The Ring and the Book [4 volumes]
by BROWNING, Robert
- Used
- Fine
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Fine
- Seller
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Glendale, California, United States
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About This Item
Small 8vo. Publisher's dark green cloth over black-stamped beveled boards First edition, First issue with volume 1& 3 lettered in Roman numerals and 2 & 4 in Arabic numerals on the spines (see Carter Binding Variants, p. 99). complete in four volumes. A FINE set in the publisher's cloth, no markings or inscriptions some minor spotting in places and minor rubbing to the heels. Housed in a custom green slipcase. Browning's masterful psychological epic, containing 21,000 lines of blank verse. The Ring and the Book is the most extensive exploration of Browning's use of the dramatic monologue. Barnes/Texas RB19; Broughton A73; Sterling 89; Tinker 425;?Wise Browning, p. 27-28.
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Details
- Bookseller
- Reginald C. Williams Rare Books (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 410
- Title
- The Ring and the Book [4 volumes]
- Author
- BROWNING, Robert
- Format/Binding
- Publisher's cloth
- Book Condition
- Used - Fine
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- 1st edition, 1st state
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Publisher
- Smith Elder and Co,
- Place of Publication
- London
- Date Published
- 1868
- Size
- 8vo.
- Weight
- 0.00 lbs
- Keywords
- English Literature, Poetry
- Bookseller catalogs
- Summer Miscellany 2024;
- Note
- May be a multi-volume set and require additional postage.
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Reginald C. Williams Rare Books
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