Author: Robert Browning
Title: Prince Hohenstiel-Schwangau: Saviour of Society
Description: London, Smith, Elder and Co, 1871. First edition. Cloth. A very smart first edition of Robert Browning's lesser known long poem concerning the French Emperor Napoleon III. First edition. In the publisher's original blue cloth binding.This long poem by Robert Browning was largely forgotten while he worked on 'Dramatis Personae' and 'The Ring and the Book&apos. However, revisions and additions were made for publication following the Franco-Prussian War which forced an end of Napoleon's reign.  Some critics have called this poem the least-read of all Browning's works, with its length and complexity resulting in the first printing failing to sell out. A second edition was never issued. Robert Browning was a notable English poet and playwright of the Victorian era, known for his irony, characterisation, dark humour and social commentary. In the original blue cloth binding. Externally, very smart, with rubbing and bumping to the extremities. Slight darkening to the spine. With a Mentmore Library bookplate to the front pastedown. Internally, firmly bound. Pages are generally bright and clean, with scattered spots to the endpapers. Very Good Indeed . Ill.: None. Very Good Indeed .
Keywords: Robert Browning Prince Hohenstiel-Schwangau Poem Napoleon III Prince Hohenstiel-Schwangau None
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Title: Prince Hohenstiel-Schwangau: Saviour of Society
Description: London, Smith, Elder and Co, 1871. First edition. Cloth. A very smart first edition of Robert Browning's lesser known long poem concerning the French Emperor Napoleon III. First edition. In the publisher's original blue cloth binding.This long poem by Robert Browning was largely forgotten while he worked on 'Dramatis Personae' and 'The Ring and the Book&apos. However, revisions and additions were made for publication following the Franco-Prussian War which forced an end of Napoleon's reign.  Some critics have called this poem the least-read of all Browning's works, with its length and complexity resulting in the first printing failing to sell out. A second edition was never issued. Robert Browning was a notable English poet and playwright of the Victorian era, known for his irony, characterisation, dark humour and social commentary. In the original blue cloth binding. Externally, very smart, with rubbing and bumping to the extremities. Slight darkening to the spine. With a Mentmore Library bookplate to the front pastedown. Internally, firmly bound. Pages are generally bright and clean, with scattered spots to the endpapers. Very Good Indeed . Ill.: None. Very Good Indeed .
Keywords: Robert Browning Prince Hohenstiel-Schwangau Poem Napoleon III Prince Hohenstiel-Schwangau None
Price: GBP 75.00 = appr. US$ 107.10 Seller: Rooke Books
- Book number: 934Y27
- Book number: 934Y27
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