Real life in London, or, The rambles and adventures of Bob Tallyho, Esq. and his cousin, The Hon. Tom Dashall, through the metropolis : exhibiting a living picture of fashionable characters, manners, and amusements in high and low life / by an amateur ; embellished and illustrated with a series of coloured prints, designed and engraved by Messrs. Alken, Dighton, Brooke, Rowlandson &c.
Alternate Title(s):
Real life in London
Published / Created:
London : Printed for Jones and Co., 3, Warwick Square. 1821-1822.
Physical Description:
56 pt. in 33 pt.. : ill. ; 25 cm.
Collection:
Rare Books and Manuscripts
Copyright Status:
Copyright Not Evaluated
Classification:
Books
Notes:
Ascribed to Pierce Egan, author of "Life in London, 1821-22"; but according to the Camb. Hist. of Eng. Literature it "is a pleasanter book than its prototype ... the author had a purer style, a cleaner mind and a wider knowledge of London than Egan." Cf. Vol. XIV, p. 248.
Subject Terms:
London (England) -- Social life and customs -- 19th century. | Applegarth, A. -- Printer. | Jones and Co. -- Publisher. | Bensley, B. -- Printer. | Etching -- Specimens -- 1821-1822.
Form/Genre:
Aquatints -- 1821-1822.
Contributors:
Egan, Pierce, 1772-1849. | Alken, Henry Thomas, 1784-1851, ill. | Brooke, William Henry, 1772-1860, ill. | Dighton, Richard, 1795-1880, ill. | Heath, William, 1795-1840, ill. | Rowlandson, Thomas, 1756-1827, ill. | Marks, John Lewis, engraver. | Read, W., engraver.