25.5 x 18 cm. 54 pages. Original midnight blue morocco binding with gilt spine title and box gilt, triple fillets, gilt on the top and inside edges, and gilt edges. In original slipcase. (Signed: Officina Bodoni FEC:).
Printed in 225 copies on Fabriano laid paper. This is one of a few copies of the deluxe morocco edition. The sonnets are a moving testament to Elizabeth's love for her husband, Robert Browning. They date from the winter of 1846-1847, when both lived in quiet seclusion on the Ligurian coast, remembering Shelley and Byron's stay there. A flawless copy of this rarity. - Mardersteig 12. - Schauer, Vol. II, 78.