Syntax, Thomas Rowlandson (Illustrator)Biblio.com
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THE TOUR OF DOCTOR SYNTAX THROUGH LONDON OR THE PLEASURES AND MISERIES OF THE METROPOLIS. A POEM BY DOCTOR SYNTAX.
182039616<p>London : J. Johnston 1820. "Third edition" - i.e. a fresh impression of the original 1820 publication. The naive and pedantic "Doctor Syntax learned sage The pride and glory of the age" - with a series of comical adventures and mainly misadventures in London - an anonymous revival of this fictional character first invented by William Combe but here set against some highly recognisable London scenes. The tale commences with Syntax and his wife Dolly poring over a map of London at the tea-table; arrival at the White Horse in Fetter Lane; robbed in St. Giles; behind the scenes at the opera; at a masquerade; rehearsing his play; in Hyde Park; at the Royal Academy; to Richmond by river; at Vauxhall Gardens; overboard at London Bridge; at the House of Commons; in a gambling den; at St. Paul's; at the Bank of England; presented at Court to the Prince Regent; and the fate of the play etc. Royal 8vo 257 x 160mm. iv2320pp. Hand-coloured aquatint frontispiece pictorial title and eighteen delightful hand-coloured plates sometimes attributed to Thomas Rowlandson or Robert Cruikshank although the first is signed by Charles Williams fl.1797-1830. This copy misbound and lacking the "Doctor Syntax at the Exhibition" plate but with the "Doctor Syntax at Vauxhall Gardens" plate in duplicate in its stead. Bound in an elegant recent quarter chestnut morocco; a tall copy the text leaves untrimmed; some internal marks; some occasional browning and spotting but an attractive example of a highly entertaining production.</p> London : J. Johnston, 1820. hardcover
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