Dr. Comicus, or, The frolics of fortune.
Contributors: Rowlandson, Thomas, 1756-1827.; Combe, William, 1742-1823.
Publisher: John Bennett
Published: 1815
Place of publication: London
Language: eng
Number of pages: 269
Subjects: Combe, William, 1742-1823 -- Parodies, imitations, etc.
Other titles: Doctor Comicus, or, The frolics of fortune.; Dr. Comicus.; Doctor Comicus.; Frolics of fortune.
Notes: An imitation of The tour of Doctor Syntax in search of the picturesque / William Combe ; engravings by Thomas Rowlandson. Cf. Doctor Syntax / H.W. Hamilton. 1969. p. 318.
Originally published as: The adventures of Doctor Comicus, or, The frolicks of fortune / by a modern Syntax. Cf. English books with coloured plates, 1790-1860 / R.V. Tooley. no. 431.
Engraved t.p., illustrated and hand-colored.
Without the printed t.p. found in other editions; hence, also without statement of authorship.
The makeup of this ed. follows Tooley 431, save for the absence of the printed t.p., and the presence of Tooley plates 10, 14, and 15 at pages 112, 217, and 172 (in each case, as called for on the plates)