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Collection Rare Books and Manuscripts

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Period 19th century

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Language English

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Creator Combe, William, 1742–1823

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1. The tour of Doctor Syntax, in search of the picturesque. A poem.

The tour of Doctor Syntax, in search of the picturesque. A poem.
Creator:
Combe, William, 1742–1823
Date:
1812
Physical Description:
1 p.., iii, [1], 275 p., 1 leaf. 30 col. plates (incl. front.) 26 cm.
Collection:
Rare Books and Manuscripts

2. The history of the abbey church of St. Peter's Westminster : its antiquities and monuments.

The history of the abbey church of St. Peter's Westminster : its antiquities and monuments.
Creator:
Combe, William, 1742–1823
Date:
1812
Physical Description:
2 volumes : illustrations (some color), plans, portraits ; 36 cm
Collection:
Rare Books and Manuscripts

3. The third tour of Doctor Syntax, in search of a wife : a poem.

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Creator:
Combe, William, 1742–1823
Date:
[1820-1821]
Physical Description:
8 pts. (279, [1] p., [25] leaves of plates) : ill. ; 24 cm.
Collection:
Rare Books and Manuscripts

4. Observations on Ackermann's patent movable axles, for four wheeled carriages, containing an engraved elevation of a carriage, with plans and sections, conveying accurate ideas of this superior improvement.

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Creator:
Combe, William, 1742–1823
Date:
1818
Physical Description:
2 p.., 54 p. 4 plates. 21 cm.
Collection:
Rare Books and Manuscripts

5. The tour of Doctor Syntax ... A poem.

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Creator:
Combe, William, 1742–1823
Date:
1823
Physical Description:
3 v. col. fronts., col. plates. 16 cm.
Collection:
Rare Books and Manuscripts

6. Prospectus, The history of Johnny Quae Genus, the little foundling of the late Doctor Syntax : a poem, in eight monthly numbers : no. 1 was published on the 1st of August, and is continued monthly, price 2s. 6d. each : each part contains three coloured engravings / by T. Rowlandson, Esq., and thirty-two pages of letter press, by the author of the three tours of Doctor Syntax ...

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Creator:
Combe, William, 1742–1823
Date:
[1821]
Physical Description:
[4] p. ; 28 cm.
Collection:
Rare Books and Manuscripts

7. The second tour of Doctor Syntax, in search of consolation : a poem : volume second.

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Creator:
Combe, William, 1742–1823
Date:
1820
Physical Description:
8 pts. (277, [1] p., [24] leaves of plates) : ill. ; 25 cm.
Collection:
Rare Books and Manuscripts

8. The dance of life : a poem / by the author of "Doctor Syntax" ; illustrated with coloured engravings by Thomas Rowlandson.

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Creator:
Combe, William, 1742–1823
Date:
1817
Physical Description:
4 unnumbered pages, ii, ii pages, 2 unnumbered pages, 285 pages, 1 unnumbered page, 25 unnumbered leaves of plates : illustrations ; 25 cm
Collection:
Rare Books and Manuscripts

9. Observations on Ackermann's patent moveable axles, for four wheeled carriages, containing engraved elevations of carriages, with plans and sections, conveying accurate ideas of this superior improvement.

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Creator:
Combe, William, 1742–1823
Date:
1819
Physical Description:
2 p.., 58 p. plates. 22 cm.
Collection:
Rare Books and Manuscripts

10. The history of Merchant Taylors' School.

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Creator:
Combe, William, 1742–1823
Date:
1816
Physical Description:
22 p., [2] leaves of plates : ill. ; 34 cm.
Collection:
Rare Books and Manuscripts

11. Journal of sentimental travels in the southern province of France, shortly before the revolution : embellished with seventeen coloured engravings from designs by T. Rowlandson ...

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Creator:
Combe, William, 1742–1823
Date:
1821
Physical Description:
ii, 291, [4] p., [18] leaves of plates : ill. ; 27 cm.
Collection:
Rare Books and Manuscripts

12. Doctor Syntax's three tours: in search of the picturesque, consolation, and a wife. By William Combe. The original ed., complete and unabridged, with the life and adventures of the author, now first written, by John Camden Hotten. Eighty full page illustrations, drawn and coloured after the originals by T. Rowlandson.

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Creator:
Combe, William, 1742–1823
Date:
[1868]
Physical Description:
2 p. ., [iii]-xlviii, 354 p. col. front., 77 col. plates. 21 cm.
Collection:
Rare Books and Manuscripts

13. The English dance of death / from the designs of Thomas Rowlandson ; with metrical illustrations, by the author of "Doctor Syntax." Vol. I[-II]

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Creator:
Combe, William, 1742–1823
Date:
1815-1816
Physical Description:
2 v. : ill. ; 26 cm.
Collection:
Rare Books and Manuscripts

14. A history of the University of Cambridge : its colleges, halls, and public buildings.

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Creator:
Combe, William, 1742–1823
Date:
1815
Physical Description:
2 v. : col. ill., port., plans ; 35 cm.
Collection:
Rare Books and Manuscripts

15. A history of the University of Oxford : its colleges, halls, public buildings : in two volumes.

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Creator:
Combe, William, 1742–1823
Date:
1814 [i.e. 1813-1815]
Physical Description:
2 volumes : illustrations ; 45 cm
Collection:
Rare Books and Manuscripts

16. The tour of Doctor Syntax, in search of the ... : a poem.

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Creator:
Combe, William, 1742–1823
Date:
[1855]
Physical Description:
3 volumes : illustrations ; 25 cm
Collection:
Rare Books and Manuscripts
Credit Line:
Yale Center for British Art, Gift of Michael D. Coe, Yale MAH 1968

17. A history of Madeira : with a series of twenty-seven coloured engravings, illustrative of the costumes, manners, and occupations of the inhabitants of that island.

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Creator:
Combe, William, 1742–1823
Date:
1821
Physical Description:
v, [3], 118 p., [27] leaves of plates : ill. ; 27 cm.
Collection:
Rare Books and Manuscripts

18. The history of Johnny Quae Genus, the little foundling of the late Doctor Syntax : a poem, in eight monthly numbers, price 2s. 6d. each / written by the author of the three tours of Doctor Syntax ... ; with coloured engravings, from designs by T. Rowlandson, Esq.

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Creator:
Combe, William, 1742–1823
Date:
1821-1822
Physical Description:
[8] pts. (267, [1] p., [24] leaves of plates) : ill. ; 25 cm.
Collection:
Rare Books and Manuscripts

19. The tour of Doctor Syntax, in search of the picturesque : a poem.

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Creator:
Combe, William, 1742–1823
Date:
[1819]
Physical Description:
iii, [3], 276 p., [2], 29 leaves of plates : ill. ; 24 cm.
Collection:
Rare Books and Manuscripts