Manzoni, Alessandro. The Betrothed Lovers (I Promessi Sposi). (The Minerva Library of Famous Books). Edit. G. T. B. <G. T. Bettany>. London, Ward, Lock & Bowden, Limited, 1893
LIBRARY: GR-OF CA CL.7.86
Manzoni, Alessandro. The Betrothed Lovers (I Promessi Sposi). (The Minerva Library of Famous Books). Edit. G. T. B. <G. T. Bettany>. London, Ward, Lock & Bowden, Limited, 1893
English
18 x 12 cm; 4 s.p. + XVI p. + 456 p. + 10 s.p., l. 1 written dedication by C. P. Cavafy with pencil in English on verso, l. 2 half-title page and bookplate CPC on recto, p. [ΙΙ] portrait of the author, p. [III] title page, p. [V]-XII “Biographical introduction”, p. [XIII]-XVI “Author’s introduction”, p. [457-463] list of titles by the publishing house and p. [464] advertisements of books.
CPC
The written dedication was transcribed for the first time by Michaila Karampini Iatrou. See Michaila Karampini-Iatrou, C. P. Cavafy Library, Ermis, Athens 2003, p. 67 (© Michaila-Karampini Iatrou, 2003). This is a new transcription by the literary documentation working group of the Cavafy library (© Cavafy Archive, Onassis Foundation, 2024).