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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.
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.