The Tour of Dr. Syntax, in Search of the Picturesque: A Poem [with] The Second Tour of Doctor Syntax, in Search of Consolation: A Poem [with] The Third Tour of Dr. Syntax, in Search of a Wife: A Poem

[Combe, William]; [Rowlandson, Thomas]

Published by R. Ackermann's Repository of Arts 1819-[1821], London, 1819

About this Item

A mixed set. Volume 1: Eighth edition. Original brown cloth; collates complete, with frontis., engraved title-p., 29 plates, engraved tail-piece. Volume 2: Third edition. Original blue cloth; with frontispiece and 22 plates (lacking one at p. 270, Dr. Syntax at Freemason's Hall). Volume 3: First edition. Original blue cloth; complete with frontis., engraved title-p., 23 plates, hand-colored tail-piece. A grand total of 79 full-page hand-colored engravings by Rowlandson (including the title-pages for Volumes 1 and 3). All volumes: Cloth a bit scuffed and wrinkled; spine tips, corners, and edges of boards lightly bumped; with nice, clean, text blocks and bright plates. A wonderful and colorful (literally and figuratively) set, popular in its day, and still charming.

Seller Inventory # D4610

Bibliographic Details

• Title: The Tour of Dr. Syntax, in Search of the Picturesque: A Poem [with] The Second Tour of Doctor Syntax, in Search of Consolation: A Poem [with] The Third Tour of Dr. Syntax, in Search of a Wife: A Poem
• Publisher: R. Ackermann's Repository of Arts 1819-[1821], London
• Publication Date: 1819
• Binding: Hardcover
• Edition: First Edition.
• Condition: Very Good+
• Seller catalogs:
  • Fiction / Literature