The Tour of Doctor Syntax, 3 vols.

The Tour of Doctor Syntax, 3 vols.--Volume First: The First Tour of Doctor Syntax, in Search of the Picturesque; Volume Second: The Second Tour of Doctor Syntax, in Search of Consolation; Volume Third: The Third Tour of Doctor Syntax, in Search of a Wife: A Poem

Rowlandson, Thomas; Combe, William

London: Nattali & Bond, 1855


[A Satire on William Gilpin, the famous English traveler in search of the "picturesque."] 3 volume set. Bound in publisher's pebbled orange cloth. Hardcover. Good binding and cover. Spines slightly sunned. v.1 has a discoloration mark on its rear cover. Clean, fresh, unmarked pages. 80 hand-colored aquatint plates by Thomas Rowlandson.  272, 277, & 279 pages, plus publisher's catalogue [4] at end of v.3. Vol. I: The Tour of Doctor Syntax, in Search of the Picturesque; Volume II: The Second Tour of Doctor Syntax, in Search of Consolation; Volume III: The Third Tour of Doctor Syntax, in Search of a Wife. 

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