Real Life in London

Real Life in London is an original couple of books engraved by Thomas Rowlandson (13 July 1757 – 21 April 1827) and written by Pierce Egan (1772–1849) in 1821/1822.

Original First Edition.

Published by Jones & Co., London.

Format: in 8°. The dimensions of the book are indicative. The book includes 2 volumes with 656 and 668 pages and 34 hand-colored engraved plates.  

Good conditions.

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The book has been illustrated by Thomas Rowlandson (13 July 1757 – 21 April 1827), he was an English artist and caricaturist of the Georgian Era, noted for his political satire and social observation. A prolific artist and printmaker, Rowlandson produced both individual social and political satires, as well as large number of illustrations for novels, humorous books, and topographical works. Like other caricaturists of his age such as James Gillray, his caricatures are often robust or bawdy. Rowlandson also produced highly explicit erotica for a private clientele; this was never published publicly at the time and is now only found in a small number of collections. His caricatures included those of people in power such as the Duchess of Devonshire, William Pitt the Younger and Napoleon Bonaparte.

The book has been written by Pierce Egan (1772–1849). Egan was a British journalist, sportswriter, and writer on popular culture.