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(COMBE IMITATION.) The Grand Master; or, Adventures of Qui Hi? in Hindostan. A Hudibrastic Poem... by Quiz. 28 hand-colored aquatints by thomas
(COMBE IMITATION.) The Grand Master; or, Adventures of Qui Hi? in Hindostan. A Hudibrastic Poem... by Quiz. 28 hand-colored aquatints by thomas rowlandson, including title and folding "map." 8vo, handsome crimson levant gilt, by Morrell; frontispiece backed with linen, publisher's imprint cut from one plate, a few others misplaced, leaf c8 lacking as usual, errata slip bound in front; matching custom 1/2 morocco gilt slipcase. London, 1816
- Notes: first edition of a work in the style of William Combe. "The book is a fierce satire against Lord Moira, Marquis of Hastings, then Governor General [of Bengal]"--Abbey Travel 437; Tooley 412.
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