Real life in Ireland, or, The day and night scenes, rovings, rambles, and sprees, bulls, blunders, bodderation and blarney of Brian Boru and his elegant friend Sir Shawn O'Dogherty , 1821
- Title(s):
- Real life in Ireland, or, The day and night scenes, rovings, rambles, and sprees, bulls, blunders, bodderation and blarney of Brian Boru and his elegant friend Sir Shawn O'Dogherty : exhibiting a real picture of characters, manners, &c. in high and low life in Dublin and various parts of Ireland : embellished with humorous coloured engravings, from original designs by the most eminent artists / by a real Paddy.
- Additional Title(s):
Real life in Ireland
Day and night scenes, rovings, rambles, and sprees, bulls, blunders, bodderation and blarney of Brian Boru and his elegant friend Sir Shawn O'Dogherty
Life in Ireland- Published/Created:
- London : Printed by B. Bensley, Bolt Court, Fleet Street. Published by Jones & Co., 3, Warwick Square; and J. L. Marks, Piccadilly; and sold by all booksellers and newsmen, in town and country, 1821.
- Physical Description:
- 18 pt. (vii, [1], 296 p., [19] leaves of plates) : ill. ; 23 cm.
- Holdings:
- Rare Books and ManuscriptsDA975 .R43 1821Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection[Request]
- Copyright Status:
- Copyright Not Evaluated
- Full Orbis Record:
- http://hdl.handle.net/10079/bibid/3305697
- Classification:
- Books
- Notes:
- Abbey attributes this to Pierce Egan.
Illustrations by Henry Thomas Alken, William Heath, and (possibly) Charles Williams. Cf. Abbey.
At head of cover title: A sequel to Life in London. Entered at Stationers' Hall. An original work. Each number embellished with a coloured plate. Price 6d.
Also at top of front wrapper: Life in Ireland. To be completed in about twenty-four weekly numbers, Price 6d. or six parts, 2s. each, (and on royal papers, in parts, 3s. each,) illustrated with a series of twenty-four humorous coloured plates, from original designs, by Cruikshanks, Atken, Rowlandson, and other first-rate artists.
Completed in 18 parts. Pagination continuous.
Tooley, R.V. English books with coloured plates, 1790-1860, 201
NSTC, 2E5909
Publisher's advertisements on back wrapper of all 18 pts.
Abbey, J.R. Life in England in aquatint and lithography, 1770-1860, 282
BAC: British Art Center copy is the Abbey copy. In original parts. - Subject Terms:
- Bensley, B. -- Printer.Caricatures and cartoons -- Ireland.Engraving, Colored -- Specimens -- 1821.Ireland -- Description and travel.Ireland -- Social life and customs.Jones & Co. -- Publisher.Marks, J. L. -- Publisher.Satire, Irish.Wit and humor.
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