Id1.3.06(02)
The statue and the bust / by Robert Browning.
London : Edward Moxon, Dover Street [i.e. printed by R. Clay and Sons for T. J. Wise], 1855 [i.e. after 1880]
22 p. ; 17 cm.
T. J. Wise forgery - information from Carter and Pollard, "An enquiry into the nature of certain nineteenth century pamphlets", 2nd ed., 1983, pp. 179-180.
Unbound leaves.
From the Michael Meredith Browning Collection, with bookplate.
Housed in 20th century green cloth and morocco box with gilt lettering and tooling ; made by R. L. Day.
Loose fragment of envelope with ms. address of Edmund Gosse in Robert Browning's hand, with ms. note in T. J. Wise's hand: "The handwriting of Robert Browning, T. J. Wise".
Ms. contents list inside front of box in pencil ; in box with a copy of the pamphlet "Gold hair" ; was housed with a copy of "The miniature" now separate at shelfmark Id1.3.07.
Stamp on half-title: "Forgery Collection".
Meredith, Michael, 1936 - ? donor.
Wise, Thomas James, 1859 - 1937 forger.
Richard Clay and Sons printer.
England London.
B29123