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ENGLISH ILLUSTRATED BOOKS--THOMAS ROWLANDSON (1756-1827), illustrator]. [COMBE, William (1741-1823)]. The English Dance of Death . London: J. Diggens for R. Ackermann, 1815-16. 3 volumes, 8 o (232 x 137 mm). Hand-colored engraved title, frontispiece and 72 plates (few imprints cropped, occasional pale spotting). Later mottled calf, edges gilt (covers lightly peeling). Provenance : Charles J. Groves (bookplate). FIRST EDITION IN BOOK FORM. Abbey Life 263; Tooley 411. -- [COMBE, William]. The Dance of Life, A Poem . London: R. Ackermann, 1817. 8 o (232 x 137 mm). Hand-colored engraved title, frontispiece and 24 plates (few imprints cropped). Bound uniformly with the preceding. Provenance : Charles J. Groves (bookplate). Abbey Life 264. -- [COMBE, William]. The Tour of Doctor Syntax, in Search of the Picturesque. -- The Tour of Doctor Syntax, in Search of Consolation. -- The Third Tour of Doctor Syntax, in Search of a Wife. London: by J. Diggens for R. Ackermann, 1812-20-21. Together 3 volumes, 8 o (229 x 138 mm). Vol. I: Hand-colored title and 30 aquatint plates. Vol. II: 24 hand-colored aquatint plates. Vol. III: Hand-colored title and 24 aquatint plates; all after Thomas Rowlandson Later maroon morocco gilt, edges gilt. FIRST EDITIONS IN BOOK FORM. Abbey Life 266, 267; Tooley 427-429. -- Poetical Sketches of Scarborough . London: R. Ackermann, 1813. 8 o (229 x 138 mm). Hand-colored engraved frontispiece and 20 plates. Bound uniformly with the preceding. FIRST EDITION. Abbey Scenery 297. GOLDSMITH, Oliver (1728-1774). The Vicar of Wakefield . London: R. Ackermann, 1823. Tall 8 o (243 x 154 mm). 24 hand-colored engraved plates. Modern red morocco gilt, top edge gilt, by Riviere, original cloth covers and spine bound in at end. Provenance : Veryl Preston (bookplate). (9)