The Tour of Doctor Syntax through London, or, The pleasures and miseries of the metropolis : a poem...
The Tour of Doctor Syntax through London, or, The pleasures and miseries of the metropolis : a poem...
The Tour of Doctor Syntax through London, or, The pleasures and miseries of the metropolis : a poem / by Doctor Syntax.
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Full title
Publisher
London : J. Johnston, 1820.
Alternative title
Pleasures and miseries of the metropolis.
Date
1820.
Call Numbers
82/43 , DSM/827.79/C
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Language
English
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Physical content
iv, 319 p., [19] leaves of plates : col. ill. ; 24 cm.
Publication information
Publisher
London : J. Johnston, 1820.
Edition
3rd ed.
Place of Publication
England
Date Published
1820.
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Copyright status: Out of copyright.
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Full title
The Tour of Doctor Syntax through London, or, The pleasures and miseries of the metropolis : a poem / by Doctor Syntax.
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Notes
General note
Caption title: Doctor Syntax in London.
Etched (aquatint) t.p., illustrated, hand colored.
Not written by William Combe, who originated the Dr. Syntax character and used that pseudonym. The drawings for the plates may be by Thomas Rowlandson, the illustrator of the original Syntax books, or, more likely, by Robert Cruikshank. Cf. Hamilton, Tooley.
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Citation / References Note
Hamilton, H.W. Doctor Syntax, p. 318.
Tooley, R.V. Coloured plates (1979 ed.), 434.
Additional physical form availability note
Online at the State Library of NSW
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82/43 , DSM/827.79/C
Record Identifier
74VvW4XQawpb
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https://devfeature-collection.sl.nsw.gov.au/record/74VvW4XQawpb
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MMS ID
991012086119702626
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