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Price: US$327.87 + shipping
Description: Volume: 1 21.7x12.8 cm., XXIV, 489 pp., antiporta e 20 tavv. incise all'acquatinta e colorate a mano (protette da velina), e 22 incisioni xilografiche nel testo di George Cruikshank, elegante legatura inizi '900 in marocchino rosso, piatti inquadrati da filetti in oro, agli angoli dei piatti quadrifogli dorati, al dorso nervi, titoli e ricchi fregi in oro, dentelles interne, taglio superiore dorato, restauro senza pregiudizio al margine interno e superiore di pag. 455, lievi fioriture ma ottimo esemplare, senza la carta di occhietto, in inglese Prima edizione. Opera satirica che guarda alla Parigi dell'inizio del XIX secolo, imitando l'opera di Pierce Egan "Life in London", che uscì nel 1821 ed ebbe un grande successo. L'autore, David Carey, era giornalista e poeta. Anche quest'opera, come quella londinese, è illustrata da Cruikshank.
Seller: BACCHETTA GIORGIO - ALFEA RARE BOOKS, Milano, Italy
Price: US$350.00 + shipping
Condition: Very Good
Description: First edition, with the half-title, but without the instructions to the binder in the rear. With a hand-colored frontispiece and twenty additional full-page hand-colored plates as well as an engraved title vignette twenty-two additional engravings on wood by George Cruikshank. Octavo full mottled calf. Spine with raised bands, leather title labels and richly gilt in compartments. Both boards are off; spine lightly scuffed at the upper tip and somewhat dry. Contents fine with the plate bright and fresh.
Seller: The Literary Lion,Ltd., Thousand Oaks, CA, U.S.A.
Price: US$686.55 + shipping
Description: First edition, first issue. Octavo. Large paper copy (24 x 16cm), the leaves slightly taller than the Abbey and Suzannet copies. 'One of the best of the imitations of Pierce Egan's Life in London' - Abbey. 'The pictures are extremely spirited and true, and are all the more wonderful in view of the fact that the artist's continental experiences were limited to one day spent in Boulougne' -Hardie. pp. xxiv,489,[1]. Without the half-title & final 'To the binder' leaf which Tooley notes is often missing. pp.143/4 here present in both cancelled & uncancancelled states, pp.335/6 in uncancelled state. With 21 coloured aquatints and 22 engravings on wood on the letterpress by George Cruikshank. Some occasional light foxing, one preface leaf with a marginal thumb-size mark, small area of loss to outer magin on one leaf of text, but not affecting text. A handsome copy bound in later 19th C full red morocco by Morrell, the spine in six panels richly gilt, the boards with triple lines, the dentelles richly decorated, the leading joint very neatly & almost imperceptably re-hinged. Teg. VG. [Abbey Travel 112; Tooley 129; Cohn 109; Douglas 43; Heckscher 2495; Prideaux 330; Hardie 199]
Seller: Colin Page Books, Storrington, United Kingdom
Price: US$700.00 + shipping
Condition: Very Good
Description: 8vo. 23.5 by 14.5 cm. xxiv + 489 pp., 21 hand-colored colored plates, and 22 wood engravings. Rubbing along joints and spine extremities. Slight blistering of the cloth on boards. Binding tight. Scattered light foxing. Plates generally clean, with sporadic soilage. Toned.
Seller: White Fox Rare Books, ABAA/ILAB, New York, NY, U.S.A.
Price: US$881.65 + shipping
Description: London, printed for John Fairburn, 1822, 8° legatura coeva in mezza pelle marrone con angoli, dorso a quattro snodi, con titoli e fregi dorati, pp. XXIV-489 con una tavola litografica colorata a mano in antiporta, un'incisione xilografica al frontespizio, ventidue incisioni xilografiche nel testo e altre venti belle tavole litografiche acquerellate a mano. Illustrazioni di George Cruikshank. Prima edizione. Due ex libris al contropiatto anteriore. Bella copia.
Seller: Libreria Piani, Monte San Pietro, BO, Italy
Price: US$935.00 + shipping
Condition: Near Fine
Description: 8vo. [5], vi-xxiv, [1], 2-489, [3] pp. Full later green morocco with three gilt borders to each board, spine in six compartments with gilt lettering and decorations on the spine; all edges gilt. Marbled endpapers and pastedowns. Bound by Riviere & Son. With 21 color plates (one of which is an engraved title-page) and 22 engravings on wood by the inestimable George Cruikshank. Half title and directions to the binder are present. Cohn 37-38. Marchmont 84. Tooley 124-125. A beautiful copy of a comedic, wonderfully illustrated novel. A high spot in nineteenth-century literature and color plate books. A recent, small name label on the front pastedown and a faint contemporary name on the half-title. Plates and leaves are largely clean with just a touch of foxing.
Seller: Evening Star Books, ABAA/ILAB, Madison, WI, U.S.A.
Price: US$959.88 + shipping
Description: Hand coloured front. & 20 further hand-coloured plates, vignette title, illus. 23.5 x 15cm. Handsomely bound by Rivière in 20th century full red crushed morocco, triple ruled gilt borders, elaborate gilt dentelles, sympathetically rebacked in sl. darker red morocco, compartments in gilt. Booklabel of William George Smith. Cohn 109, the first edition in book form. Originally issued in 21 parts and subsequently in illustrated boards in large and small paper copies. Although a small number of large paper copies were issued in, and subsequently bound from, the parts, there are no stab holes in this copy to indicate that this was the case here. A humorous illustrated sketch of Parisian life published in imitation of Pierce Egan's Life in London (1821) also illustrated by George Cruikshank together with his brother Isaac Robert.
Seller: Jarndyce, The 19th Century Booksellers, London, United Kingdom
Price: US$1000.00 + shipping
Description: Edition : First Edition, first issue., Contemporary ½ calf with marble boards, spine in five compartments of raised gilt-lined bands, gilt text on two, endpapers marbled. , Tooley notes that the ?To the Binder? leaf is frequently lacking, including their Suzannet copy. However, pp. 143-4 is present in its cancelled form, but pp. 335-6 is in its uncancelled form, as described in both Cohn and Abbey. The latter notes that this is ?one of the best imitations of Pierce Egan?s Life in London, 1821, which had plates by Robert and George Cruikshank? The frontispiece or engraved title here is similar in conception to that of Life in London? The first issue in boards has at the end the ?To the Binder? leaf with Marchant?s imprint.?, Size : 8vo., Complete with twenty-one handsomely hand-coloured caricature aquatints by the famous George Cruikshank, as well as a profusion of in-text woodcuts by the same., References : Cohn 109; Tooley 129; Abbey Travel 112, P. (6), engraved title, blank, title, blank, preface v-viii, illustrations ix-xvi, contents xvii-xxiv, 1-489, blank, (6). Final leaf with directions ?To the Binder? as called for in Cohn has been removed, however it has left an offset on the adjacent page, which indicates it was present at some stage, thus making this a first issue, regardless; aside from minor offsetting to the pages facing plates, and a small tear in pp. 337-338 (not affecting text), this book is in very good condition: plates and text are clean and bright.
Seller: Alexandre Antique Prints, Maps & Books, Toronto, ON, Canada
Price: US$1000.00 + shipping
Condition: Fine
Description: A beautifully bound full morocco copy, with a quarter morocco slipcase. Binding by "Scroll Club", NY. 8vo. 23.5 by 14.5 cm. xxiv + 489 pp., 21 hand-colored colored plates, and 22 wood engravings. The binding is a lush green, with gilt ruling on the boards and in the spine compartments within the five raised bands, and ornate gilt turn-ins. While there is minor occasional spotting of the leaves, the bright and fundamentally unsullied interior benefitted undoubtedly from the slipcase and chemise protection, as did the binding, which uncommonly has no sunning of its spine. The slipcase morocco is browned or sunned, as this was exposed to the atmosphere, but its leather is otherwise healthy, with a few minor rub spots. the green cloth of the slipcase boards has a small amount of fabric loss, and wear along its edges, including shallow dinging. The chemise has minor fraying at one of its folds. Missing is the ribbon pull. Overall, an exceptional copy. With bookplate of John Gerard Heckscher. Full Morocco. Quarter Morocco Slipcase, cloth boards to case. Cloth chemise.
Seller: White Fox Rare Books, ABAA/ILAB, New York, NY, U.S.A.
Price: US$1000.00 + shipping
Description: Cruikshank, George. First edition, with half-title. Engraved title and 20 handcolored plates representing Scenes fom Real Life, designed and engraved by George Cruikshank. Enriched with 25 Engravings on Wood, drawn by the same Artist, and executed by Mr. White. xxiv, [1]-489, [3]pp. Marchant, Printer. 1 vols. 8vo (9-7/8 x 6-1/4 inches). Cruikshank Plates, Riviere Binding. First issued in 21 parts, this is the first edition in book form. The Cruikshank plates are wonderful scenes of high and low life in Paris, obviously influenced by the enormous success of Pierce Egan's Life in London, which appeared a year earlier (also illustrated by Cruikshank). A desirable copy in its Rivière binding. Tooley 129; Cohn 109 Later full crimson morocco gilt, richly gilt spine with raised bands, marbled endpapers, and marbled boards, all edges gilt, by RIVIERE, Very slight sign of wear to upper joint, else a fine bright copy Engraved title and 20 handcolored plates representing Scenes fom Real Life, designed and engraved by George Cruikshank. Enriched with 25 Engravings on Wood, drawn by the same Artist, and executed by Mr. White. xxiv, [1]-489, [3]pp. Marchant, Printer. 1 vols. 8vo (9-7/8 x 6-1/4 inches)
Seller: James Cummins Bookseller, ABAA, New York, NY, U.S.A.
Price: US$1100.00 + shipping
Description: "Life, Wherever it Exists in the Shape of Human Character, Is Prolific of Events, and Full of the Materials of Amusement." [CRUIKSHANK, George, illustrator]. CAREY, David. Life in Paris. Comprising the Rambles, Sprees, and Amours, of Dick Wildfire., of Corinthian Celebrity, and His Bang-Up Companions, Squire Jenkins and Captain O'Shuffleton; With the Whimsical Adventures of the Halibut Family; Including Sketches of a Variety of other eccentric Characters in the French Metropolis. London: Printed for John Fairburn. Sold by Sherwood, Neely, and Jones [et al], 1822. First edition, early issue, bound without the half-title and the "To the Binder" leaf at rear. Octavo (8 5/16 x 5 inches; 211 x 127 mm). [iii]-xxiv, 489, [1, blank] pp. twenty-one hand-colored aquatint plates including frontispiece. Twenty-two black and white woodcut text illustrations. Plates watermarked Whatman 1821 & 1822. Some of the plates very slightly soiled and some with minor expert marginal repairs, color plate facing page 304 very slightly just touching title. Overall an excellent copy of this uncommon Cruikshank title. Late twentieth century full maroon morocco, covers double-ruled in gilt, spine with five raised bands decoratively tooled and lettered in gilt in compartments, gilt board edges and turn-ins, marbled end-papers, all edges gilt. Although unsigned the binding is of very high quality. "One of the best imitations of Pierce Egan's Life in London, 1821. which had plates by Robert and George Cruikshank, the plates in this work being by George only. The frontispiece or engraved title here is similar in conception to that of Life in London" (Abbey, Travel). Abbey, Travel, 112. Cohn 109. Tooley 129.
Seller: David Brass Rare Books, Inc., Calabasas, CA, U.S.A.
Price: US$1542.89 + shipping
Condition: Very Good
Description: Un volume fort in-8 (24,5 cm x 16 cm), XXIV-489 pp. Illustration de George Cruikshank. 21 aquatintes hors texte en couleurs (dont un frontispice) et 22 gravures sur bois en noir dans le texte. Veau estampé. Larges roulettes dorées sur les plats. Dos orné. Frises dorées sur les coupes. Dentelles intérieures. Tranches marbrées. Solide reliure anglaise de l'époque mais avec quelques accidents. Pour plus de détails sur cet ouvrage, consultez notre blog Paris-Libris et pour accéder à la totalité de notre offre, consultez notre site Paris-Libris.
Seller: PARIS-LIBRIS, PARIS, France
Price: US$1732.41 + shipping
Condition: Very Good
Description: The first edition of David Carey's satirical work on Parisian life, illustrated with hand-colour plates throughout by eminent illustrator George Cruikshank. The first edition, early issue of this work. A large paper copy. An armorial binding, with 'H.A.J.' and two crossed swords in gilt to the front board, and a blind stamp of Henry Arthur Johnstone, 1899, on the doublures. Johnstone was a renowned bookseller at the turn of the twentieth century, and was also a well known book collector. His library was important at the time, and it was known for its fine quality. Some of his books are now in the Folger Shakespeare Library. A satirical work looking at Paris in the early nineteenth century, being a parody of 'Pierce Egan's Life in London'. The author provides a satirical look at Parisian life. Illustrated with a hand-colour frontispiece, twenty hand-colour plates, and numerous in-text engravings. Written by David Carey, a journalist and poet. He wrote this work after going to paris to try and help his poor health, though the trip failed to help his health. Illustrated by Cruikshank was a caricaturist who is well known for his book illustrations for Charles Dickens. He is often hailed as the 'modern Hogarth'. Bound without the half-title. Bound with a binder's director leaf to the rear. Collated, complete. Rebound in a full morocco binding. Externally, smart. A little rubbing to the joints. Light discolouration to the spine and to the head of the boards. Some rubbing to the extremities. Rear hinge is starting but firm. Internally, firmly bound. Pages are bright with the odd scattered spot. The plates are bright, with only a couple of spots. Very Good
Seller: Rooke Books PBFA, Bath, United Kingdom
Price: US$2245.71 + shipping
Condition: Good
Description: xxiv, 489pp, [3], plates. Original boards, original paper label to spine, untrimmed. Rebacked (almost invisibly), with old label laid down. Label slightly chipped, boards rubbed, corners and edges bumped, front inner joint with paper repair, internally quite bright and clean, complete with the half-title and the 'To the Binders' leaf at the rear. With a hand-coloured frontispiece and twenty hand-coloured engravings by George Cruikshank. First edition, first issue, large-paper copy, the Albert M. Cohn copy with his bookplate and an initialled typed note to front pastedown, now housed in a cloth chemise and a full morocco pull off top box by Riviere, with raised bands and gilt to spine and sides, which is slightly rubbed and darkened to extremities. According to Cohn's note, "This copy is one of the very few that were first bound up in this manner by the publishers from the parts. It contains the very rare unnumbered leaf 'To the Binder' at the end. The volume was afterwards issued in picture boards, but this state is even rarer. AMC". Abbey Travel 112; Tooley 129 and Cohn 109 Size: 8vo
Seller: Temple Rare Books, Oxford, United Kingdom
Price: US$2875.00 + shipping
Condition: Near Fine
Description: 8vo. xxiv,489,(3)pp. Half title and 'Directions to Binder" leaves are present. Full red polished calf by Riviere. Spine in six compartments, intricately gilt; morocco lettering labels, gilt; gilt rules on the boards and gilt inner dentelles. All edges gilt. Marbled endpapers. Faint trace of rubbing at the hinges and darkening along the top else this is a near fine copy. Illustrated with twenty-one colored plates by Cruikshank, along with twenty-two vignettes of wood engraving. Tipped onto a preliminary blank is a card beaing the bold signature of George Cruikshank dated June 14, 1869. First state. The binder's leaf bears the 'Marchant' imprint at the bottom. Cohn #109. Jerrold, pp. 351-352. .
Seller: Thorn Books, ABAA, Tucson, AZ, U.S.A.
Price: US$2880.93 + shipping
Condition: Fine
Description: Full morocco, 9 inches tall. A fabulous full morocco by Wood with gilt raised bands, superb gilt tooling to the panels and boards representing the gambling and fighting to be found in the text. Fine gilt dentelles and top edge. The armorial bookplate of Charles Tuller Garland and a pictorial bookplate. Embellished with 21 hand comic coloured aquatints by George Cruikshank. Some finger marks but still a super copy of the rollicking adventures of a band of young gentlemen enjoying life in Paris.
Seller: McConnell Fine Books ABA & ILAB, Deal, KENT, United Kingdom
Price: US$3162.50 + shipping
Condition: Fine
Description: Thick 8vo. xxiv, 489pp. Illustrated throughout with wonderful full-page hand-colored plates by George Cruikshank. Full crimson morocco binding by Bayntum. Spine in six compartments,gilt. The boards with interlocking gilt frames reminiscent of Grolier, Inner dentelle gilt rules with floral tools at the corners. All edges gilt. Ribbon markers. A fine copy in a fine binding. Housed in a custom cloth-covered slipcase. `with the armorial bookplate of H. C. Fanshawe on the front pastedown.
Seller: Thorn Books, ABAA, Tucson, AZ, U.S.A.