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REPRINT, 1887. Hardcover. Rebound in burgundy publisher's cloth, covers are plain with gilt lettering and decoration on the spine. Gilt top edge. Deckled foredge and foot. Illustrated with 36 vivid, hand painted, full color plates by artist Robert Cruikshank. Contains a list of illustrations in detail. Frontispiece is protected by an onion skin leaf, and is, (from the list of illustrations), "intended to operate as a sort of gentle, good natured tell tale; or otherwise to perform the part of a faithful mirror to the lovers of life in London, by pointing out its dangers. It also forcibly portrays the horrid effects of dissipation: the destruction and downfall to families by gaming; the punishment, degradation, and loss of liberty brought on by vice; and the wretchedness and misery entailed upon the female part of Society produced by seduction!.". [xvi] 312 pp. Rebound copy shows only very light outer wear. Leaves are age toned with mild offsetting of illustrations, and very little foxing. Pages 302 and 303 are sticking together at the corner head. Binding is tight and images are beautiful. A nice copy. ABOUT THE AUTHOR: Pierce Egan (1772â??1849) was a British journalist, sportswriter, and writer on popular culture. His popular book Life in London, published in 1821, was adapted into the stage play Tom and Jerry, or Life in London later that year, which became the first play to have a continuous run of 100 performances in London during its run at the Adelphi Theatre in the West End. Coining the term "the Sweet Science" as an epithet for prizefighting â?? which he dubbed "the Sweet Science of Bruising" as a description of Englandâ??s bare-knuckle fight scene, the first volume of his prizefighting articles, Boxiana; or Sketches of Ancient and Modern Pugilism, was published in 1813. In 1814, he wrote, set and printed a book about the relationship between the Prince Regent and Mary Robinson, called The Mistress of Royalty, or the Loves of Florizel and Perdita. However, he soon became known for his sporting work. Four volumes of Boxiana; or Sketches of Ancient and Modern Pugilism appeared, lavishly illustrated, between 1813 and 1824. Following a dispute with his publisher, Egan was replaced for the fourth Boxiana volume (replaced by "Jon Bee"), the court permitting Egan continued rights to the title provided he used the New Series prefix. Two volumes of Egan's New Series Boxiana were published in 1828/29. In 1821, Egan announced the publication of a regular journal: Life in London, appearing monthly at a shilling a time. It was to be illustrated by George Cruikshank (1792 to 1878), and was dedicated to the king, George IV, who at one time had received Egan at court. The first edition of Life in London or, the Day and Night Scenes of Jerry Hawthorn, esq., and his elegant friend, Corinthian Tom, accompanied by Bob Logic, the Oxonian, in their rambles and sprees through the Metropolis appeared on 15 July 1821. Egan's creation was an instant success, and was an early favourite of Thackeray's. Pirate versions appeared, featuring such figures as "Bob Tallyho", "Dick Wildfire" and the like. Print-makers speedily knocked off cuts featuring the various "stars" and the real-life public flocked to the "sporting" addresses that Egan had his heroes frequent. There was a translation into French. At least six plays were based on Egan's characters, contributing to yet more sales. One of these was exported to America, launching the Tom and Jerry craze there. The version created by William Thomas Moncrieff was praised as The Beggar's Opera of its day. Moncrieff's production of Tom and Jerry, or Life in London ran continuously at the Adelphi Theatre for two seasons and it was the dramatist's work as much as the author's that did so much to popularise the book's trademark use of fashionable slang. Life in London appeared until 1828, when Egan closed it down." (Wikipedia) EXCERPT FROM THE CONTENTS: "Shewing the 'glorious uncertainty' of pleasing every cl.
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