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, 1822. First edition. Hardcover. 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. Near Fine. Item #000011617
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.
Price: $850.00