[COMBE William]. ROWLANDSON Thomas, illustrator
£1,350
Auction: 1 February 2005 at 11:00 GMT
Description
The English Dance of death, from the designs of Thomas Rowlandson, with metrical illustrations, by the author of "Doctor Syntax" [and] The Dance of life, a poem by the author of "Doctor Syntax"; illustrated with coloured engravings by Thomas Rowlandson ... 3 volumes, 1st edition, 2nd issue [i.e. in book form], hand coloured frontis. and title to each work, 96 hand coloured engraved plates, full polished crushed brown morocco, covers with triple gilt fillets, spines decorated gilt in compartments, t.e.g., others uncut, inner gilt dentelles, by Morrell, printed titlepage of vol. 1 slightly spotted, some offsetting from the plates, a few plates with some light spotting, small marginal split to plate to face p. 82 in vol. 2 (not affecting engraving), fore-edges with some foxing, 8vo., London: Ackermann, 1815-17 [3]
Note: Abbey Life 263 & 264; Tooley 410 & 411