[FORE-EDGE PAINTINGS]. [ROWLANDSON, THOMAS, Illustrator. COMBE, WILLIAM]. The Tour of Doctor Syntax in Search of the Picturesque. London, 1812 -- The Second Tour of Doctor Syntax, in Search of Consolation. London, 1820 -- The Third Tour of Doctor Syntax, in Search of a Wife. London, [1821]. 3 hand-colored aquatint frontispieces, two titles, and 74 plates by Rowlandson. 3 vols., 8vo, later red crushed morocco gilt, g.e. by RIVIERE, with THREE FORE-EDGE PAINTINGS AFTER ROWLANDSON: DOCTOR SYNTAX SETTING OUT ON HIS TOUR; DOCTOR SYNTAX IN A COURT OF JUSTICE; DOCTOR SYNTAX READING HIS TOUR, slight wear to joints and edges; slight staining. (3)