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Robert Browning; Charlotte Porter and Helen A. Clarke, eds. THE COMPLETE WORKS OF ROBERT BROWNING. New York: George D. Sproul, 1899. 10 (of 12 total vols.) Autograph edition; signed by the editors and publisher at limitation and half-title. No. 20 of 275 copies. Finely bound by Trautz-Bauzonnet in green levant morocco with doublures, top edge gilt, spines with raised bands and gilt lettering and decoration in compartments, with magenta silk moire over free endpapers. 8vo. Each with plates in (2) states protected by captioned tissue guards; with numerous additional plates with tissue guards.
8 9/16 x 5 7/8 in.
An overall good to very good set; boards with occasional sunning and scuffing, light edgewear, and corners rubbed and lightly bumped; spines uniformly browned with occasional rubbing and chipping at ends; light creasing and occasional rubbing at joints, vol. 4 with small area of cracking at head, vol. 7 unfortunately with upper board mostly detached and lower board fully detached; several volumes with cracking at hinges; interior with very light toning, occasional spot of foxing, and rare closed tear or area of light grime; pages extremely bright and clean and some leaves remain unopened at fore-edge.