Pierce Egan
16 copies for sale · $150–$4,000 · 11 first editions
Notable copies for sale
Boxiana, or Sketches of Ancient and Modern Pugilism. With: New Series of Boxiana: Being th (first edition) — James Cummins Bookseller$4,000
Anecdotes (first edition) — Bauman Rare Books$1,200
Boxiana; or, Sketches of Antient & Modern Pugilism Plate Volume (first edition) — James Cummins Bookseller$1,000
Pierce Egans Book Of Sports And Mirror Of Life Embracing The Turf The Chase The Ring And T (first edition) — James Cummins Bookseller$750
Captain Macheath Or The Highwayman Of A Century Since Interspersed With Numerous Racy Sket (first edition) — James Cummins Bookseller$500
Pierce Egans Book Of Sports And Mirror Of Life Embracing The Turf The Chase The Ring And T (first edition) — James Cummins Bookseller$400
The Show Folks Embellished With Nine Characteristic Designs On Wood By The Late Mr Theodor (first edition) — Rulon-Miller Books$300
GROSE'S CLASSICAL DICTIONARY OF THE VULGAR TONGUE (first edition) — Johnnycake Books$275
Sporting Anecdotes Original And Selected Including Numerous Characteristic Portraits Of (first edition) — Johnnycake Books$250
Sporting Anecdotes Original And Selected Including Numerous Characteristic Portraits Of (first edition) — James Cummins Bookseller$400
Sporting Anecdotes Original And Selected Including Numerous Characteristic Portraits Of (first edition) — James Cummins Bookseller$1,250
Life of an Actor, The — David Brass Rare Books$650
Works on the market
Sporting Anecdotes Original And Selected Including Numerous Characteristic Portraits Of3 copies · $400–$1,250
Boxiana, or Sketches of Ancient and Modern Pugilism. With: New Series of Boxiana: Being th1 copy · $4,000
Anecdotes1 copy · $1,200
Pierce Egans Book Of Sports And Mirror Of Life Embracing The Turf The Chase The Ring And T1 copy · $750
Life of an Actor, The1 copy · $650
Captain Macheath Or The Highwayman Of A Century Since Interspersed With Numerous Racy Sket1 copy · $500
Real Life In Ireland Or The Day And Night Scenes Rovings Rambles And Sprees Bulls Blunders1 copy · $500
THE FINISH TO THE ADVENTURES OF TOM, JERRY, AND LOGIC IN THEIR PURSUITS THROUGH LIFE IN AN1 copy · $480
Pierce Egans Book Of Sports And Mirror Of Life Embracing The Turf The Chase The Ring And T1 copy · $400
The Show Folks Embellished With Nine Characteristic Designs On Wood By The Late Mr Theodor1 copy · $300
GROSE'S CLASSICAL DICTIONARY OF THE VULGAR TONGUE1 copy · $275
Market context
2 copies of Pierce Egan's works have left the market recently; the median last-listed price was $49 (last listed prices at time of sale or removal, not confirmed sale prices).
Recent auction results (hammer prices, premiums not included):
Walks Through Bath, Bath, for Meyler and Son, 1819; and various others, mostly literature (forum, 2026-10-29)£65
Boxiana; or, Sketches of Ancient and Modern Pugilism, 4 vol., 1823-24 (forum, 2026-10-08)£220
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