Doctor Syntax's three tours : in search of the picturesque, consolation, and a wife
1895, First Edition. London : Chatto & Windus. Poor copy in the original gilt-illustrated green cloth boards, now somewhat scuffed and rubbed along the edges. Bottom corners bumped. Endbands rubbed, with rear joint split and spine cover separating; tight, smaller tear to the front joint. Front hinge starting, with t.p.-p. iv loose. The text shows occasional marginal annotations and faint foxing only; flyleaf and title page show contemporary reader inscriptions. The colour plates are well-preserved overall, although those facing pp. 222 and 224 are loose and ragged along the edge. A complete and serviceable copy. Item #464994
Physical description; xlviii, 354 pages. Notes; "The original edition, complete and unabridged, with life of the author by John Camden Hotten; and eighty full page illustrations drawn and coloured after the originals by T. Rowlandson." Subjects; Humorous fiction. Satire. Travel literature. 19th century. Illustrated. Thomas Rowlandson. Regency. Tour. Picturesque. Comic verse. English literature.
Price: €65.00