The Tour of Doctor Syntax
by William Combe
First Edition
 
The Tour of Dr. Syntax in Search of the Picturesque is a story of a fictional rural schoolmaster and pastor who attempts to make his fortune by traveling and then writing and illustrating a book about his experiences of quaint and unusual places.
The story is told in verse, written by William Combe, a prolific English writer of miscellaneous prose and satirical verse, and illustrated with color plates by Thomas Rowlandson. Combe wrote the text to elucidate the illustrations.
It was first published in 1809 in serial form in Rudolph Ackermann's The Poetical magazine as The Schoolmaster's Tour. The work was first collected into book form 'by popular demand' in 1812 and was reprinted several times during the following decades.
This collaboration of designer, author, and publisher produced two more 'Tours': The Second Tour of Dr. Syntax in Search of Consolation (1820) and The Third Tour of Dr. Syntax in Search of a Wife (1821).
Vignette title page, and 19 full-page hand-colored plates by Thomas Rowlandson and Robert Isaac Cruikshank. Rowlandson and I.R. Cruikshank are credited with the designs for the plates, with the balance of opinion favoring Cruikshank.
Printed by J. Johnston, Cheapside, London, 1820
 
Measures: 9.25 x 6.25
Publisher: Printed by J. Johnston, Cheapside, London
Binding: red leather w/ gilt design, spine ribbed and tight, pages clean, gilt lettering
Condition: very good
 
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