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Browning, Robert : Paracelsus

Effingham Wilson, Royal Exchange, London, England, 1835

Beautiful full red leather binding with gilt lettering on spine. Original paper spine label tipped in on a back flyleaf ("Paracelsus by Robt. Browning"). Top edge gilt. Gilt dentelles (edge decorations) on insides of covers. Five raised bands. Marbled endpapers. 4 1/2" x 7." 216 pages, complete. Former owner's black-and-white bookplate tipped in on front pastedown (illustration of coat of arms, tree, and castle or turret with the printed name, "Cuthbert Headlam"). Pages are virtually pristine and intact except for the bookplate, light age toning, and slight wear to fore-edges. Covers are very clean and intact except for slight wear to front and back outer joints, slight fading along spine, and a small black stain on front. Binding is tight. A Fine copy. A five-part epic poem by Robert Browning (1812-1889), an English poet and playwright. Paracelsus (1835) was one of Browning's first critically acclaimed epic poems. Although Browning states that Paracelsus is not a drama, it bears many similarities to a play and is divided into five parts, "Paracelsus Aspires," "Paracelsus Attains," "Paracelsus," "Paracelsus Aspires," and "Paracelsus Attains." Paracelsus is the name of the eponymous philosopher who has ambitions to learn more of the natural sciences. However, in this quest for knowledge, Paracelsus shuns his cohorts. One of the main messages of Paracelsus is that both love and knowledge matter in seeking truth.. Book. Book Condition: Fine. Binding: Hardcover

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