The Poetical Works of Robert Browning. In Sixteen Volumes [Complete]
by Browning, Robert (1812-1889)
- Used
- very good
- Hardcover
- Condition
- Very Good
- Seller
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East Granby, Connecticut, United States
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About This Item
London: Smith, Elder & Co., 1888. Title pages of first eight volumes 1888; remaining volumes 1889, a total of sixteen numbered volumes, complete when issued, with the final volume containing indices for the set. A seventeenth volume was issued several years later. Very clean and attractive set, three quarter crimson red morocco leather over tan marbled boards, slightly raised spine bands, gilt spine lettering and decoration, top edges gilt, marbled endpapers, tissue protected frontis plates in five volumes, height approximately 7 inches. Very well kept set, spines very slightly darkened but clearly red, minimal wear, good hinges, firm text blocks, very clean pages, no names or other markings, books look and feel unread. . Hard Cover. Very Good. 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall.
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- Bookseller
- Resource Books, LLC (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 044862
- Title
- The Poetical Works of Robert Browning. In Sixteen Volumes [Complete]
- Author
- Browning, Robert (1812-1889)
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good
- Publisher
- Smith, Elder & Co.
- Place of Publication
- London
- Date Published
- 1888
- Size
- 12mo - over 6¾" - 7&
- Keywords
- FINE BINDINGS BRITISH POETRY ROMANTIC
- Bookseller catalogs
- Fiction, Literature, Poetry, Literary History; Fine Bindings, Distinctive Press, Early Printing;
- Note
- May be a multi-volume set and require additional postage.
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Resource Books, LLC
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East Granby, Connecticut
About Resource Books, LLC
Resource Books, LLC deals in antiquarian and out-of-print books in a wide variety of subject matter, mainly non-fiction.
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- 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....
- 12mo
- A duodecimo is a book approximately 7 by 4.5 inches in size, or similar in size to a contemporary mass market paperback. Also...
- 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...
- 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...
- Morocco
- Morocco is a style of leather book binding that is usually made with goatskin, as it is durable and easy to dye. (see also...