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Browning, Robert
Estimate
800 - 1,200 GBP
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Description
- Browning, Robert
- Gold Hair: A Legend of Pornic. W. Clowes and Sons, 1864 [but Richard Clay & Sons, c.1890]
- Paper
8vo, PROBABLE WISE FORGERY WITH BUXTON-FORMAN'S EXTENSIVE MANUSCRIPT NOTES ON ADDED FLY LEAVES discussing the rarity of the issue ("...this little print [is] one of the scarcest of Browning's....the only reasonable explanation to assign for the existence of a separate issue of a few copies is the security of copyright...") and Browning's later additions to the poem, half-title, full dark green morocco by Tout, gilt dentelles, top edge gilt, spine faded
Provenance
Harry Buxton Forman (1842-1917), bookplate; his sale, Anderson Galleries, New York, 15 March 1920, lot 122; John Whipple Frothingham, bookplate
Literature
Carter and Pollard pp.181-182; Todd 86f
Condition
Condition is described in the main body of the cataloguing, where appropriate.
"In response to your inquiry, we are pleased to provide you with a general report of the condition of the property described above. Since we are not professional conservators or restorers, we urge you to consult with a restorer or conservator of your choice who will be better able to provide a detailed, professional report. Prospective buyers should inspect each lot to satisfy themselves as to condition and must understand that any statement made by Sotheby's is merely a subjective, qualified opinion. Prospective buyers should also refer to any Important Notices regarding this sale, which are printed in the Sale Catalogue.
NOTWITHSTANDING THIS REPORT OR ANY DISCUSSIONS CONCERNING A LOT, ALL LOTS ARE OFFERED AND SOLD AS IS" IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE CONDITIONS OF BUSINESS PRINTED IN THE SALE CATALOGUE."
"In response to your inquiry, we are pleased to provide you with a general report of the condition of the property described above. Since we are not professional conservators or restorers, we urge you to consult with a restorer or conservator of your choice who will be better able to provide a detailed, professional report. Prospective buyers should inspect each lot to satisfy themselves as to condition and must understand that any statement made by Sotheby's is merely a subjective, qualified opinion. Prospective buyers should also refer to any Important Notices regarding this sale, which are printed in the Sale Catalogue.
NOTWITHSTANDING THIS REPORT OR ANY DISCUSSIONS CONCERNING A LOT, ALL LOTS ARE OFFERED AND SOLD AS IS" IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE CONDITIONS OF BUSINESS PRINTED IN THE SALE CATALOGUE."
Catalogue Note
Regarded by Carter and Pollard with "considerable suspicion". Alongside his explanation of the origins of this separate issue, Forman's manuscript notes discuss how Browning later added three stanzas to the poem on the advice of George Eliot.