Name: The Tour of Doctor Syntax by William Combe
Price: 637 USD
Availability: InStock

Dimensions: 6.25ʺW × 1.25ʺD × 9.25ʺH

Styles: English Traditional; Illustration

Period: Early 19th Century

Country of Origin: United Kingdom

Item Type: Vintage, Antique or Pre-owned

Materials: Leather

Condition: Good Condition, Original Condition Unaltered, Some Imperfections

Color: Burgundy

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Condition Notes: Binding: Leather, spine ribbed and tight, pages clean, gilt lettering Condition: very good Binding: Leather, spine ribbed and tight, pages clean, gilt lettering Condition: very good less

Description: First Edition
The Tour of Dr. Syntax in Search of the Picturesque is a story of a fictional, rural schoolmaster … more First Edition
The Tour of Dr. Syntax in Search of the Picturesque is a story of a fictional, rural schoolmaster and pastor who attempts to make his fortune by going traveling and then writing and illustrating a book about his experiences of quaint and unusual places.
The story is told in verse, written by William Combe, a prolific English writer of miscellaneous prose and satirical verse, and illustrated with color plates by Thomas Rowlandson. Combe wrote the text to elucidate the illustrations.
It was first published in 1809 in serial form in Rudolph Ackermann's The Poetical magazine as The schoolmaster's tour. The work was first collected into book form 'by popular demand' in 1812 and was reprinted several times during the following decades.
This collaboration of designer, author, and publisher went on to produce a further two 'Tours': The Second Tour of Dr. Syntax in Search of Consolation (1820) and The Third Tour of Dr. Syntax in Search of a Wife (1821).

First edition, vignette title page, and 19 full-page hand-colored plates by Thomas Rowlandson and Robert Isaac Cruikshank. iv, [ii], 319 pp. 1 vols. 8vo. Syntax imitation. "Both Rowlandson and I.R. Cruikshank are credited with the designs for the plates, the balance of opinion favoring Cruikshank but according to the advertisement. Printed by J. Johnston, Cheapside, London, 1820. First edition.

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Measures: 9.25 x 6.25
Title: The Tour of Doctor Syntax through London, or...
Publisher: Printed by J. Johnston, Cheapside, London
Publication Date: 1820
Binding: Leather, spine ribbed and tight, pages clean, gilt lettering
Edition: First edition
Condition: very good

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