Real life in London; or, The rambles and adventures of Bob Tallyho, esq., and his cousin, the Hon. Tom. Dashall, through themetropolis
Subtitle: exhibiting a living picture of fashionable characters, manners, and amusements in high and low life
By: by an Amateur ;  Embellished and illustrated with a series of coloured prints, designed and engraved by Messrs. Heath, Alken, Dighton, Rowlandson, etc. Vol.1.
Contributors: Egan, Pierce, 1772-1849.
Edition: A new ed.
Series: The Illustrated pocket library of plain and coloured books
Publisher: Methuen
Published: 1911
Place of publication: London
Language: eng
Notes: In 2vols.

"This issue is founded on the edition printed ... in ... 1821.First published by Methuen ... 1905."

Added title-pages, illus. in colours.

Vol.2 has title: "Rambles in London; or, the further adventures of Bob Tallyho, esq. ... "; it is described as "designed and engraved by Messrs. Heath, Alken, Dighton, Brooke, Rowlandson, etc".

Ascribed to Pierce Egan, author of "Life in London, 1821-22"; but according to the Camb. hist. of Eng. literature it "is a pleasanter book than its prototype ... the author had a purer style, a cleaner mind and a wider knowledge of London than Egan." cf. vol. XIV, p. 248.

"Originally published in 14 parts in pink pictorial wrappers, afterwards in pictorial boards ... Some copies on large paper." - J.H. Slater, illustrated sporting books, 1899, p. 96.