Shelfmark
Id3.3.38 (Copy 1)
Additional shelfmark
Id3.3.39 (Copy 2)
Additional shelfmark
Id3.3.40 (Copy 3)
Additional shelfmark
Id3.3.41 (Copy 4)
Additional shelfmark
Id3.3.42 (Copy 5)
Author
Title
The Greek Christian poets and the English poets. / by Elizabeth Barrett Browning.
Publication, distribution, etc.
London : Chapman and Hall, 1863.
Physical description
iv, 212 p. ; 18 cm.
Note
Final page of advertisements.
Note
Publisher's green morocco-grain cloth with blind stamped frames on boards and lettering stamped in gold on spine.
Note
Copy 4: Publisher's variant green sand-grain cloth, with blind stamped frames on boards and lettering stamped in gold on spine.
Note
Copy 5: Publisher's variant purple sand-grain binding with blind stamped panels on boards, and lettering stamped in gold on spine.
Provenance
Copies 1, 2, 5: From the Michael Meredith Browning Collection, with bookplate.
Provenance
Copy 1: Ms. inscription: "W. Allingham from Robert Browning. April 17 '63."
Provenance
Copy 2: Bookplate of Pamela and Raymond Lister.
Provenance
Copy 2: Violet Fane's (a.k.a. Lady Currie's) copy, with personalised binding.
Provenance
Copy 3: Ms. inscription: "To dearest Arabel [Moulton Barrett] from R[obert]. B[rowning]. March 13 '63."
Binding
Copy 1: Housed in 20th century green morocco and cloth box, with gilt lettering and decoration ; made by R. L. Day (binder's stamp).
Binding
Copy 2: 19th century brown morocco, with gilt frames, a violet motif, and lettering ("Violet Fane") on boards, gilt stamps and lettering on spine, and gilt tooling on turn-ins ; housed in ?20th century marbled paper covered box, with gilt on paper lettering pieces.
Copy-specific note
Copies 1, 4, 5: Ms. bookseller's note in pencil.
Copy-specific note
Copy 1: Ms. annotations in pencil, from p. 105 onwards.
Copy-specific note
Copy 2: Some leaves unopened.
Copy-specific note
Copy 4: Ms. ownership inscription: "J. W. ?Hales, 1871."
Subject
Greek poetry History and criticism.
Subject
Christian literature History and criticism.
Subject
English poetry History and criticism.
Added entry--name
Meredith, Michael, 1936 - ? former owner.
Added entry--name
Allingham, William, 1824 - 1889 former owner.
Added entry--name
Lister, Pamela former owner.
Added entry--name
Lister, Raymond former owner.
Added entry--name
Fane, Violet, 1843 - 1905 former owner.
Added entry--name
Barrett, Arabella, ? - d. 1868 former owner.
Added entry--name
Day, R. L. binder.
Added entry--name
Chapman and Hall publisher.
Added entry--place
England London.
Identifier
B30958