SONNETS FROM THE PORTUGUESE A Facsimile Edition of the British Library Manuscript

ELIZABETH BARRETT BROWNING (Edited and Introduction By William S. Peterson)

ISBN 10: 051753178X / ISBN 13: 9780517531785

Published by Barre Publishing, Barre, Massachusetts, 1977

About this Item

Grey cloth boards with illust.unclipped jacket; Very sound clean & unmarked, a little discoloured; Jacket has a small tears front corner top & bottom, otherwise intact; a little agetoned discolored esp on spine; This is a facsimile edition with the pages taken from the personal library of Robert Browning after his death and given to the British Library; Frontisportrait taken by Field Talfound; Unpaginated.

Seller Inventory # PARA5322

Bibliographic Details

• Title: SONNETS FROM THE PORTUGUESE A Facsimile Edition of the British Library Manuscript
• Publisher: Barre Publishing, Barre, Massachusetts
• Publication Date: 1977
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 051753178X
• ISBN 13: 9780517531785
• Binding: Hardcover
• Edition: Presumed First Thus.
• Condition: Very Good
• Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good
• Seller catalogs:
  • Poetry, Literature

About this title

Synopsis

Elizabeth Barrett Browning's poetic reflections on the nature of romantic love are presented in an edition based on a manuscript in Robert Browning's possession until his death

From the Publisher

First published in 1850 and considered some of the finest love lyrics in the English language, Sonnets From The Portuguese comprise 44 interlocking poems that Elizabeth Barrett Browning composed for her husband, Robert Browning. This wonderful illustrated edition includes 22 additional works as well.

B & W illustrations throughout