Doctor Syntax: a silhouette of William Combe, Esq. (1742-1823) / by Harlan W. Hamilton
1969, First Edition. London : Chatto & Windus. Fine copy in the original gilt-blocked, blind-tooled cloth. Slightest suggestion only of dust-dulling to the spine bands and panel edges. Remains particularly well-preserved overall; tight, bright, clean and strong. Provenance: From the library of Eric George Hatfield Moody personalized bookplate to front pastedown. ; 8vo 8" - 9" tall; 340 pages; Physical description. : xix, 340 p. : 8 plates, illus. (some col. ), facsim. , port. ; 26 cm. Notes: With reproductions of Rowlandson's illustrations for 'The tour of Doctor Syntax.' Bibliography: p. 303-334. Subject: Combe, William, 1742-1823 - Biography. Combe, William, 1742-1823 - Studies. Combe, William, British miscellaneous writer. 1741-1823, Combe, William - Biography. Editors. Satire. Poets. Biography. Combe. Item #212660
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