The tour of Doctor Syntax through London, . or the pleasures and miseries of the metropolis. A poem by Doctor Syntax.
William Combe (1742-1823).
Category
Books
Date
1820
Materials
Place of origin
England
Collection
Osterley Park and House, London
NT 3113227
Summary
Bibliographic description
[iii-iv], 319p, 18 col. plates . ill.. . 8vo.. Not indigenous. Loosely inserted: clippings from booksellers' catalogues, unrelated to provenance.. Provenance: Twentieth-century inscription on frontispiece recto: C. S. Fisher from his friend Wm. Crowther Umbers Augt. 1907 [i.e. to Crowther S. Fisher: cf. Ham House 2.D.4]. Bequeathed to the National Trust by Norman Norris (1917-1991). Inscribed on flyleaf in Norris's hand: Sotheby 157- 1939.. Binding: Nineteenth-century half red morocco binding over marbled boards; gilt and blind fillets; gilt panelled spine; brown spine label with title "Doctor Syntax in London"; sewn on five raised bands.
Makers and roles
William Combe (1742-1823).