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Additional authors

1. Combe, William, 1742-1823
2. Williams, Charles, active 1797-1830
3. Rowlandson, Thomas, 1756-1827
4. Combe, William, 1742-1823

Description

1. 8 pts. (viii, 318 p., [18] leaves of plates) : col. ill.; 26 cm.

Alternative title

1. Doctor Syntax in Paris
2. Tour in search of the grotesque
3. Original Doctor Syntax in Paris

Subject

1. Combe, William, 1742-1823 -- Parodies, imitations, etc
2. Rowlandson, Thomas, 1756-1827 -- Parodies, imitations, etc
3. English wit and humor, Pictorial
4. Paris (France) -- Social life and customs -- 19th century -- Poetry
5. Paris (France) -- Social life and customs -- 19th century -- Caricatures and cartoons

Call number

1. Arents BIP (Combe, W. Doctor Syntax in Paris) 99-111

Note

1. Each part (no.) in the original light gray paper covers, as issued monthly. Title page and other preliminaries in pt. 8. Publisher's advertisements on p. [2-4] of covers. Part no. completed in ink, pts. 3, 6-8.
2. Title on cover of pts. 4-5 and 8: The original Doctor Syntax in Paris, or, A tour in search of the grotesque : being a humorous delineation of the pleasures and miseries of the French metropolis / by the celebrated Doctor Syntax ...
3. "Second edition"--P. [1] of covers, pts. 3, 6-7.
4. An imitation of: The tour of Doctor Syntax in search of the picturesque (by William Combe; aquatints by Thomas Rowlandson).
5. Halkett & Laing attributes the work to Combe; cf. v. 2, p. 103. H.W. Hamilton lists it among the many imitations of Combe's work; cf. Doctor Syntax, p. 318. Tooley lists it as a Rowlandson imitation.
6. Engraved t.p., with vignette embodying the word "grotesque."
7. Illustrations: 18 prints (incl. t.p.) : etching, aquatint, hand col. ; full-page. Six are signed Williams, del. et sc.

Indexed in (note)

1. Tooley, R.V. Coloured plates (1979 ed.)
2. Lipperheide, F. Kat. der Kostümbibliothek
3. Abbey, J.R. Travel
4. Hamilton, H.W. Doctor Syntax

Title

1. Doctor Syntax in Paris, or, A tour in search of the grotesque : a humorous & satirical poem.

Imprint

1. London : Printed for W. Wright, 1820 (London : S. & R. Bentley)

Indexed in:

1. Tooley, R.V. Coloured plates (1979 ed.), 432
2. Lipperheide, F. Kat. der Kostümbibliothek, Xd14
3. Abbey, J.R. Travel, 109
4. Hamilton, H.W. Doctor Syntax, p. 318

Local note

1. Provenance: Sir Neil Menzies, Bt. (autograph on front covers).

Connect to:

1. Request access to this item in the Schwarzman Rare Books Collection

Local subject

1. Menzies, Neil, Sir, 1780-1814 Provenance.

Added author

1. Combe, William, 1742-1823, attributed name.
2. Williams, Charles, active 1797-1830.
3. Rowlandson, Thomas, 1756-1827, attributed name.
4. Combe, William, 1742-1823. Tour of Doctor Syntax in search of the picturesque.

LCCN

1. 83460306

Research call number

1. Arents BIP (Combe, W. Doctor Syntax in Paris) 99-111