xxiv, 390pp, (5.5 x 8 inches), notes, bibliography. Good condition, hardcover, no dust jacket. Black cloth with faded gilt titles.Covers are lightly worn, corners bumped. spine ends frayed. But still clean and firmly bound. Bookplate and owner's name/address on front pastedown, rear endpaper has a few litle spots of foxing. Pages barely tanned, no tears or creases, no markings to text. Eleven page introduction: "The Development of Browning's Theory and Practice of Poetry.".