BROWNING, Robert (1812-1889). The Ring and the Book . London: Smith, Elder & Co., 1868.
BROWNING, Robert (1812-1889). The Ring and the Book . London: Smith, Elder & Co., 1868. 8° (172 x 106 mm). Original publisher’s green cloth over beveled boards, gilt-lettered on spines (corners just bumped); green morocco slipcase. Provenance : Arthur A. Houghton, Jr. (morocco bookplate, his sale, Christie’s London, 13 June 1979, lot 84). FIRST EDITION, FIRST ISSUE, THE HOUGHTON COPY , with vol. I and III lettered in roman numerals and 2 and 4 in Arabic numerals on the spine (see Carter Binding Variants , p.99). 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.
BROWNING, Robert (1812-1889). The Ring and the Book . London: Smith, Elder & Co., 1868.
BROWNING, Robert (1812-1889). The Ring and the Book . London: Smith, Elder & Co., 1868. 8° (172 x 106 mm). Original publisher’s green cloth over beveled boards, gilt-lettered on spines (corners just bumped); green morocco slipcase. Provenance : Arthur A. Houghton, Jr. (morocco bookplate, his sale, Christie’s London, 13 June 1979, lot 84). FIRST EDITION, FIRST ISSUE, THE HOUGHTON COPY , with vol. I and III lettered in roman numerals and 2 and 4 in Arabic numerals on the spine (see Carter Binding Variants , p.99). 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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