FIFINE AT THE FAIR.
by BROWNING, Robert, 1812-1889 :
- Used
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- See description
- Seller
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London, United Kingdom
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About This Item
London : Smith, Elder & Co., 1872. First edition. Don Juan discourses to his wife on the attractions of a gipsy dancer. "The whole of Mr. Browning's poem ... is an illustration of his text that the life of man is an error lived by the help of truth, a life of falsehood which implies the need and capacity for reality, a life of illusion grounded and fulfilled in some ultimate perception of true being, a life of endless yearning after that which always eludes and yet always inspires us ... This is the theme which Mr. Browning pursues through many a page of his eccentric, caustic, abrupt, business-like passion, into something like a philosophy of love, of beauty, of art, and even of faith" (from the original "Spectator" review). Foolscap 8vo (18cm). xii,(172)pp. Original red-brown cloth over bevelled boards, ruled in black on upper and lower cover and spine, blocked and lettered in gilt on spine; grey endpapers; a touch dulled; very faint wear to extremities; mild spotting of endpapers, but a very good copy. Wise 15.
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Details
- Bookseller
- Ash Rare Books (GB)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 17650
- Title
- FIFINE AT THE FAIR.
- Author
- BROWNING, Robert, 1812-1889 :
- Book Condition
- Used
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Publisher
- London : Smith, Elder & Co., 1872.
- Weight
- 0.00 lbs
- Keywords
- English Literature, Poetry
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