Complete Works of Robert Browning, Antique Book of Poetry - Leather-Bound Book of Poetry
A beautiful, leather-bound copy of The Complete Works of Robert Browning, Volume 1 published by Thomas Nelson & Sons, this is the first of a six volume set, likely published in the 1930s. (There is no date in the book, but it is inscribed on the inside front page, Christmas 1940.)
The distinctive, soft leather cover is printed in gold with the author's signature.
The introduction was written by John H. Finley, LL.D. followed by a biographical sketch of Browning and a bibliography of his works. This volume includes the following poems...
Pauline
Paracelus
Pippa Passes
King Victor and King Charles
Strafford: A Tragedy
Sordello
A wonderful addition to any vintage poetry library.
ABOUT THE AUTHOR (Courtesy of Wikipedia)
Robert Browning (1812-1889) was an English poet and playwright whose dramatic monologues put him high among the Victorian poets. His verse was noted for irony, characterization, dark humour, social commentary, historical settings and challenging vocabulary and syntax. His career began well – the long poems Pauline (1833) and Paracelsus (1835) were acclaimed – but his reputation shrank for a time – his 1840 poem Sordello was seen as wilfully obscure – and took over a decade to recover, by which time he had changed from Shelleyan forms to a more personal style. In 1846 Browning married the older poet Elizabeth Barrett and moved to Italy. By her death in 1861 he had published the collection Men and Women (1855). His Dramatis Personae (1864) and book-length epic poem The Ring and the Book (1868–1869) made him a leading poet. He remained prolific, but his reputation today rests mainly on his middle period. By his death in 1889 he was seen as a sage and philosopher-poet who had fed into Victorian social and political discourse. Societies for studying his work survived in Britain and the US into the 20th century.
BIXLEY NOTES
• The Complete Works of Robert Browning, Volume 1
• Published by Thomas Nelson & Sons, circa 1930s
• Soft leather cover with gold gilt
• 568 pages
• Came wrapped in wax paper (may be original to manufacturer or homemade)
• Measures 6 1/4" x 4 1/4"
VINTAGE NOTES
• In great condition
• A bit of fraying in the leather edges along the side and bottom
• Inscribed on the inside front page, dated Christmas, 1940
• Pages are in excellent condition
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