The Tour of Doctor Syntax, In Search of the Picturesque. A Poem
London: R. Ackermann, 1812.
30 hand-colored plates including frontispiece, plus illustrated title page. iii + 275pp. and Directions to the Binder. 8vo, full calf with gilt embelishments & leather spine labels. (London: R. Ackermann's Repository of Arts, 1812),
Begun in 1809, and first published in 1812, Dr. Syntax contains Thomas Rowlandson's most famous illustrations. This copy lacks a printed title page, but is apparently a first as there is no indication of its being a later edition on the engraved title page. The plates as well as the text are clean and sharp.
Illustrator: Rowlandson, Thomas
Binding: Hardcover
Condition: Very Good(+)
Edition: First
Language: English
Price: $950.00
Item #276797