Item #16313 The First, Second and Third Tour of Dr. Syntax: A Poem (Complete in 3 Vols.). William Combe, Thomas Rowlandson.
The First, Second and Third Tour of Dr. Syntax: A Poem (Complete in 3 Vols.)

The First, Second and Third Tour of Dr. Syntax: A Poem (Complete in 3 Vols.)

London: R. Ackermann, 1819-1821. Thomas Rowlandson. Full leather. A mixed state --as is customary-- of William Combe's epic poem, complete in 3 volumes. Uniformly bound in a handsome, contemporary-to-the-period full-calf, with lovely gilt-bordering at the panels and fine-tooled gilt-decorations within the compartments. Vol. I ("The First Tour of Dr. Syntax: In Search of the Picturesque") is an 1819 stated 8th edition; Vol. II ("The Second Tour of Dr. Syntax: In Search of Consolation") is a stated 3rd edition; and Vol. III ("The Third Tour of Dr. Syntax: In Search of a Wife") is the 1821 1st edition. All 3 volumes are clean and solid and VG+, with very light wear --and just a touch of light chipping-- along the front outer hinges. The Thomas Rowlandson hand-colored plates, running thruout and numbering 81 all told between the 3 volumes, are uniformly crisp and bright and beautifully-rendered. An impressive, well-preserved example of the 3 volume set. Very Good +. Item #16313

Price: $1,000.00

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