Shelfmark
Id1.4.37-Id1.4.39 (Copy 1)
Additional shelfmark
Id1.4.22-Id1.4.24 (Copy 2)
Additional shelfmark
Id1.4.25-Id1.4.27 (Copy 3)
Author
Collective uniform title
Poems. 1863
Title
The poetical works of Robert Browning.
Edition
Third edition.
Publication, distribution, etc.
London : Chapman and Hall, 1863.
Physical description
3 v. ; 18 cm.
Note
All vols with an overall and a volume specific title-page.
Note
All vols with a half-title.
Note
All vols with final advertisement leaf.
Note
All vols with publisher's brown morocco cloth with blind stamped border on boards, and lettering stamped in gold on spine.
Provenance
Copies 1-3: From the Michael Meredith Browning Collection ; Copies 2 and 3 with bookplate.
Provenance
Copy 1: All vols with bookplate of Frederic Leighton with ms. inscription in vol 1: "Frederic Leighton - from his affectionately ever, R[obert]. B[rowning]., London, July, '63."
Provenance
Copy 2: Vol 1 with ms. inscription: "Mr. [Ernest] & Mrs. [Elizabeth] Benzon, from theirs affectionately, R[obert]. B[rowning]., July, '63."
Provenance
Copy 3: All vols with armorial bookplate of Anthony Trollope.
Binding
Copy 1: Each vol housed in a 20th century brown morocco and cloth slipcase, with gilt lettering and tooling.
Binding
Copy 2: All vols with 19th century brown morocco with gilt tooled borders on boards, gilt tooling and lettering on spine, gilt tooling on turn-ins, gilt edges, and marbled endpapers ; bound by F. Bedford (binder's stamp).
Binding
Copy 3: 19th century red leather with gilt tooled frames on boards, gilt tooling and lettering on spine, gilt tooling on turn-ins, and gilt edges.
Copy-specific note
Copies 1-2: Ms. correction in author's hand - p. 47 of vol 1 (first issue, missing the line which has been added in ms.).
Copy-specific note
Copies 2 and 3: Ms. bookseller's notes in pencil ; Copy 2: all vols with ?bookseller's sticker.
Copy-specific note
Copies 2 and 3: Lacking advertisement leaves.
Copy-specific note
Copy 2: Second issue with previously omitted line included.
Copy-specific note
Copy 2: Ms. annotations on contents page of vol 1.
Added entry--name
Leighton of Stretton, Frederic Leighton, 1830 - 1896 former owner.
Added entry--name
Bedford, Francis, 1799 - 1883 binder.
Added entry--name
Benzon, Ernst Leopold former owner.
Added entry--name
Benzon, Ernst Leopold, ? - d. 1873 former owner.
Added entry--name
Trollope, Anthony, 1815 - 1882 former owner.
Added entry--name
Meredith, Michael, 1936 - ? donor.
Added entry--name
Chapman and Hall publisher.
Added entry--place
England London.
Identifier
B29090