Buy this book on-line [Combe, William] : THE TOUR OF DOCTOR SYNTAX in Search of a Wife. A Hudibrastic PoemJ. Clarke, Printer, Philadelphia, 1829
8vo., full tan sheep with plain sides; spine with a black morocco label and gilt decoration. Light occasional foxing. First American edition, reprinted from the last London edition. The frontispiece, a Rowlandsonesque engraving, shows the good doctor astride his horse setting out in search of a wife. First published in England in 1821, this tour of the clergyman-schoolmaster was Combe's third Syntax parody of those popular books and picturesque travels of the day (and particularly those of William Gilpin). Scarce, thus. Click here for full details of this book, to ask a question or to buy it on-line. Bibliophile Bookbase probably offers multiple copies of [Combe, William] : THE TOUR OF DOCTOR SYNTAX in Search of a Wife. A Hudibrastic Poem. Click here to select from a complete list of available copies of this book. Bibliophile Bookbase lists over 5 million books, maps and prints including fine bindings, livres illustrées, libri rari, out-of-print books and livres rares. Bibliophile Bookbase for antiquarian books, maps and prints. |