FIRST REPRINT of 1913 issue of 1911. Curved 'Shield Era' style 2 back binding, full olive boards covered in ribbed cloth, with titles and spine decoration with gilt stamp designed by Reginald Knowles, J. M. Dent vignette deadstamped to front cover, with Knowles' intricate woodcut on title page , front side and endpaper.
Robert Browning's long poem is presented in twelve books and tells the life and trial of Count Guido Franceschini and other characters. According to DA Ross, this work shows Browning's "...deepest understanding of womanhood." Edited by C.W. Hodell, who provides the introduction and endnotes. This poem is the third volume of Browning's "Poems and Plays" series. Entry 502 in the EL Poetry and the Drama series, edited by Ernest Rees.
The book is in good vintage condition. The cover has minor color loss that is not particularly noticeable. All sheets are intact and undamaged