The Ring and The Book
by Browning, Robert
- Used
- Hardcover
- Condition
- Good Minus/No Jacket
- Seller
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Lancaster, Pennsylvania, United States
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About This Item
Boston MA: Houghton Mifflin, 1899. Book. Good Minus. Hardcover. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. Frequently hailed as the best of Browning's works for its psychological and spiritual content, The Ring and The Book is an epic poem telling the story of a 1698 murder trial in Rome. Using various narrators throughout the 12 books of the poem, Browning examines the allegation against a young nobleman from a variety of perspectives. This is a Riverside Press Cambridge Edition in one volume. Book Condition : Good-; foxing - primarily inside front cover, title page and first few pages, similarly to rear inside cover; previous owner inscription on front free end paper; light spotting to text block; wear to spine ends and cover corners; a few spots on left bottom rear cover. No Dust jacket as issued..
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Details
- Bookseller
- Adamstown Books (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 219719
- Title
- The Ring and The Book
- Author
- Browning, Robert
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Good Minus
- Jacket Condition
- No Jacket
- Publisher
- Houghton Mifflin
- Place of Publication
- Boston MA
- Date Published
- 1899
- Keywords
- Italy Rome Browning
- Bookseller catalogs
- Poetry; Victorian Period;
- Size
- 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall
Terms of Sale
Adamstown Books
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About the Seller
Adamstown Books
Biblio member since 2015
Lancaster, Pennsylvania
About Adamstown Books
Adamstown Books is an online antiquarian and used book dealer in Lancaster PA. Our presence began in Adamstown, aka America's Antiques Capital. The Adamstown tradition is boosted by our proximity to the emerging antiques presence in Columbia PA, and the rich religious and cultural history of Lancaster County and Pennsylvania. With Gettysburg a 1 1/2 hour drive away, the American Civil War is naturally one of our key categories.
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