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The tour of Doctor Syntax in search of the picturesque: a poem / [by William Combe]; with thirty-one coloured illustrations by Thomas Rowlandson
by Combe, William (1742-1823). Rowlandson, Thomas (1756-1827)
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About This Item
London: Meuthan, 1903. New Edition. Hardcover. Very good copy in original cloth with paper label to the spine. Spine bands and panel edges somewhat edge-nicked and rubbed as with age. Remains particularly well-preserved overall. Physical description: [4], 266 p., [31] leaves of plates: col. ill. ; 18 cm. Notes: This issue is founded on the seventh edition published by R. Ackermann in the year 1817""--T.p. verso. With reproduction of engraved t.p. from the 7th ed. Subjects: English poetry Early modern, 1500-1700. Satire, English. English poetry -- Early modern. Genre: illustrations.
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- Title
- The tour of Doctor Syntax in search of the picturesque: a poem / [by William Combe]; with thirty-one coloured illustrations by Thomas Rowlandson
- Author
- Combe, William (1742-1823). Rowlandson, Thomas (1756-1827)
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used
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- Edition
- New Edition
- Publisher
- London: Meuthan
- Date Published
- 1903
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