Description
Riverside College Classics
Author: Robert Browning
Editor: George Herbert Clarke, M.A., D.Litt.
Publisher: Houghton Mifflin Company
Series: Riverside College Classics
Copyright: 1927
Printing: Early Riverside Press printing
Place of Publication: Boston / New York
Format: Hardcover, red cloth
Illustrations: Frontispiece portrait of Robert Browning
Condition: Fine
Description
A beautifully preserved early 20th-century Riverside College Classics edition of Selected Poems of Robert Browning, edited with introduction and notes by George Herbert Clarke of Queen’s University. Produced by Houghton Mifflin at the Riverside Press, this volume exemplifies the elegance and durability of classic academic publishing from the period.
This copy is exceptionally well preserved, with a tight, square binding, clean pages, and no loose hinges or structural weaknesses. The red cloth boards are fresh and unfaded, with only the lightest signs of age. The interior is crisp and well cared for, featuring a striking frontispiece portrait of Browning.
An ideal copy for readers, collectors of Riverside Press classics, or those assembling a refined shelf of English poetry.
Condition Notes
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Binding: Very tight and secure
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Pages: Clean, bright, very minor writing
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Size: Quarto
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Boards: Clean red cloth, minimal wear
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Ownership stamp present on front matter (does not affect text)
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Overall condition: Near Fine
