Hortus Inclusus Messages from the Wood to the Garden; Sent in Happy Days to the Sister Ladies of the Thwaite, Coniston
by Ruskin, John
- Used
- Very Good
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Very Good
- Seller
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Franklin, Maine, United States
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About This Item
New York: John Wiley & Sons. Very Good. 1887. 1st. Hardcover. Gift inscription on free endpaper. Spine sunned brown but legible. ; Tender and loving correspondence between Ruskin and others. Previous owner's notes in pencil at rear. Lavender boards and gilt lettering and images on spine. Tight binding and clean, unmarked text. ; Small 8vo 7½" - 8" tall; 164 pages .
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- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 2508
- Title
- Hortus Inclusus Messages from the Wood to the Garden; Sent in Happy Days to the Sister Ladies of the Thwaite, Coniston
- Author
- Ruskin, John
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good
- Edition
- 1st
- Publisher
- John Wiley & Sons
- Place of Publication
- New York
- Date Published
- 1887
- Keywords
- Letters, Literature, Gardens, 19th Century Books
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- Spine
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- Tight
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- Gilt
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