c.1910 - Sonnets from the Portuguese
 
By Elizabeth Barrett Browning
Limited Edition - 1,000 Copies - Illustrated & Decorated Binding
 
Illustrated by Adrian J. Iorio
Published by George G. Harrap & Co. Ltd., London
Undated, but believed to be c.1910 (with a pen inscription dated 1927)
 
Features:
Limited edition: 1,000 numbered copies, plus 26 lettered copies
Frontispiece illustration and decorated title page
Decorative green cloth binding with gilt lettering and embossed patterns
Decorated pages throughout
Includes all 44 sonnets written during Barrett Browning’s courtship with Robert Browning
One of the most celebrated love poetry collections of the Victorian era
 
Condition:
Binding: Intact and robust with minimal wear
Just a few small marks
Soft bumping to top front corner and bottom spine
Small dents to edge of back board
No dust jacket (as issued)
Interior:
Thick, lightly tanned pages
Endpapers show darker tanning with light foxing on prelims, pastedowns, and edges
Pages clean and neat with only occasional minor marks or small folds
Some of the page edges are uneven and roughly cut, likely due to the construction of this book and is all part of its beautiful history. The page leaves were probably uncut and then severed with a pen knife
No rips or loose leaves
Pen inscription dated 1927 on front free endpaper
No other writing inside
Partial binding crack near the final sonnet (Sonnet 44) at top of page; some rubbing and excess paper in that area
 
Dimensions & Weight:
Size: Approx. 20.5 cm × 16.8 cm
Thickness: 1.1 cm
Weight: Approx. 219 grams
 
A beautifully produced edition of Elizabeth Barrett Browning’s deeply personal and timeless sonnet cycle, an elegant and collectible volume for poetry lovers and bibliophiles alike.
 
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