Lot 109 - Pair of Antique "The Poetical Magazine" Bound Volumes II and III with Hand-Colored Doctor Syntax Plates, Published by R. Ackermann's Repository of Arts, 101 Strand, London, 1809

Lot 109 - Pair of Antique "The Poetical Magazine" Bound Volumes II and III with Hand-Colored Doctor Syntax Plates, Published by R. Ackermann's Repository of Arts, 101 Strand, London, 1809Pair of antique bound volumes of "The Poetical Magazine," comprising Vol. II and Vol. III, dated 1809. Published by R. Ackermann's Repository of Arts, 101 Strand, London. The volumes contain hand colored engraving plates from "The Schoolmaster's Tour," the serialized Doctor Syntax adventures. Visible plates include "Doctor Syntax, Mistakes a Gentleman's House for an Inn," marked as Plate 2, Vol. 2, published November 1st, 1809. The Latin epigraph on

including a full-page color frontispiece of Washington taking the oath as president

It is marked with a date of 1846 and was published out of Currier's 33 Spruce Street

" while a handwritten note on the back reads "The arm is strong and the knife is strong

capacity 5 cc

" The print is housed in a decorative wood frame with a wire hanger on the back

5" x 3" x 3

5" W x 2" H x 0

Features hand-painted roses and figural raised heads on the sides

With turpentine oil and a cotton ball

Please see the pictures to see the spots of rust

It is operated by a pull string

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