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Acceptable. Five-volume partial Riverside Edition set of The Poetic and Dramatic Works of Robert Browning, published by Houghton, Mifflin and Company in 1889. Volumes II, III, IV, V, and VI are present; Volume I is not included. Matching ownership inscriptions reading “Louise Godfrey, New York. Christmas, 1890.” appear in all volumes. Half leather bindings with marbled boards. Leather spines show rubbing, scuffing, edge wear, and areas of loss to spine labels and upper spine leather, particularly to Volumes III and IV. Interiors are generally clean with age toning and scattered light foxing. Bindings remain intact.
Five-volume partial Riverside Edition set of The Poetic and Dramatic Works of Robert Browning, published by Houghton, Mifflin and Company in 1889 by The Riverside Press, Cambridge.
This lot includes Volumes II, III, IV, V, and VI of the original six-volume set. Volume I is not present. Bound in matching half leather with marbled paper-covered boards and gilt spine decoration.
Each volume bears a matching ownership inscription reading:
“Louise Godfrey, New York. Christmas, 1890.”
The set retains strong decorative shelf presence despite evident leather wear to the spines, including rubbing, scuffing, and losses at spine ends and labels. Interiors are generally clean and readable with age toning and scattered foxing.
A solid late 19th century Browning set suitable for reading, decorative library display, or restoration/completion.
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