The Tour of Doctor Syntax through London, or the Pleasures and Miseries of the Metropolis. A Poem.
London: Printed by J. Johnston, Cheapside, 1820.
Price: $750.00
About the item
Rowlandson, Thomas. First edition. Vignette title page and 19 full-page hand-colored plates. iv, [ii], 319 pp. 1 vols. 8vo. Full crimson morocco, spine gilt in compartments, a.e.g., gilt inner dentelles, marbled endpapers. Minor wear to joint of upper board, but a clean and attractively bound copy. Tooely 434.
Item #313823
This title is one of the many parodies and imitations of William Combe's very popular series of "Tours" of Doctor Syntax (published respectively in 1812, 1820 and 1821) which were also illustrated by Rowlandson. "Both Rowlandson and I.R. Cruikshank are credited with the designs for the plates, the balance of opinion favoring Cruikshank but according to the advertisement ... more that one artist was employed, or at least a different engraver to the artist"
