Bells Life In London Sporting Chronicle Combining With The News Of The Week A Rich Repository Of

$350 · Offered by James Cummins Bookseller · No longer available

1p. broadside advertisement illustrated with seven woodcut vignettes including scenes of boxing, hunting, racing, shooting, and cricket. 1 vols. 12 x 8 inches. Folds. Backed with japanese tissue, a few minor chips and edge tears, minor soiling. Item #320920 Bell's Life in London was a rival to Pierce Egan's Life in London and Sporting Guide, an offshoot of his highly successful book. Egan began his periodical in 1824 as a Sunday weekly, and in

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