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Id1.1.27 (Copy 1)
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Id1.1.28 (Copy 2)
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Id1.1.29 (Copy 3)
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Id1.1.30 (Copy 4)
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Id1.1.31 (Copy 5)
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Id1.1.32 (Copy 6)
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Id1.1.33(01) (Copy 7)
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Id1.1.33(02) (Copy 8)
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Id1.1.33(03) (Copy 9)
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Id1.1.33(04) (Copy 10)
Author
Title
Prince Hohenstiel-Schwangau : saviour of society / by Robert Browning.
Publication, distribution, etc.
London : Smith, Elder and Co., 1871.
Physical description
[4], 148 p. ; 17 cm.
Note
Publisher's blue cloth with black stamped decorative border on boards, and lettering and device stamped in gold on spine.
Note
Copies 1-3: binding variant with roman "by" on spine.
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Copies 4, 5, 7, 8, 9: binding variant with gothic "by" on spine.
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Copy 10: binding variant with later device on spine.
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Copy 6: Original Heffers of Cambridge remainder binding of printed cream paper wrappers.
Provenance
Copies 1, 2, 4-10: From the Michael Meredith Browning Collection, copies 1, 2, 4, 5, 6, 8, 9, 10 with bookplate.
Provenance
Copy 1: Ms. inscription in pencil: "C. Crump, Xmas 1871."
Provenance
Copy 2: Armorial bookplate of Oliver Brett, Lord Esher.
Provenance
Copy 2: Purchased by Oliver Brett, Lord Esher from Elkin Mathews in 1924 (ms. note in pencil on front endpaper).
Provenance
Copy 2: Bookseller's ticket (Rice, London).
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Copy 3: Ms. inscription: "John & Lucy Beach, 1914".
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Copy 3: Ms. inscription: "Edward Dowden, Dec. 1871."
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Copy 3: Bookseller's ticket (William McGee, Dublin).
Provenance
Copy 4: Ms. inscription: "H. W. Nevinson, Oct. 1887."
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Copy 5: Bookplate of John Lane.
Provenance
Copy 9: Ms. inscription in pencil: "K. Brayshay, 21/10, 1921".
Binding
Copies 7-10: Four copies housed together in 20th century blue morocco and cloth box with gilt lettering and tooling.
Copy-specific note
Copies 1-5, 7-9: Ms. bookseller's notes in pencil.
Copy-specific note
Copies 2, 5, 7, 9, 10: Leaves unopened.
Copy-specific note
Copy 2: Ms. bibliographical notes in pencil on front endpaper in Oliver Brett, Lord Esher's hand.
Copy-specific note
Copy 3: Ms. annotations in pencil throughout text.
Copy-specific note
Copy 4: Heavy ms. annotations throughout text in H. W. Nevinson's hand.
Added entry--name
Meredith, Michael, 1936 - ? donor.
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McGee, William bookseller.
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Crump, C. former owner.
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Esher, Oliver Sylvain Baliol Brett, 1881 - 1963 former owner.
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Beach, John former owner.
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Beach, Lucy former owner.
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Dowden, Edward, 1843 - 1913 former owner.
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Nevinson, H. W. (Henry Woodd) former owner.
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Lane, John, 1854 - 1925 former owner.
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Brayshay, K. former owner.
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Smith, Elder & Co. publisher.
Added entry--place
England London.
Identifier
B29248