Author: COMBE, William:
Title: The tour of Doctor Syntax in Search of the Picturesque. Vol I: A Poem. Eighth Edition with new plates. Illustrated from Thomas Rowlandson.
Description: London, R. Ackermann, 1819, gr. in-8vo, III + 274 p., illustr. with 29 beautiful plates in color. half-calf, marbled paper. ¶ Satire on William Gilpin's theory of the picturesque in art with engravings by Rowlandson. The celebrated combination of Rowlandson's engravings and Combe's light-hearted satire of William Gilpin's theory of the picturesque in art, with a central character modelled on Cervantes's Don Quixote and Henry Fielding's Parson Adams. Please notify before visiting to see a book. Prices are excl. VAT/TVA (only Switzerland) & postage.

Keywords: english literature littérature-anglaise travel, exploration voyage story, stories, tales, fairytales, tale, fairytale conte fiction fiction satire satire engraving, engravings gravure Rowlandson, Thomas


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