The Life of Robert Browning : With Notices of His Writings, His Family, & His Friends
by Griffin, W.H. ; Minchin, H.C
- Used
- Hardcover
- Condition
- A copy owned by the bookbinding historians Geoffrey Hobson and his son Anthony Hobson, with Geoffrey's pencil signature on t
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About This Item
Methuen & Co. Ltd 36 Essex Street W.C, London, second edition, 1911. Cloth, gilt cover-title, 8vo,. xiii, 342, [2], plus 31, [1] pp Methuen publisher's catalogue dated September 1911 at end, frontispiece portrait and 37 ills. A copy owned by the bookbinding historians Geoffrey Hobson and his son Anthony Hobson, with Geoffrey's pencil signature on the front pastedown endpaper and his extensive pencil notes on the front endpapers, and numerous pencil marks to margins; Anthony Hobson's booklabel on the verso of the front free endpaper. Front board slightly bruised, rear endpapers cracked at hinge, otherwise Good.
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- Bookseller
- Wykeham Books
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- Title
- The Life of Robert Browning : With Notices of His Writings, His Family, & His Friends
- Author
- Griffin, W.H. ; Minchin, H.C
- Format/Binding
- Cloth, gilt cover-title, 8vo,
- Book Condition
- Used - A copy owned by the bookbinding historians Geoffrey Hobson and his son Anthony Hobson, with Geoffrey's pencil signature on t
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Publisher
- Methuen & Co. Ltd 36 Essex Street W.C, London, second edition, 1911
- Date Published
- 1911
- Pages
- xiii, 342, [2], plus 31, [1] pp Methuen publisher's catalogue dated September 1911 at end, frontispiece portrait and 37 ill
- Keywords
- Griffin, W. Hall Minchin, Harry Christopher Browning, Robert 1812-1889. Browning, Robert 1812-1889 -- Biography. Browning, Robert 1812-1889 -- Studies. Browning, Robert 1812-1889 Poets, English -- 19th century -- Biography. Biografie poetry in English --
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Wykeham Books
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LONDON, Aberdeen
About Wykeham Books
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- Gilt
- The decorative application of gold or gold coloring to a portion of a book on the spine, edges of the text block, or an inlay in...
- Cloth
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- Verso
- The page bound on the left side of a book, opposite to the recto page.
- Cracked
- In reference to a hinge or a book's binding, means that the glue which holds the opposing leaves has allowed them to separate,...
- Hinge
- The portion of the book closest to the spine that allows the book to be opened and closed.
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