London: Smith, Elder, & Co, 1894. Hardcover. Near Fine. First edition thus. Seventeen volumes. Tall octavos. Approximately 5,000pp., wide-margined with all edges opened but untrimmed. Several volumes with frontispiece portraits of Browning. Rebound in tan cloth with cloth spine labels gilt. Binding with a bit of light scattered foxing (cover foxed on volume VIII), first and last pages of each volume lightly foxed, a near fine set, wide-margined and bright. One of 250 copies printed on handmade paper. The final volume contains biographical and historical notes on the poems.

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Bookseller: Between the Covers- Rare Books, Inc. ABAA (US)
Bookseller's Inventory #: 506482
Title: The Poetical Works of Robert Browning [Complete in 17 Volumes]
Author: BROWNING, Robert
Format/Binding: Hardcover
Book Condition: Used - Near Fine
Quantity Available: 1
Publisher: Smith, Elder, & Co
Place of Publication: London
Date Published: 1894
Keywords: EnglishLiterature, Poetry
Bookseller catalogs: Poetry;
Note: May be a multi-volume set and require additional postage.

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Between the Covers-Rare Books, Inc., founded in 1985, specializes in first editions of 20th Century American and English fiction. Our inventory of over 75,000 first editions includes: African-American literature & history, Mysteries, Detective Fiction, Drama, Books into Film and Sports books. We routinely issue extensively illustrated color catalogs, available by subscription. We are members of the Antiquarian Booksellers' Association of America (ABAA)and the International League of Antiquarian Booksellers (ILAB). Tom Congalton, founder of Between the Covers-Rare Books, Inc., actively promotes the ethics and standards of these professional organizations and served as President of the ABAA from 2000 to 2002.

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