Pacchiarotto and how he Worked in Distemper: With other Poems

London: Smith, Elder and Co, 1876 . First edition. Cloth. Very Good. 7.5" by 5". None. A smart first edition copy of Robert Browning's collection of poetry, 'Pacchiarotto, and How He Worked in Distemper'. The first edition of this collection of poems from beloved Victorian era poet Robert Browning. A well received work, marking his first published collection of short pieces for twelve years.The title poem, which ostensibly discusses the life and works of 15th Century Italian painter Giacomo Pacchiarotti, is actually a thinly veiled attack on Browning's own critics, and many other pieces in the collection take the same tone.In the publisher's original cloth binding, with two pages of advertisements for Elizabeth Barrett Bowning's work to the rear.Former owner's inscription to front pastedown and head of title page. In the publisher's original cloth binding. Bumping to back strip head and tail, with a touch of fading to back strip. Front joint starting, with board holding firm. Former owner's inscription to front pastedown. Former owner's inscription to head of front free endpaper. Internally, firmly bound. Pages clean and bright. Very Good