Dr Syntax (34 results)

PAP. Condition: New. New Book. Shipped from UK. Established seller since 2000.

PAP. Condition: New. New Book. Shipped from UK. Established seller since 2000.

Hardcover. Condition: Good. No Jacket. Tight binding, solid red boards, black lettering to spine label, upper edge gilt, 24 color plates, title page and tissue protected frontispiece, foxing throughout, otherwise unmarked pages. 1903 edition founded on the R. Ackerman edition of 1817. Thomas Rowlandson (illustrator).…

Condition: Very Good. 5 pages, illustrated, 1 colour plate. An authentic standalone article, extracted from a larger volume. Not a reprint or reproduction, but an original work in its own right. Preserved in a modern card cover, prepared for practicality - an unassuming but serviceable presentation that favours function over finery. Size: 24 x 29 cms. Category: The Connoisseur; Cosmo Books : 29 years on ABE, 47 years taking care of customers. A bookseller you can rely on. Softcover (Booklet - Unbound Pages).…

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Hardcover in red buckram with paper spine label, top edge gilt. No dust jacket. The Illustrated Pocket Library of Plain and Colored Books edition of 1903. Book is in very good condition, generally crisp and clean, with tight binding and sharp corners. Color caricature illustrations throughout. 16mo. 251 pp.…

Hardcover. Condition: Fair. Frederick Warne and Co., London. nd circa 1890 Brown Cloth w Gilt/black titles, 376 pp+ adverts, with Coloured Illustrations and frontis, rubbing and damp stains to boards and just a few very light pencil lines but still in good tight clean reading order. Full refund if not satisfied. 24 hour dispatch. If not pictured in this listing, a scan of the actual book is available on request.…

Paperback. Condition: New. Print on Demand. This book is a critical analysis of a pamphlet that reviews Mr. Seward's diplomacy. The author of this book questions the loyalty of the original pamphlet's author due to the tone and spirit of the language and ideas used in their pamphlet. The author highlights the bad writing and grammar in the pamphlet, and provides examples of how it violates the rules of rhetoric and logic. The author concludes by discussing the lack of true public spirit and loyalty in the pamphlet, and criticizes the author's suggestion that separation between the North and the South may be inevitable. This book provides a detailed analysis of the pamphlet and its implications, and offers a valuable perspective on the political and literary landscape of the time. This book is a reproduction of an important historical work, digitally reconstructed using state-of-the-art technology to preserve the original format. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in the book. print-on-demand item.…

Soft cover. Condition: Very Good. 1st Edition. 8vo. 23pp. In original wraps. S. Kimber Jr. in manuscript on front cover. Vertical crease from old fold. Leaves clean and bright. Very good. Published in March 1862, the anonymous author, identified as S. Kimber, Jr. in manuscript on front cover, is an attack on William Bradford Reed's pamphlet criticizing Secretary of State William H. Seward's handling of foreign affairs during the war. Scarce. Sabin 37771 [Civil War, 1861-1865].…

No Binding. Condition: Very Good. A Splendid original antique engraved coloured lithograph. Mounted - matted - and ready to frame . In very good condition. Shows a Dr Syntax in the Lawyer's office making his Will. Spledid rich original colour.

Rústica. Condition: Buen estado. Firma y dedicatoria del autor en hoja en blanco. Ilustrado con un retrato en frontis. [Libro en Español / Book in Spanish] [DEDICATORIA AUTOGRAFA] === CRITICA DE ARTE === Size: 8vo. Firmado por autor.

Hardcover. Condition: Fair. No Jacket. ex library hardback with no D/J. Usual stamps/markings. Published c. 1868 by Frederick Warne & Co., London. Original boards are well worn with corner bumping, fraying/cracking to outer hinges, inner hinges are cracked & there is foxing throughout. Ready for immediate despatch from UK. BS-4C*.…

No Binding. Condition: Very Good. A splendid Hand Coloured antique Engraving circa 1810. Hand colouring not contemporary but delicately and expertly executed. Mounted/matted and ready to frame. Attractive and decorative.

Paperback. Condition: Brand New. 24 pages. 8.75x5.75x0.05 inches. This item is printed on demand.

Leatherbound. Condition: NEW. BOOKS ARE EXEMPT FROM IMPORT DUTIES AND TARIFFS; NO EXTRA CHARGES APPLY. Leather Binding on Spine and Corners with Golden leaf printing on spine. Bound in genuine leather with Satin ribbon page markers and Spine with raised gilt bands. A perfect gift for your loved ones. Reprinted from 1869 edition. NO changes have been made to the original text. This is NOT a retyped or an ocr'd reprint. Illustrations, Index, if any, are included in black and white. Each page is checked manually before printing. As this print on demand book is reprinted from a very old book, there could be some missing or flawed pages, but we always try to make the book as complete as possible. Fold-outs, if any, are not part of the book. If the original book was published in multiple volumes then this reprint is of only one volume, not the whole set and contains approximately 28 pages. IF YOU WISH TO ORDER PARTICULAR VOLUME OR ALL THE VOLUMES YOU CAN CONTACT US. Resized as per current standards. Sewing binding for longer life, where the book block is actually sewn (smythe sewn/section sewn) with thread before binding which results in a more durable type of binding. Language: English.…

368 S., 4 farbige Tafeln nach Illustr. von Th. Rowlandson, 4 Bl. Anzeigen (The Chandos Classics). OLwd (stärker fleckig, etwas bestoßen, innen gebräunt u. gering fleckig, Gelenke gelockert, hint. Innendeckel naßspurig, mehrere Bibl.-Stempel). Drei populäre Doctor Syntax-Satiren des William Combe, mit vier wunderbar bösartigen Farbillustrationen nach dem englischen Karikaturisten Thomas Rowlandson.- Lowndes III,2564; Tooley 430 (Ausgabe v. 1823). Sprache: Englisch. …

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. No Dustjacket. Limited Edition. Bound in smart grey cloth with white textile backstrip and paper label with clear black titles, this dated 1903 hardcover Limited Edition of 50 copies is VG. V111/251pp with 24 coloured plates by Rowlandson, protected by tissue guards. Clean endpapers, sound/tight binding, all VG. Rowlandson, Thomas (illustrator). …

First edition. Lge 8vo, 39pp, 17 tipped-in printed photographs. Orig. plain tan cloth with floral designed boards, fine condition. A satirical Dr. Syntax set on Staten Island, written in the original style of the verse. "Doctor Syntax" is shown in the photos in colonial costume along with the residents of Grymes Hill, Staten Island. Fine condition, complete with the spare paper title label tipped in at the rear. Copy presented to Miss Blake signed by Charles Hine.…

Rust hardback cloth covers. Condition: Good. 9th edition. G : in Good condition without dust jacket. Covers sunned. Wear to cloth at spine ends with slight loss. Some splitting to cloth along spines. Scattered foxing and off-setting throughout. Corners bumped. 200mm x 130mm (8" x 5"). 272pp; 277pp; 279pp. 80 hand-coloured aquatint plates by Rowlandson. Heavy book extra shipping needed for overseas. …

An attractive set of all three tours [First issued in 1809/1820/1821] this is the ninth edition " By popular demand".A tale told in verse of a fictional schoolmaster and clergyman who attempts to make his fortune by travelling and then writing & illustrating a book about his experiences of quaint and unusual places." An obvious satire on William Gilpins fashionable concept of the "Picturesque" The collaboration between author,artist & original publisher Rudolph Ackermann was a popular success and led to several reprints. Large 8vo.[10¼"x7"] in matching pictorial gilt with original yellow coated endpapers Vol 1.(viii)272pps Vol 2.(viii)277pps.Vol 3.(vi) 279pps. Each volume has eighty hand coloured plates from etchings by Thomas Rowlandson.…

hardcover. Condition: very good. First Edition. A poem. 18 color plates, color frontispiece and title-page vignette. 319pp., 8vo, 3/4 contemporary calf; (rubbed, edges worn, front hinge starting, a few pages separated). London: J. Johnston, 1820. Very good. A satire of William S. Combe's "The Tour of Dr. Syntax, In Search of the Picturesque." Both Rowlandson and I.R. Cruikshank are credited with the designs for the plates, the balance of opinion favouring Cruikshank but according to the advertisement.more than one artist was employed, or at least a different engraver to the artist." Tooley 434. Lowndes III, p.2564; Brunet V, p.615.…

Fourth edition. Published in 1828, 1828 & 1823, all stated as fourth editions, despite the last "Tour" published in 1823. The pious, henpecked clergyman was created by William Combe to accompany the wonderful colored comic illustrations by the caricaturist Thomas Rowlandson. His adventures are told in eight-syllabled verse in "The Three Tours of Dr. Syntax" (1812, 1820 and 1821). These were parodies of the popular books of picturesque travels of the day, particularly those of William Gilpin (1724-1804). Sml. 8vo, each volume approximately 280pp, each with frontispiece and plates (29 in Vol I; 23 each in Vols II & III) a total of 75 magnificent colored aquatint engravings. Bound in early half black calf and marbled boards, gilt title on spines. Slt. rubbed at extremes, a very nice copy, the plates very crisp; 2 in 1st volume with short tear at foredge. Tooley Color Plate Books 430, who adds "fresh plates were re-engraved for this edition, one-third the size of the originals." ; Abbey, Life 265.…

hardcover. Condition: near fine. 20 color plates including the frontispiece and title-page vignette. 319 pages. 8vo, original boards (rubbed); housed in a burgundy cloth clam shall box. London: J. Johnston, 1820. Third Edition. A near fine copy. A satire of William S. Combe's "The Tour of Dr. Syntax, In Search of the Picturesque." Both Rowlandson and I.R. Cruikshank are credited with the designs for the plates, the balance of opinion favouring Cruikshank but according to the advertisement. more than one artist was employed, or at least a different engraver to the artist." Tooley 434. Lowndes III, p.2564; Brunet V, p.615. Rowlandson & Cruikshank (illustrator). …

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. * The Rare 1821 Reissue. * Near-contemporary tan calf over marbled paper sides, spine elegantly gilt, all edges of text block gilt. Large 4to, pp.vi + 175, title-page faintly dusty and just slightly creased at inner margin, binding a little rubbed or scuffed at extremities, else an excellent mellow copy. ** With handsome 19th century armorial bookplate of James Waller Sidney with motto Quo Fata Vocant. *** The Rare 1821 Reissue : the title calls for 6 plates, but in this copy only the hand-coloured aquatint of the Storming Of St Sebastians is present : drawn & etched by W. Heath : and aquatinted by J. C. Stadler. *** The Wars Of Wellington was originally issued in 1819 with 30 plates : this 1821 Reissue was provided with a new title-page calling for only 6 plates. *** The work is an imitation of William Combe's famous series of Dr Syntax narrative poetical works : here the very long narrative poem is supported by extensive factual prose footnotes. See Tooley 154 describing this as A Syntax Imitation; and see Abbey : Life In England 358. *** A rare book : no copy listed in The Sandler Collection. See COPAC listing 2 copies only of the 1819 Edition [in the British Library and at Birmingham] : and no copies at all of this 1821 Reissue. **** To confirm availability before ordering, please click the link Ask Bookseller A Question.…

Hardcover. Condition: Very good. Second. Second edition. London: C. Whittingham for W.T. Gilling, 1821. Quarto (12" x 9 7/16", 305mm x 240mm). [Full collation available.] With 6 hand-colored aquatint-engraved plates by J.C. Stadler and W. Heath. Bound in later (early XXc?) half plum morocco over marbled boards, with gilt rolls at the edges. On the spine, two raised bands. Title gilt along the second panel, with by two gilt helmets in the first and third panels. All edges of the text-block gilt. Rubbed, with some scuffs and skinning. The marbled paper (later?) lifting in places. End-papers renewed. The plates tanned with some pigment bleed and offsetting. Otherwise quite clean. With "Thomas Newcome's" (i.e., William Makepeace Thackeray's) Arthur's first wound (a funeral poem for the Duke of Wellington published in The Times 11 February 1858) laid in. William Combe (1742-1823) with Thomas Rowlandson (1757-1827) created the character of Dr. Syntax from 1809, mocking William Gilpin, creator of the category of the Picturesque. Dr. Syntax became a literary personage of the late Regency Era, a way to satirize but also to celebrate the quintessential Englishman. While Tooley and others call the present work an imitation of Syntax (perhaps on the basis of its publication by Gilling rather than Ackerman, and Rowlandson's absence), there is no superior candidate for its authorship. The subject, certainly, fits well: the considerable martial achievements of Arthur Wellesley, 1st Duke of Wellington, celebrating for routing Napoleon at Waterloo. Wellington would go on to be Prime Minister, Leader of the House of Lords and Commander-in-Chief of the British Army, but in 1821 (the first edition 1819, with thirty plates) he was simply a military hero. In the pleasantly overblown style of Byron, the fifteen cantos of the poem are underpinned by extensive footnotes (in prose!) providing context and sources. This second edition, with six plates per the title, Tooley describes as "reissued," suggesting that the plates (published by Tegg in 1818) and perhaps even the text-sheets were drawn from remnants of the first. Abbey, Life 358 (with 6 different plates); Tooley, English books with coloured plates 154.…

Second edition, with letter by the Duke of Wellington tipped in; 4to (30 x 25 cm); 6 hand-coloured aquatint plates, armorial bookplate to front pastedown, clean and tight internally; later full red morocco by Bayntuns preserved in cloth slip-case, boards gilt, spine lettered in gilt in six compartments, boards edges gilt rolled, all edges gilt, turn-ins panelled in gilt, a touch of rubbing to spine otherwise a fine copy; 175 pp. A finely bound copy of this poem, which includes a signed letter by the Duke of Wellington (1769-1852) to MP John Capel (1767-1846), discussing business in London, with the franked envelope. William Combe (1742-1823) was a notorious hack, and often ridiculed those in high power such as Lord Lyttelton. The 6 plates are different to that called for in the Abbey copy, but all still taken from the first edition. Abbey (Life), 358; Tooley 153.…

Full-Leather. Condition: VG+. Mixed. A mixed state --as is customary-- of William Combe's epic poem, complete in 3 volumes. Uniformly bound in a handsome, contemporary full leather, with lovely gilt-bordering at the panels and fine-tooled gilt-decorations within the compartments. Vol. I ("The First Tour of Dr. Syntax: In Search of the Picturesque") is the stated 9th edition; Vol. II ("The Second Tour of Dr. Syntax: In Search of Consolation") is a stated 3rd edition; and Vol. III ("The Third Tour of Dr. Syntax: In Search of a Wife") is the 1821 1st edition. All 3 volumes are clean and solid . The Thomas Rowlandson hand-colored plates ar all present. Two have some circular discoloration at the edge, but the rest are clean and very presentable. A full page handwritten ownership signature dated 1823 is at the front of the third volume and it is presumably when the volumes were all bound. An impressive, well-preserved example of the 3 volume set. Extra Postage. Illustrated by Thomas Rowlandson (illustrator).…

Half-Leather. Condition: Very Good (Book condition). Third Edition. Circa 1821. A gorgeous set with numerous hand-coloured engravings; hand-marbled boards; brown leather spines and corners; and gilt decorations to spines. Bindings appear to be contemporary. Text blocks are third editions, as indicated on the title-page, but with additional eighth edition title-page (illustrated) bound-in. All 3 volumes in very good condition. Light scuffing to leather. [Our rating system: 1. Fine; 2. Near Fine; 3. Very Good; 4. Good; 5. Fair.] Size: 4to. Book.…

Half-Leather. Condition: Very Good (Book condition). Third Edition. Circa 1821. A gorgeous set with numerous hand-coloured engravings; hand-marbled boards; brown leather spines and corners; and gilt decorations to spines. Bindings appear to be contemporary. Text blocks are third editions, as indicated on the title-page, but with additional eighth edition title-page (illustrated) bound-in. All 3 volumes in very good condition. Light scuffing to leather. [Our rating system: 1. Fine; 2. Near Fine; 3. Very Good; 4. Good; 5. Fair.] Size: 4to. Book.…

LeatherBound. Condition: New. BOOKS ARE EXEMPT FROM IMPORT DUTIES AND TARIFFS; NO EXTRA CHARGES APPLY. Leather Binding on Spine and Corners with Golden leaf printing on spine. Bound in genuine leather with Satin ribbon page markers and Spine with raised gilt bands. A perfect gift for your loved ones. Reprinted from 1860 edition. NO changes have been made to the original text. This is NOT a retyped or an ocr'd reprint. Illustrations, Index, if any, are included in black and white. Each page is checked manually before printing. As this print on demand book is reprinted from a very old book, there could be some missing or flawed pages, but we always try to make the book as complete as possible. Fold-outs, if any, are not part of the book. If the original book was published in multiple volumes then this reprint is of only one volume, not the whole set and contains approximately 34 pages. IF YOU WISH TO ORDER PARTICULAR VOLUME OR ALL THE VOLUMES YOU CAN CONTACT US. Resized as per current standards. Sewing binding for longer life, where the book block is actually sewn (smythe sewn/section sewn) with thread before binding which results in a more durable type of binding. Language: English.…

Altkolorierte Aquatinta, 1823, 6,5x11 cm, (Dekorative Graphik / Kinder / Schule).