Lot 159: [EGAN, Pierce (1772-1849)]. Real Life in Ireland; or The day and Night Scenes, Rovings, Rambles and Sprees ... of Brian Borus, Esq. ... by a real Paddy . London: B. Bensley, 1821. 8° (250 x 153mm). 19 hand-coloured aquatint plates by Henry

[EGAN, Pierce (1772-1849)]. Real Life in Ireland; or The day and Night Scenes, Rovings, Rambles and Sprees ... of Brian Borus, Esq. ... by a real Paddy. London: B. Bensley, 1821. 8° (250 x 153mm). 19 hand-coloured aquatint plates by Henry Alken and William Heath. (Occasional soiling, mainly marginal, a few scattered spots, some leaves with shorter outer margins, light offsetting to plates.) Original pictorial boards, uncut edges, modern cloth box (some spotting, staining, soiling and rubbing, front joint lightly cracked). Provenance: Richard Godfrey Bosanquet (book label) -- Moncure Biddle (book label).

FIRST EDITION IN BOOK FORM of the sequel to Egan's Life in London. 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. Abbey Life, 282; Tooley 201.