B29092

Shelfmark

Id1.4.30

Additional copy shelfmark

[Another copy:] Id1.4.31

Additional copy shelfmark

[Another copy:] Id1.4.32

Additional copy shelfmark

[Another copy:] Id1.4.33

Additional copy shelfmark

[Another copy:] Id1.3.02

Author

Browning, Robert

Title

Dramatis personæ /, by Robert Browning.

Publication, distribution, etc.

London:, Chapman & Hall,, 1864.

Physical description

[4], 250, [2] p. ;, 19 cm.

Note

With a half-title.

Note

Final advertisement leaf.

Note

Publisher's plum pebble-grain cloth with blind stamped border on boards and lettering stamped in gold on spine.

Note

[Id1.4.30] With the ?latterly added 'heavy paper' contents leaf ; [Id1.4.31] ?early printing, lacking contents leaf ; [Id1.4.32, Id1.3.02] with 'lighter paper' contents leaf.

Provenance

[Id1.4.30, Id1.4.31, Id1.4.32, Id1.3.02] From the Michael Meredith Browning Collection, with bookplate.

Provenance

[Id1.4.30] Bookplate of John Drinkwater with ms. inscription: "John Drinkwater from Edmund Gosse."

Provenance

[Id1.4.31] Purchased by Michael Meredith from Bernard Quaritch in 1988.

Provenance

[Id1.4.32] Purchased by Michael Meredith from Charles Cox in 1981.

Provenance

[Id1.4.33] From the Moulton-Barrett library.

Provenance

[Id1.4.33] Ms. inscription: "To dearest Arabel, from her brother, R[obert]. B[rowning]. June 4. '64."

Provenance

[Id1.3.02] Purchased by Michael Meredith from Bertram Rota in 2002.

Provenance

[Id1.3.02] Booklabels of Judith Adams and Simon Nowell-Smith.

Provenance

[Id1.3.02] Ms. inscription: "E. Fanny Haworth, from her affectionate friend Robert Browning. London, June 9 '63."

Binding

[Id1.3.02] Housed in 21st century burgundy cloth and morocco box, with gilt lettering and tooling ; bound by R. L. Day.

Copy-specific note

[Id1.4.30, Id1.4.31, Id1.4.32, Id1.3.02] Ms. bookseller's notes in pencil.

Copy-specific note

[Id1.4.30] Ms. annotation on half-title ?in John Drinkwater's hand.

Copy-specific note

[Id1.4.31] Ms. annotations and extensive additions to the text in pencil and ink in Leonard Courtney's hand.

Copy-specific note

[Id1.4.31] Two loose ms. letters, one from F. G. Kenyon (dated 1912-06-17), and one from J. B. Mayor (dated 1908-09-18), about this text.

Copy-specific note

[Id1.4.31] Ms. pencil sketch of a landmark on front endpaper.

Copy-specific note

[Id1.3.02] Ms. annotations in pencil throughout text.

Added entry--name

Meredith, Michael, donor.

Added entry--name

Drinkwater, former owner.

Added entry--name

Courtney, Leonard Henry, former owner.

Added entry--name

Moulton-Barrett, Edward R., former owner.

Added entry--name

Barrett, Arabella, former owner.

Added entry--name

Cox, Charles, bookseller.

Added entry--name

Gosse, inscriber.

Added entry--name

Browning, Robert, inscriber.

Added entry--name

Haworth, Euphrasia Fanny, former owner.

Added entry--name

Nowell-Smith, Judith Adams, former owner.

Added entry--name

Nowell-Smith, Simon, former owner.

Added entry--name

Day, R. L, binder.

Added entry--name

Chapman and Hall, publisher.

Added entry--name

Bernard Quaritch, bookseller.

Added entry--name

Bertram Rota Ltd, bookseller.

Added entry--place

England, London.

Additional copy

[Another copy:] Id1.4.31

Additional copy

[Another copy:] Id1.4.32

Additional copy

[Another copy:] Id1.4.33

Additional copy

[Another copy:] Id1.3.02

001B29092

003LIBRARY CODE

096##$aId1.4.30

098##$a[Another copy:] Id1.4.31

098##$a[Another copy:] Id1.4.32

098##$a[Another copy:] Id1.4.33

098##$a[Another copy:] Id1.3.02

1001#$aBrowning, Robert

24510$aDramatis personæ /$cby Robert Browning.

260##$aLondon:$bChapman & Hall,$c1864.

300##$a[4], 250, [2] p. ;$c19 cm.

500##$aWith a half-title.

500##$aFinal advertisement leaf.

500##$aPublisher's plum pebble-grain cloth with blind stamped border on boards and lettering stamped in gold on spine.

500##$a[Id1.4.30] With the ?latterly added 'heavy paper' contents leaf ; [Id1.4.31] ?early printing, lacking contents leaf ; [Id1.4.32, Id1.3.02] with 'lighter paper' contents leaf.

561##$a[Id1.4.30, Id1.4.31, Id1.4.32, Id1.3.02] From the Michael Meredith Browning Collection, with bookplate.

561##$a[Id1.4.30] Bookplate of John Drinkwater with ms. inscription: "John Drinkwater from Edmund Gosse."

561##$a[Id1.4.31] Purchased by Michael Meredith from Bernard Quaritch in 1988.

561##$a[Id1.4.32] Purchased by Michael Meredith from Charles Cox in 1981.

561##$a[Id1.4.33] From the Moulton-Barrett library.

561##$a[Id1.4.33] Ms. inscription: "To dearest Arabel, from her brother, R[obert]. B[rowning]. June 4. '64."

561##$a[Id1.3.02] Purchased by Michael Meredith from Bertram Rota in 2002.

561##$a[Id1.3.02] Booklabels of Judith Adams and Simon Nowell-Smith.

561##$a[Id1.3.02] Ms. inscription: "E. Fanny Haworth, from her affectionate friend Robert Browning. London, June 9 '63."

563##$a[Id1.3.02] Housed in 21st century burgundy cloth and morocco box, with gilt lettering and tooling ; bound by R. L. Day.

590##$a[Id1.4.30, Id1.4.31, Id1.4.32, Id1.3.02] Ms. bookseller's notes in pencil.

590##$a[Id1.4.30] Ms. annotation on half-title ?in John Drinkwater's hand.

590##$a[Id1.4.31] Ms. annotations and extensive additions to the text in pencil and ink in Leonard Courtney's hand.

590##$a[Id1.4.31] Two loose ms. letters, one from F. G. Kenyon (dated 1912-06-17), and one from J. B. Mayor (dated 1908-09-18), about this text.

590##$a[Id1.4.31] Ms. pencil sketch of a landmark on front endpaper.

590##$a[Id1.3.02] Ms. annotations in pencil throughout text.

7001#$aMeredith, Michael$edonor.

7001#$adrinkwater$eformer owner.

7001#$aCourtney, Leonard Henry$eformer owner.

7001#$aMoulton-Barrett, Edward R.$eformer owner.

7001#$aBarrett, Arabella$eformer owner.

7001#$aCox, Charles$ebookseller.

7001#$agosse$einscriber.

7001#$aBrowning, Robert$einscriber.

7001#$aHaworth, Euphrasia Fanny$eformer owner.

7001#$aNowell-Smith, Judith Adams$eformer owner.

7001#$aNowell-Smith, Simon$eformer owner.

7001#$aDay, R. L$ebinder.

7102#$aChapman and Hall$epublisher.

7102#$aBernard Quaritch$ebookseller.

7102#$aBertram Rota Ltd$ebookseller.

752##$aEngland$dLondon.