London: Oxford University Press, 1926. Later Edition. Finely bound by Riviere & Son in navy morocco inlaid with royal blue morocco and ornately stamped in gilt to spine and boards. All edges brightly gilt. Inner dentelles gilt. Marbled endpapers. Internally clean and unmarked. Measuring 190 x 125mm. A beautiful example of Browning's most important works.

Robert Browning (1812- 1889) was an English poet and playwright whose mastery of dramatic verse, and in particular the dramatic monologue, made him one of the foremost Victorian poets. His poems are known for their irony, characterization, dark humor, social commentary, historical settings, and challenging vocabulary and syntax. The speakers in his poems are often musicians or painters whose work functions as a metaphor for poetry. (Item #4747)