[FINE BINDING] [ILLUSTRATED] THE HISTORY OF JOHNNY QUAE GENUS, THE LITTLE FOUNDLING OF THE LATE DOCTOR SYNTAX: A POEM

  • London: R. Ackermann, 1822
By [William Combe]; [Thomas Rowlandson]
London: R. Ackermann, 1822. Combe's sequel and the final original installment of the Doctor Syntax series A handsome "tall" copy, illustrated by Thomas Rowlandson with 24 hand-colored aquatint plates. Full polished tan calf, a.e.g., the spine with morocco titles, and floral ornaments, triple fillets with stops to the perimeter of the boards, double fillets on the board edges, and dentelle turn-ins. The Rowlandson plates are pristine and the binding is attractive. (Abbey Travel 268).

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Title

[FINE BINDING] [ILLUSTRATED] THE HISTORY OF JOHNNY QUAE GENUS, THE LITTLE FOUNDLING OF THE LATE DOCTOR SYNTAX: A POEM

Author

[William Combe]; [Thomas Rowlandson]

Condition

Unknown

Publisher

R. Ackermann: London

Date

1822


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