The Tour of Doctor Syntax (3 volumes) In Search of the Picturesque, In Search of Consolation, In Search of a Wife

Published by Rudolph Ackermann, London, 1855

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Seller: White Fox Rare Books and Antiques, ABAA/ILAB, New York, NY, U.S.A.White Fox Rare Books and Antiques, ABAA/ILAB

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4to. 77 handcolored plates, plus three additional extra title page color illustrations. This is one of Rowlandson's most famous set of illustrations, and Combe's light satiric verse was a perennial favorite into the twentieth century, when its sort of fluent rhyming fell out of favor. Syntax has to be one of the great imaginative creations of the English language literature, though. He is modeled on picaresque figures such as Don Quixote. Wear to upper spine tips, all volumes. Generally clean interiors. A few loose preliminaries in vol 3, but still holding. A few pages are brittle yet clean. Overall, VG.

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Bibliographic details

Title
The Tour of Doctor Syntax (3 volumes) In Search of the Picturesque, In Search of Consolation, In Search of a Wife
Author
Combe, William
Publisher
Rudolph Ackermann, London
Publication year
1855
Condition
Very Good
Binding
Blindstamped Cloth
Illustrator
Rowlandson, Thomas
Edition
Ninth Edition.
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Caricature, Color Plate Books, English Literature

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