Lot 19
  • 19

Browning, Robert

Estimate
4,000 - 6,000 USD
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Description

  • The Ring and the Book. London: Smith, Elder and Co., 1868-1869.
  • Paper, ink, leather
4 volumes. 8vo (170 x 102mm). Original green cloth stamped in black and gilt; very fine.

first edition, presentation copy  "with R Browning's best regards. Dec. 1 '68." In 21,000 lines of blank verse, Browning thoroughly explores the verse novel through dramatic monologue. This tale of a Roman murder was his bestseller during his lifetime.

Literature

Broughton A73; Sterling 89; Tinker 425; Wise Browning, p.27-28.