Sonnets from the
Portuguese by Elizabeth Barrett Browning. Published by Hartsdale House, 1937.
Hardcover w/ DJ. Nice b/w silhouette art by Fred A Mayer. The book is a collection
of 44 love poems written in the 1840s. The collection was acclaimed and popular
during the poet's lifetime and it remains so. Despite what the title implies,
the sonnets are entirely Browning's own, and not translated from Portuguese. Mayer
was a well-known artist and illustrator known for his silhouette style art.
Includes 45 full page illustrations. 5 ½” x 8” and 110 pages. The book is clean
and tight. DJ is sunned and has edge wear.