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Book Condition: Used
Seller: David Brass Rare Books, Inc.

United States
About Item: London: R. Ackermann, 1822. The English Gil Blas Illustrated By Rowlandson [ROWLANDSON, Thomas, artist]. [COMBE, William]. The History of Johnny Quae Genus. The Little Foundling of the Late Doctor Syntax: A Poem, by the Author of The Three Tours. London: R. Ackermann, 1822. First edition. Octavo (9 7/8 x 6 in; 253 x 151 mm). [4], 259 [i.e. 267], [1] pp. Twenty-four hand-colored aquatints. Plates watermarked "J. Whatman Turkey Mill 1821." Complete with the three-line slip loosely inserted at p. 256. Publisher's original drab boards with printed spine label, neatly rebacked with the original spine laid down. Bookplate of Fitz Eugene Dixon. Some offsetting from plates to text, still an exceptionally fine copy. Housed in a full blue morocco pull-off case by Hyman Zucker. "The last of the genuine or 'authorized' Syntax books." (Abbey) "In 1822 Ackermann produced The History of Johnny Quae Genus, the little Foundling of the late Fr. Syntax. The text by Combe was illustrated with twenty-four coloured… Read More
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