With Combe´s Dr. Syntax
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Beskrivning
(ROWLANDSON, T. - COMBE, W.). (4). Poetical Magazine, Dedicated to the Lovers of the Muse, by the Agent of the Goddess , R. Ackermann. I-IV. London (W. Clowes for R. Ackermann) 1809-1811.
8:o. 4 engraved titles with vignette (partly close cut in lower margin, partly with loss of the imprint text, partly foxed), 1 uncoloured engraving, 1 tinted aquatint, 50 handcoloured aquatint plates, of which 28 by Rowlandson (all, a few plates shaved with loss to the imprint or titling but not affecting the image area, some foxing, text partly discoloured by plates).
Contemporary brown half calf, slightly worn, new marbled papers to the boards, rebacked, gilt spines. 1 page with tear, partly some foxing or spotting. Bookplate of C. Robert Bignold. 4 volumes.
Tooley: English Books with Coloured plates 1790-1860 (reprint 1987), 421. Lacks 1 leaf of advertisement between pp. 112-113 in vol. I, also pp. 143-44, 191-92, 239-40 and 287-288 in vol. III.
Contains the original issue of Combe´s Tours of Dr. Syntax under the title of "The School-master´s Tour" running through all four volumes. It was published in book-form under the title of "Doctor Syntax in Search of the Picturesque".
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IngaBritt and Arne Lundberg, Gothenburgh, Sweden.
Auktionsnummer:
6075
Datum:
2016-12-20