Sonnets From the Portuguese courtesy of Ernie and Janet Brammer.
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Book and pictures courtesy of Ernie and Janet Brammer.
Sonnets From the Portuguese
by Elizabeth Barrett Browning, 1898
#7 of 480
The book measures 11" x 8 1/2" and has 68 pages. The body of the text is Old Style Antiqua and 480 copies were printed on Whatman paper. The book was bound in paper over boards with a cloth spine. As can be seen on the colophon, W. W. Denslow's orb and seahorse design was used. The book was completed May 13th, 1898 and the initials were designed by W. W. Denslow.
This book is listed in the 1899 catalog and sold for $5.00. In the 1902 catalog a full Levant Sonnets of the Portuguese was being offered for sale at $75.00