Author: [William Combe] Title: The History of Johnny Quae Genus, the Little Foundling of the Late Doctor Syntax: A Poem, by the Author of the Three Tours
Description: London, R. Ackermann, 1822. 1st Edition. Leather. 268p. SIGNED FINE BINDING BY RIVIERE & SON. A hardcover book handsomely bound in dark teal leather with gilt decorations and five raised bands on the spine. Also features a gilt top foredge and gilt dentelles. Pagination errors affecting the last 20 or so pages; several pages are numbered incorrectly, though the text itself appears to be in proper order. The plates have faded onto the facing pages. Otherwise, text unmarked and binding tight. A beautiful, sturdy copy in collectible condition! Illustrated with 24 hand-colored plates by Georgian caricaturist Thomas Rowlandson. .
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Price: US$ 500.00 Seller: Kubik Fine Books Ltd.
- Book number: 176942
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