Combe william aka dr syntax (1 Ergebnisse)
Weitere BilderVerlag: LONDON George Routledge & Sons Ludgate Hill, 1855
- Hardcover
Anbieter: John L. Capes (Books) Established 1969, STAITHES, Vereinigtes KönigreichJohn L. Capes (Books) Established 1969
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An attractive set of all three tours [First issued in 1809/1820/1821] this is the ninth edition " By popular demand".A tale told in verse of a fictional schoolmaster and clergyman who attempts to make his fortune by travelling and then writing & illustrating a book about his experiences of quaint and unusual places." An obvious…satire on William Gilpins fashionable concept of the "Picturesque" The collaboration between author,artist & original publisher Rudolph Ackermann was a popular success and led to several reprints. Large 8vo.[10¼"x7"] in matching pictorial gilt with original yellow coated endpapers Vol 1.(viii)272pps Vol 2.(viii)277pps.Vol 3.(vi) 279pps. Each volume has eighty hand coloured plates from etchings by Thomas Rowlandson.