Pierce Egan's Book of Sports, and Mirror of Life: Embracing the Turf, the Chase, the Ring, and the Stage. Interspersed with Original Memoirs of Sporting Men, etc. Dedicated to George Osbaldeston, Esq. In 25 parts by Egan, Pierce - 1832

London; Printed for T.T. and J. Tegg, 1832., 1832. Hard Cover. FIRST EDITION. Octavo, pp. iv, 414. Vignette to title page and numerous engravings throughout, mainly large head-piece engravings to chapters. Emerald green half-calf with 5 raised bands, gilt titles to red label to spine, gilt floral decoration to compartments and marbled paper-covered boards. Spine slightly sunned and rubbed; edges and corners scuffed. Scattered light foxing, heavier to title page, with minor stains. Small grouse shotting newspaper clipping pasted to margin p. 376; no annotation or inscriptions. Comprehensive compendium of sporting lore, originally published in parts. Subject matter includes racing, boxing, theatre and a wide variety of other pastimes including cricket and fencing.

London: William Tegg, 1832. First edition. Cloth. Very Good. 9" by 6". Not Stated. A first edition of Pierce Egan's book of sports. Rebacked with the original red cloth laid down to the spine and boards. 25 illustrations and an ornate title page engraving. Bound from the parts, with an engraved vignette headpiece for each section. Lacking the title page. Engraved title page still present. Pierce Egan (1772–1849) was a British journalist, sportswriter, and writer on popular culture. Here he provides coverage of various sporting events, originally published in 25 parts. Subject matter includes racing, boxing, theatre and a wide variety of other pastimes including cricket and fencing. Rebacked with original cloth laid down to the spine and boards. Externally smart, with some rubbing to the spine and extremities, and minor stains to the front board. Internally, firmly bound. Pages bright and clean with the occasional spot, with more spotting and a couple of tidemarks to the first couple of… Read More

Glasgow: T. T. and J. Tegg, 1832. First edition. Hardback. Good Only. 9" by 5.5". Various. Twenty Five issues of Pierce Egan's Book of Sports bound into one volume. Scarce in its original illustrated hardback boards Comprised of issues 1 to 25 of Pierce Egan's Book of Sports and Mirror of Life, with twenty five illustrations. Egan provides an entertaining compendium of sports lore, with articles on horse racing, boxing, cricket, and fencing. Pierce Egan was a British journalist and sports writer, who also wrote about popular culture. His 1821 book, Life in London, was adapted into a stage play and became the first play to have a continuous run of 100 performances at the Adelphi Theatre. This volume is uncommon, but particularly in its original illustrated hardback boards. Prior owner's bookplate to the front pastedown. This volume was previously owned by Purnell Bransby Purnell, who was MP for Gloucester in the early nineteenth century. In the publisher's original binding.… Read More

London: T.T. and J. Tegg, 1832. First Edition. 25 parts bound up with indes. Illustrated with woodcut vignettes. 414pp., with Index. 1 vols. 8vo. Full contemporary polished calf, giltr spine, marbled edges. First Edition. 25 parts bound up with indes. Illustrated with woodcut vignettes. 414pp., with Index. 1 vols. 8vo.

London: printed for Thomas Tegg and Son, Cheapside; Griffin and Co., Glasgow; and Egg, Wise, and Co., Dublin, 1836. 8vo, pp. [4], 414; text in double column; 26 half-page woodcuts, 1 on the title, the remaining 25 on the first page of the original parts-issue format, i.e. first page of each octavo gathering; 4 of these are repeated on the covers; original pictorial boards, and rare thus; generally a fine, clean copy. At least one of the illustrations is signed 'R.S.' - possibly Robert Seymour.