Dicks English Novels: Tom and Jerry; Or The Day and Night Scenes of Jerry Hawthorn, Esq and Corinthian Tom, Accompanied by Bob Logic, The Oxonian, In Their Rambles and Sprees Through the Metropolis
Pierce Egan, Illustrated by Cruikshank
c1822
John Dicks
People's Edition
8vo
Description:
Originally printed for a sixpence, this is the cheap, people's edition of Egan's massively popular picturesque tale of Tom and Jerry.
Egan's work follows three young gentlemen as they carouse through the high life and low life of London. John Dicks became one of the most successful pioneers of cheap, accessible literature in Victorian Britain and found much of this success in his publication series, "Dicks English Novels", where he reprinted success pieces of literature for the fraction of the price in a cheap paperback type form. Illustrated by Cruikshank.
Condition:
Good/Fair Condition. Rebound in dark paper covered boards and cloth spine. Original front paper cover is bound in, original rear paper cover is absent. Frontis is loose. Otherwise contents are good. Boards have light wear.
Dicks English Novels: Tom and Jerry; Or The Day and Night Scenes of Jerry Hawthorn, Esq and Corinthian Tom, Accompanied by Bob Logic, The Oxonian, In Their Rambles and Sprees Through the Metropolis
Pierce Egan, Illustrated by Cruikshank
c1822
John Dicks
People's Edition
8vo
Description:
Originally printed for a sixpence, this is the cheap, people's edition of Egan's massively popular picturesque tale of Tom and Jerry.
Egan's work follows three young gentlemen as they carouse through the high life and low life of London. John Dicks became one of the most successful pioneers of cheap, accessible literature in Victorian Britain and found much of this success in his publication series, "Dicks English Novels", where he reprinted success pieces of literature for the fraction of the price in a cheap paperback type form. Illustrated by Cruikshank.
Condition:
Good/Fair Condition. Rebound in dark paper covered boards and cloth spine. Original front paper cover is bound in, original rear paper cover is absent. Frontis is loose. Otherwise contents are good. Boards have light wear.
