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(ROWLANDSON, THOMAS) Combe, William (imitation). The Grand Master; or, Adventures of Qui Hi? in Hindostan. A Hudibrastic Poem . . . by

(ROWLANDSON, THOMAS) Combe, William (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" (trimmed along left edge). 8vo, handsome crimson levant gilt, by Riviere & Son; all edges trimmed and gilt, leaf c8 lacking as usual, errata slip bound in rear; cloth chemise and slipcase. London, 1816

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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