Search Results: the history of johnny quae genus by thomas rowlandson

London: Methuen And Company. Very Good. 1903. Hardcover. Hardcover in red buckram with paper spine label, top edge gilt. No dust jacket. The Illustrated Pocket Library of Plain and Colored Books edition of 1903. Book is in very good condition, generally crisp and clean, with tight binding and sharp corners. Color caricature illustrations throughout. 16mo. 251 pp. .

Methuen & Co, 1903-01-01. Hardcover. Good. in x in x in. Not ex-library. Clean copy in good condition.

London : Methuen and Co., 1903. New edition. Hardcover. Near fine copy in the original title-blocked cloth. Slightest suggestion only of dust-dulling to the spine and panel edges. Remains particularly well-preserved overall; tight, bright, clean and strong. Physical description; viii, 251 p. : ill. ; 18 cm. Subjects; English literature; 20th century. English poetry. English poetry; 20th century.

London : Methuen and co., 1903. First Edition. Hardcover. Near fine copy in the original title-blocked cloth. Slightest suggestion only of dust-dulling to the spine bands and panel edges. Remains particularly well-preserved overall; tight, bright, clean and strong. Physical description; viii, 251 p. : ill. ; 18 cm. Subjects; English literature; 20th century. English poetry; 20th century. English poetry. Poets.

London: Methuen, 1903. Near fine.. New edition of the 1822 classic, illustrated in color by Rowlandson. 6.75'' x 4.5''. Original red cloth, paper printed spine label. 24 color plates. 251, [1] pages. Spine paper label browned, slightest bit of cover soil.

London: Methuen & Co, 1903. New Edition. Three-Quarter Leather. Very Good. Doedecimo under 6" - 7". 251pp illustrated in color by Rowlandson. A very nice copy in 3/4 red morocco and marbled boards. All edges gilt

London: R. Ackermann, 1822. First edition. leather_bound. Full maroon crushed morocco. Aeg. Near fine. Rowlandson,Thomas. 267 pages. 24 x 14 cm. Twenty-four full-page plates, colored aquatints by Rowlandson. This is the last of the genuine, or "authorized" Syntax books. Originally issued in eight monthly parts. Bound by Zaehnsdorf. Directions to the Binder for the placing of the Plates. ABBEY LIFE 268. TOOLEY 413. Exceptionally clean copy, raised bands, triple gilt cover border fillets, inner dentelles, marbled endpapers, bookplate, slight nick front cover fore-edge.

London: R. Ackermann, 1822. First edition. leather_bound. Full tan calf rebacked, original spine laid-down. Teg. Very good. Rowlandson,Thomas. 267 pages. 24 x 14 cm. Twenty-four full-page plates, colored aquatints by Rowlandson. This is the last of the genuine, or "authorized" Syntax books. Originally issued in eight monthly parts. Bound by Tout. Directions to the Binder for the placing of the Plates. ABBEY LIFE 268. TOOLEY 413. Clean and fresh internally, Maggs Brothers 1933 description at rear, armorial bookplate, front cover escutcheon in gilt front cover, raised bands, spine panels richly gilt, inner dentelles, red leather spine label printed in gilt, darkening to covers at joints.

London: R. Ackermann, 1822. First edition in book form. Thomas Rowlandson. 8vo. 24 hand-colored aquatint plates by Thomas Rowlandson. [iv], 267 , [1] pp. Near contemporary remainder binding of orange cloth gilt, t.e.g., by Remnant & Edmonds (binder's ticket on rear pastedown); spine ends worn with some loss, offsetting from plates REFERENCE: Abbey Life 268; Tooley 413

London: R. Ackermann, 1822. First Edition. Cloth. Quarter Morocco slipcase, cloth chemise.. Fine. Royal 8vo. 25.5 by 16 cm. 259, [9] pp. With 24 hand-colored plates. Final 9 pages are 1 p. directions to binder, 8 pp. publisher's ads. The final authorized Syntax book, published by Ackermann, with the original author and illustrator. Tooley 413. Original boards and spine label. Label with chips in center, but most of letters survive. Housed in a quarter blue morocco slipcase, with five raised bands, and cloth chemise. This outer box is handsome, with some light soiling on the box's and chemise's blue cloth. Typical offsetting, otherwise generally clean. Frontis plate bound slightly unevenly. Repaired joints.

London: R. Ackermann, 1822. Combe's sequel and the final original installment of the Doctor Syntax series A handsome "tall" copy, illustrated by Thomas Rowlandson with 24 hand-colored aquatint plates. Full polished tan calf, a.e.g., the spine with morocco titles, and floral ornaments, triple fillets with stops to the perimeter of the boards, double fillets on the board edges, and dentelle turn-ins. The Rowlandson plates are pristine and the binding is attractive. (Abbey Travel 268).

London: R. Ackermann, 1822. First Edition. First Edition. Bound in crushed and polished olive green morocco, gilt, by RiviËre & Son with a triple gilt fillet border ruling, spine with intricate gilt tooling in all six compartments. Superb gilt-tooled dentelles, and fine maroon pastedowns and free endpapers. All edges gilt The work features 24 hand-coloured aquatints after Thomas Rowlandson, errata slip re pagination bound in, Some very occasional marginal soiling or staining to plates and light offsetting but generally an excellent clean copy.

London: R. Ackermann, 1822. The English Gil Blas Illustrated By Rowlandson [ROWLANDSON, Thomas, artist]. [COMBE, William]. The History of Johnny Quae Genus. The Little Foundling of the Late Doctor Syntax: A Poem, by the Author of The Three Tours. London: R. Ackermann, 1822. First edition. Octavo. [4], 259 [i.e. 267], [1] pp. Twenty-four hand-colored aquatints. Early-to-mid nineteenth century full tree calf, neatly rebacked with the original spine laid down. Some offsetting from the plates to the text, otherwise a fine copy. Bookplate of Harry H. Blum. "In 1822 Ackermann produced The History of Johnny Quae Genus, the little Foundling of the late Fr. Syntax. The text by Combe was illustrated with twenty-four coloured aquatints by Rowlandson. The introductions gives the best clue to the nature of the contents: 'The Favor which has been bestowed on the different tours of Dr. Syntax has encouraged the writer of them to give a 'History of the Foundling,' who has been thought an interesting object in… Read More

London: R. Ackerman, 1822. First edition. 24 hand-colored aquatint plates after drawings by Thomas Rowlandson. 267, [8, ads] pp. Diggens, Printer, St. Ann's lane. 1 vols. Tall 8vo (10 x 6-1/4 inches). Bound in original drab boards, both covers loose, later neat facsimile handwritten spine label; mostly unopened, directions to printer, errata slip, and publisher's catalogue in rear; laid into brown cloth clamshell box. Rowlandson, Thomas. First edition. 24 hand-colored aquatint plates after drawings by Thomas Rowlandson. 267, [8, ads] pp. Diggens, Printer, St. Ann's lane. 1 vols. Tall 8vo (10 x 6-1/4 inches). The Last Syntax, in Original Boards. The last of the authentic Combe-Rowlandson Dr. Syntax series, whose success prompted numerous imitations. This remainder binding, in superb shape, resembles that seen on the earlier Syntax books, but we have never seen it on Johny Quae Genus, and it is beautiful example. Rare thus. Tooley 413

8vo in 4s. London: R. Ackermann, 1822. 8vo in 4s, (iv), 267, (1, directions to the binder) pp. With 24 handcolored aquatints by Rowlandson. Pages 257-264 misnumbered 249-256. Crushed red morocco extra by Riviere for Sotheran's. A near fine copy, with occasional toning and some offsetting of the plates. Bookplate of Philander Chase Knox (1853-1921), former United States Attorney General and Senator from Pennsylvania. § First collected edition, first issued in eight parts 1821-1822. The last of the genuine or 'authorized' Syntax books, pitched to the public in the introduction as the English Gil Blas: "The Favor which has been bestowed on the different tours of Dr. Syntax has encouraged the writer of them to give a 'History of the Foundling,' who has been thought an interesting object in the latter of these volumes, and it is written in the same style and manner with a view to connect it with them. This child of chance, it is presumed, is led… Read More

London: R. Ackermann, 1822. The English Gil Blas Illustrated By Rowlandson [ROWLANDSON, Thomas, artist]. [COMBE, William]. The History of Johnny Quae Genus. The Little Foundling of the Late Doctor Syntax: A Poem, by the Author of The Three Tours. London: R. Ackermann, 1822. First edition. Octavo (9 7/8 x 6 in; 253 x 151 mm). [4], 259 [i.e. 267], [1] pp. Twenty-four hand-colored aquatints. Plates watermarked "J. Whatman Turkey Mill 1821." Complete with the three-line slip loosely inserted at p. 256. Publisher's original drab boards with printed spine label, neatly rebacked with the original spine laid down. Bookplate of Fitz Eugene Dixon. Some offsetting from plates to text, still an exceptionally fine copy. Housed in a full blue morocco pull-off case by Hyman Zucker. "The last of the genuine or 'authorized' Syntax books." (Abbey) "In 1822 Ackermann produced The History of Johnny Quae Genus, the little Foundling of the late Fr. Syntax. The text by Combe was illustrated with twenty-four coloured… Read More