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2 vols. Small 8vo. pp, iv, 260; iv, 241. Full morocco, raised bands, gilt, with the stamp of Henderson and Bisset, Edinburgh. AEG. A fine binding that has suffered considerable abrasion. The wear is uniform and consistent. Not unattractive, but able only to project weak echoes of its original glory.

Published in 1855, 'Men and Women' is a collection of fifty-one poems by Robert Browning, which some regard as his masterpiece. It includes dramatic monologues and explores themes of love, society, and philosophy.