre, also undated. Provenance: Richard Godfrey Bosanquet (bookplate); Moncure Biddle (bookplate).
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Aug. 24, 2023
Egan (Pierce)
Est: £100 - £200
Egan (Pierce) Egan (Pierce) Sporting Anecdotes, Original and selectedâ¦, engraved frontispiece, offsetting, 3 advertisements (27pp.) at rear, original printed boards, worn, some loss to head and foot of spine, 12mo, for Sherwood, Neely and Jones, 1820; [with] Pierce Egan's account of the trial of John Thurtell and Joseph Hunt. With an appendix, disclosing some extraordinary facts, exclusively in the possession of the editor, [Hartley 594], engraved frontispiece and 6 woodcut plates, appendix with separate title page, titles and frontispiece with browning and offsetting, quarter morocco, spine cracked and held together with tape, Knight & Lacey, 1824; (2)
Chiswick Auctions
Aug. 10, 2023
Egan (Pierce) Boxiana; or, Sketches of [Ancient and] Modern Pugilism, 3 vol., 1823-24-29.
Est: £300 - £500
Egan (Pierce) Boxiana; or, Sketches of [Ancient and] Modern Pugilism, 3 vol., engraved frontispieces and additional titles, 31 engraved plates, 4 of which folding, armorial bookplate of Villiers Hatton, additional bookplate to front endpapers, additional titles to vol. 1 & 3 with faded contemporary ink inscription to head, vol. 2 additional title with repaired chip to upper margin, plates to vol. 1 trimmed, a few times shaving imprint and once touching image, a few expertly repaired tears to folding plates, with occasional very small loss, one plate to vol. 3 with a few tiny nicks to fore-edge, some light offsetting, occasional light foxing or soiling, vol. 2 & 3 upper hinges weak, handsomely bound in polished calf by Riviere & Son, spines gilt in compartments and with crimson and tan morocco labels, vol. 1 sympathetically rebacked, lightly rubbed, a few marks to vol. 1 lower cover, vol. 2 & 3 joints split but holding, g.e., 8vo, vol. 1 & 2 for Sherwood, Jones & Co, vol. 3 for G. Virtue, 1823-24-29. ⁂ Early reprints from the Boxiana series, the first three volumes originally published in 1813, 1818 and 1821. The series was continued by Egan's rival Jon Bee for a fourth volume in 1824. Egan published two further volumes under "New Series" Boxiana in 1828 and 1829.
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Aug. 10, 2023
London.- [Egan (Pierce), imitation] Real Life in London; or, The Rambles and Adventures of Bob Tallyho, Esq., 2 vol., polished calf by Root & Son, 1827-29.
Est: £200 - £300
London.- [Egan (Pierce), imitation] Real Life in London; or, The Rambles and Adventures of Bob Tallyho, Esq., 2 vol., 32 hand-coloured aquatint and etched plates, plus 3 extra plates (of which one in vol. 2 a duplicate), making 35 plates in total, including frontispieces and additional pictorial titles, tissue guards, frontispieces trimmed, just within image to vol. 1, a couple plates with tiny stab-holes to fore-margin, occasional light browning, the odd spot or patch of minor soiling, one or two subtle stains to endpapers, pastedowns with offsetting where bookplate removed, upper hinges tender, handsomely bound in polished calf by Root & Son, upper covers with central gilt motif of a dancing couple, gilt spines in compartments and with motifs including dancers and playing cards, lightly rubbed and scuffed, vol. 2 upper joint split but holding, other joints split at head and foot, [cf. Abbey, Life, 280; Tooley 198], 8vo, 1827-29. ⁂ First published in parts between 1821 and 22. "The work had tremendous success, probably outrivalling in popularity its prototype, Egan's Life in London" (Abbey).
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Jul. 27, 2023
Egan (Pierce) Life in London; or the Day and Night Scenes of Jerry Hawthorn, 1823.
Est: £150 - £200
Egan (Pierce) Life in London; or the Day and Night Scenes of Jerry Hawthorn, 36 hand-coloured aquatint plates by I. R. and G. Cruikshank, 3 folding engraved plates, offsetting, occasional finger-soiling, ink ownership inscription to title, contemporary half calf, rebacked, retaining original backstrip, rubbed and worn, 8vo, 1823.
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Apr. 13, 2023
Egan (Pierce) Life in London; or the Day and Night Scenes ..., first edition, 1821.
Est: £150 - £200
Egan (Pierce) Life in London; or the Day and Night Scenes ..., first edition, half-title, additional engraved hand-coloured title and 35 hand-coloured plates by I.R. and George Cruikshank, 6pp. folding sheet music, bookplate, near contemporary crushed red morocco by Riviere & Son, gilt, g.e., 8vo, Sherwood, Neely and Jones, 1821.
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Jul. 21, 2022
Egan (Pierce) Real Life in London, 2 vol., first edition, 1821-22.
Est: £200 - £300
Egan (Pierce) Real Life in London; or, the Rambles and Adventures of Bob Tallyho, 2 vol., first edition, mixed issues, etched aquatint frontispieces, additional engraved titles and plates after Thomas Rowlandson, Henry Alken and W. Heath, hand-colouring, some lightly spotted, several trimmed with a few shaving imprint, some torn and neatly repaired, modern red morocco, gilt, by Rivière & Son, spines gilt, g.e., slightly rubbed at joints and extremities, a few very light scuffs to covers, [Tooley 198; Abbey, Life 280], 8vo, 1821-2.
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Mar. 10, 2022
Boxing.- [Egan (Pierce)] Boxiana; or, Sketches of Antient & Modern Pugilism, [c.1820].
Est: £200 - £300
Boxing.- [Egan (Pierce)] Boxiana; or, Sketches of Antient & Modern Pugilism, engraved frontispiece, engraved title, 62 plates, without any text, occasional spotting, bookplate, faint marginal water-staining to last few plates, later morocco-backed boards, rubbed and worn, bumping to corners and spine extremities, 8vo, [c.1820]. ⁂ This appears to be a collection of plates from various numbers of 'Boxiana', which have been bound together.
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Nov. 18, 2021
London.- Egan (Pierce) Real Life in London; or, the Rambles and Adventures of Bob Tallyho, 2 vol., first edition, 1821.
Est: £200 - £300
London.- Egan (Pierce) Real Life in London; or, the Rambles and Adventures of Bob Tallyho, 2 vol., first edition, 2 engraved hand-coloured frontispieces, 2 additional engraved hand-coloured titles, 28 engraved hand-coloured plates, spotting, vol. 1 with final free endpaper detached, contemporary half-calf, a little rubbed, 8vo, 1821.
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Jun. 12, 2021
Pierce EGAN - The finish to the adventures of Tom, Jerr
Est: €75 - €100
Pierce EGAN - The finish to the adventures of Tom, Jerry, and Logic, in their pursuits through life in and out of London. With numerous illustrations by Robert Cruikshank. London, Reeves & Turner, 1887. Grand in-8, demi-chagrin poli rouge à coins, dos à cinq nerfs se prolongeant à froid sur les plats (dos légèrement passé, infimes griffures). xvi, 312 pp. 36 hors-texte en couleurs.
Alain & Evelyne Morel de Westgaver
Oct. 03, 2019
Egan (Pierce) Finish to the Adventure of Tom, Jerry, and Logic in their Pursuits through Life in and out of London, first edition, 1830; and others (10)
Est: £150 - £200
Egan (Pierce) Finish to the Adventure of Tom, Jerry, and Logic in their Pursuits through Life in and out of London, first edition, hand-coloured engraved frontispiece and 35 hand-coloured plates, illustrations, occasional faint off-setting, bookplates, contemporary calf, gilt, 1830 § Metropolitan Grievances; or, a Serio-Comic Glance at Minor Mischiefs in London and its Vicinity, folding etched frontispiece, occasional spotting and browning, previous owner's ink inscription, original boards, rubbed and worn, 1812 § [Surtees (Robert Smith)] Mr. Sponge's Sporting Tour, 1853; "Ask Mama;" or, the Richest Commoner in Englander, 1858; "Plain or Ringlets?", 1860; Mr. Facey Romford's Hounds, 1865, hand-coloured etchings by John Leech, illustrations, occasional spotting, contemporary calf, rebacked with original spines laid down, a little rubbed; and 4 others, similar, 8vo (10)
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Feb. 14, 2018
Boxing - Egan, Pierce, SALEROOM NOTICE: Famous Fights in the Prize Ring lacks final leaf.
Est: £250 - £350
Boxing - Egan, Pierce, SALEROOM NOTICE: Famous Fights in the Prize Ring lacks final leaf. Boxiana, or Sketches of Ancient and Modern Pugilism. London: volume 1: G. Smeeton, 1812; [volume 2: Sherwood, Neely & Jones, 1818]. 2 volumes, 8vo, additional engraved title and frontispiece in volume 1, and 23 plates (4 folding, of which 2 laid down), EXTRA-ILLUSTRATED with 9 hand-coloured engraved plates by Henry Alken, contemporary half calf gilt; Fitchett, W.H. Fights for the Flag. 1898, 8vo, plates, contemporary calf gilt, bookplates of C.F.S. Chambers; Famous Fights in the Prize Ring. Great International Fight between Tom Sayers and Heenan. Large 8vo, folding frontispiece, pp.1-238, 19th century cloth, some browning; Sparrow, W.S. British Sporting Artists from Barlow to Herring. 1922. First edition, 4to, plates, some coloured, original bright green cloth gilt; Sabin, V.P. An Illustrated Catalogue of a Fine Collection of Old English Sporting Prints, Drawings & Paintings. 1933. 4to, plates, original wrappers; Greenwood, J. Wild Sports of the World. 1862, 8vo, 10 coloured plates printed by W. Dickes (Ostrich plate misbound at p.321), 5 folding maps, later cloth (7)
Lyon & Turnbull
Oct. 14, 2016
Egan, Pierce: Life in London
Est: €350 - €500
Egan, Pierce. Life in London; or, the day and night scenes of Jerry Hawthorn, and his elegant friend Corinthian Tom. Mit 36 kolorierten Aquatintaradierungen (inkl. Frontispiz) von George Cruikshank. 23,5 x 15 cm. Maroquin um 1890 (minimal bestoßen, Gelenke und Rücken restaurierten hinterlegt) mit figürlicher RVergoldung, goldgeprägtem RTitel, Deckel- , Steh- und Innenkantenfilten sowie dreiseitigem Goldschnitt (signiert "Wood. London"). London, Sherwood, Jones & Co.,1823. Zweite Ausgabe. Pierce Egan (1772-1849) erzählt in zeitgenössischem Slang die Eskapaden der drei Protagonisten Tom, Jerry und Logic, die auf Vergnügungstour durch die ärmlichen Stadtviertel Londons ziehen. – Mit einem durchgehenden kleinen Fleck am Rand, sonst nur minimal gebräunt. Mit zeitgenössischem Exlibris auf dem vorderen Innenspiegel. Insgesamt wohlerhaltenes und schön gebundenes Exemplar. Der geschmackvolle Handeinband mit dekorativen Eckfleurons, die einen Pferdekopf, ein paar Boxerhandschuhe, ein Schild mit gekreuzten Schwertern und ein kleines Tischstillleben einrahmen. Die Stempel sind auf dem Rücken und als Eckfleurons der Innenkantenvergoldung wiederholt.
Bassenge Auctions
Aug. 31, 2016
Egan, Pierce
Est: £150 - £200
Egan, Pierce Life in London; or, The Day and Night Scenes of Jerry Hawthorn, Esq. and his Elegant Friend Corinthian Tom... London: Sherwood, Neely, and Jones, 1822. 8vo, 36 hand-coloured plates, 3 folding sheets of engraved music, contemporary half calf, ownership signature to title-page, some offsetting, soiling and foxing
Lyon & Turnbull
Sep. 25, 2014
Pierce Egan's Finish to the Adventures of Tom, Jerry, and Logic, in Their Pursuits Through Life in and out of London
Est: $800 - $1,200
 xvi, 368 pp. Half title not present. 36 hand-colored plates by Robert Cruikshank. (8vo) 23x14.5 cm (9x5¾") early full polished blue calf, gilt borders, blindstamped border and central decorative device, spine gilt, all edges gilt. First Edition.
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Sep. 25, 2014
Life in London; or, the Day and Night Scences of Jerry Hawthorn, Esq. and his Elegand Friend Cornthian Tom, Accompanied by Bob Logic, the Oxonian, kin their Rambles and Sprees through the Metropolis
Est: $1,000 - $1,500
 (iii)-xvi, 376, [8] ad pp. Half title not retained. With 36 hand-colored aquatint plates by Robert & George Cruikshank; 3 folding engraved plates of music; woodcuts in the text. (8vo) 22.5x14 cm (8¾x5¾"), later full red levant morocco ruled in gilt, spine gilt, raised bands, gilt dentelles, top edge gilt. Bound by Zaehnsdorf. First Edition, First Issue.
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Sep. 25, 2014
Life in London; or, the Day and Night Scences of Jerry Hawthorn, Esq. and his Elegand Friend Cornthian Tom, Accompanied by Bob Logic, the Oxonian, kin their Rambles and Sprees through the Metropolis
Est: $500 - $800
 xvi, 376 pp. Ad pages not retained. With 36 hand-colored aquatint plates by Robert & George Cruikshank; 3 folding engraved plates of music; woodcuts in the text. (8vo) 23.5x14.5 cm (9¼x6"), later full blue levant morocco tooled in gilt, raised bands, gilt dentelles, all edges gilt. Bound by Reviere. First Edition, Second Issue.
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Sep. 10, 2013
[EGAN (PIERCE)]
Est: £300 - £500
Real Life in London; Or, The Rambles and Adventures of Bob Tallyho, ESQ. 2 vol., first edition, second issue, 34 hand-coloured aquatint plates (including frontispieces and additional titles), 5 trimmed, 3 mounted on stubs, 4 with short tears repaired, 2 laid down, red morocco gilt by Riviere, g.e., a few very small scuffs to upper cover of volume 1 [Abbey Life 280], 8vo, Jones, 1821-22
Bonhams
Sep. 01, 2008
PIERCE EGAN
Est: £500 - £800
PIERCE EGAN Finish to the Adventures of Tom, Jerry, and Logic, in their pursuits through life in and out of London. London: George Virtue, 1830. 12 original parts, 8°, 36 hand-coloured engraved plates by R. Cruikshank, 2 plates loosely inserted at end (a few parts disbound or leaves detached, second half of pt. VII dampstained, strongly at end, some spotting and soiling), original pale green printed wrappers (pt. III lacks wrappers, pt. II lacks front wrapper with one page of explanation to the text, wrappers generally lightly soiled, a few chips), cloth box. FIRST EDITION IN ORIGINAL PARTS. Tooley 197. (12)
Christie's
Jan. 10, 2007
Egan, Pierce
Est: £150 - £200
Egan, Pierce The Life of an Actor. London: Pickering and Chatto, 1892, 8vo, 27 hand coloured plates, full green morocco gilt by Whitman Bennett of New York, fading to backstrip, interior clean
Lyon & Turnbull
Jan. 10, 2007
Egan, Pierce
Est: £500 - £700
Egan, Pierce Real Life in London. London: printed for Jones & Co, 1823, 8vo, 2 volumes, hand coloured engraved titles, 32 hand-coloured plates, later red morocco gilt by Morrell, a.e.g., a fine set (2)
Lyon & Turnbull
May. 17, 2005
EGAN, PIERCE.
Est: £200 - £300
Sporting Anecdotes. 1825, new edition, 8vo, frontispiece, three hand-coloured plates, one folding, 2 portraits, nineteenth century calf gilt, gilt edges
Sotheby's
May. 03, 2000
EGAN, PIERCE
Est: $400 - $600
Life In London: Or, the Day and Night Scenes...
Doyle New York
May. 03, 2000
[EGAN, PIERCE]
Est: $400 - $600
Real Life in Ireland; Or, The Day and Night Scenes...Of Brian Born...18 hand-colored aquatints. Tall 8vo, old quarter.
Doyle New York