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Selections from the Poetical Works of Robert Browning
by Robert Browning
- Used
- Very Good
- Hardcover
- Condition
- Very Good
- Seller
-
Hudson, New Hampshire, United States
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About This Item
This is an antique copy of "Selections from the Poetical Works of ROBERT BROWNING" - From the Sixth London Edition (1st and 2nd Series). 1886; Thomas Y. Crowell & Co.; New York. The book features a frontispiece engraved portrait of Browning and a facsimile signature (with a tissue guard). Nicely bound with a decorative front cover and spine, and gilt page edges on all sides of the text block. Please see the photos for the complete list of contents.
Condition:
Clean covers and spine. Sharp cover corners. Bright gilt on the front cover; the gilt on the spine has partially faded. Tight binding with no cracks and no loose pages. Both covers are firmly attached. Bright gilt page edges on all sides of the text block. Nice interior - the text pages are clean and nearly appear unread with only light age-toning. Name/date (1893) written in pen on the front end paper. The top-left corner of the front pastedown has what appears to be a partial address label that had been removed, leaving behind adhesive residue that has turned brown (see photo). Overall the book is in Very Good condition.
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Details
- Bookseller
- CraigsClassics
(US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 8019
- Title
- Selections from the Poetical Works of Robert Browning
- Author
- Robert Browning
- Format/Binding
- Cloth
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Publisher
- Thomas Y. Crowell & Co.
- Place of Publication
- New York
- Date Published
- 1886
- Weight
- 0.00 lbs
- Keywords
- Robert browning, Elizabeth Barrett Browning, sir Walter Scott, Oliver Goldsmith, William Shakespeare, Poetical works, poems, poetry, Ralph waldo Emerson, Walt Whitman, William Cullen Bryant, Oliver Wendell Holmes, Henry Wadsworth Longfellow, James Russell
- Bookseller catalogs
- Poetry;
Terms of Sale
CraigsClassics
30 day return guarantee, with full refund including original shipping costs for up to 30 days after delivery if an item arrives misdescribed or damaged.
About the Seller
CraigsClassics
Biblio member since 2018
Hudson, New Hampshire
About CraigsClassics
My store offers a curated selection of antiquarian books in a variety of topics with an emphasis on classic literature and children's classics. I take pride in providing great customer service with prompt replies to offers and inquiries, careful packaging and next-day shipping. Based in scenic southern New Hampshire.
Glossary
Some terminology that may be used in this description includes:
- Facsimile
- An exact copy of an original work. In books, it refers to a copy or reproduction, as accurate as possible, of an original...
- Gilt
- The decorative application of gold or gold coloring to a portion of a book on the spine, edges of the text block, or an inlay in...
- Tight
- Used to mean that the binding of a book has not been overly loosened by frequent use.
- Spine
- The outer portion of a book which covers the actual binding. The spine usually faces outward when a book is placed on a shelf....
- New
- A new book is a book previously not circulated to a buyer. Although a new book is typically free of any faults or defects, "new"...
- Edges
- The collective of the top, fore and bottom edges of the text block of the book, being that part of the edges of the pages of a...
- Text Block
- Most simply the inside pages of a book. More precisely, the block of paper formed by the cut and stacked pages of a book....
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