8vo. viii, 241pp, [3]. With a half-title and a terminal leaf of publisher's advertisements. Unopened in original publisher's brown cloth, stamped in gilt and black. Lightly rubbed and marked. Scattered spotting.

The first edition of Robert Browning's (1812-1889) Pacchiarotto and how he worked in distemper, a collection of poetry that at first glance discusses the life of Italian painter Giacomo Pacchiarotti, but on further study serves as a rebuttal of Browning's own critics. At the time of publishing, it marked Browning's first collection of short pieces in twelve years.