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The Tour of Doctor Syntax 3 volume set: In Search of the Picturesque, In Search of Consolation, in Search of a Wife
by Combe, William
- Used
- Condition
- Very Good+
- Seller
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St. Paul, Minnesota, United States
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About This Item
London: R. Ackermann's Repository of Arts, 1812. First edition. Full Leather. Very Good+. Three volume set, all first editions, of "The Tour of Doctor Syntax" books. Consisting of "In Search of the Picturesque" (1812) iii 275pp, "The Second Tour of Doctor Syntax, In Search of Consolation" (1820) 276pp. "The Third Tour of Doctor Syntax: in Search of a Wife" (1821) 279pp. Uniformly bound in signed full leather binding by Morrell of London. Five raised leather binds to spine, black and red spine labels and gilt decorations. Gilt foredges. All volumes extensively illustrated with full color plates by Thomas Rowlandson with 30 plates in volume 1 , 24 in volume 2 and 24 volume 3. These include frontispieces in each volume and engraved title pages in volumes 1 and 3. "In search of the Picturesque" is a first issue being headed with ":Chapter 1", which was changed to "Canto I" in the second issue; second state of plate 5 with the girl's arm raised and bent instead of straight. "In Search of Consolation" with second state of plate 15 marked "Skimmington Riders" instead of "Skimerton". Bit of rubbing and edge scuffing to the leather. First edition of the First Tour is quite rare. Tooley 427, 428, 429.
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- Bookseller
- Midway Used and Rare Books
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- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 71291
- Title
- The Tour of Doctor Syntax 3 volume set: In Search of the Picturesque, In Search of Consolation, in Search of a Wife
- Author
- Combe, William
- Format/Binding
- Full Leather
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good+
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First edition
- Publisher
- R. Ackermann's Repository of Arts
- Place of Publication
- London
- Date Published
- 1812
- Note
- May be a multi-volume set and require additional postage.
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- Gilt
- The decorative application of gold or gold coloring to a portion of a book on the spine, edges of the text block, or an inlay in...
- Second State
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- Plate
- Full page illustration or photograph. Plates are printed separately from the text of the book, and bound in at production. I.e.,...
- Rubbing
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- Spine
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- Good+
- A term used to denote a condition a slight grade better than Good.
- First Edition
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