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September 2006 Fine Arts and Antiques Auction

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1032. "The Tour of Doctor Syntax, A Poem" in 3 Volumes

London: Ackermann's Repository of Arts, 1813, 1820, 1821. Third edition. 8vo. Colored plates drawn and etched by Rowlandson. Attractively bound in three quarter leather with gilt outlines, five raised bands on spine, accented with gilt titles and vignettes, marbled endpapers, gilded top. Vol. 1: "A Tour in Search of the Picturesque," 1813, thirty colored plates, 276 pages. Vol. 2: "The Second Tour in Search of Consolation," 1820, apprx. 25 colored plates, 277 pages. Vol. 3: "The Third Tour of Doctor Syntax, in Search of a Wife," 25 colored plates, 279 pages. Each volume measures approx. 9-1/4" x 6-1/4" x 1".



600/900   Sold $575.00
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