1932 Sonnets of the Portuguese Cameo Book

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Here's a lovely copy of Elizabeth Barrett Browning's "Sonnets From The Portuguese." This 1932 Cameo Edition book has its own … more Here's a lovely copy of Elizabeth Barrett Browning's "Sonnets From The Portuguese." This 1932 Cameo Edition book has its own protective slipcase. In the 1840s, against many odds and challenges, the poet Robert Browning wooed the poet, Elizabeth Barrett, and they wed in 1846..Elizabeth's poems, written before their marriage, do not come from the the Portuguese, but from her heart. This book (Grosset & Dunlap) is a Cameo edition. The b/w illustrations are cameo silhouettes, and the cover has an embossed (raised) cameo of Johann Gutenberg. This is a perfect gift for someone you love, including you. The book and slipcase are both in very good, clean, bright and unmarked condition. The volume will be sent, carefully packed, with tracking. less