The history of Johnny Quæ genus, the little foundling of the late Doctor Syntax: a poem

by William Combe

$250 · Offered by Rulon-Miller Books · No longer available

First edition

London: R. Ackermann, 1822. First edition, 8vo, pp. 4 , 267, 1 & errata tipped-in; 24 hand-colored aquatint plates by Thomas Rowlandson, including frontispiece; full crushed crimson levant with gilt-decorated spine, gilt borders and dentelles by Riviere & Son, a.e.g.; armorial bookplate and morocco bookseller's ticket on front pastedown; spine darkened and seared with small hole on upper edge, hinges cracked; rear joint cracked, internally quite

• Binding: Leather

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