Lectures on Architecture and Painting Delivered at Edinburgh in November 1853
by John Ruskin
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- Good
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Good
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BATH, Somerset, United Kingdom
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About This Item
London: Smith, Elder, and Co. , 1854 . First edition. Cloth. Good. 8" by 5". John Ruskin. The first edition of this publication of lectures delivered in Edinburgh 1853 by John Ruskin with illustrations. First edition of Lectures on Architecture and Painting Delivered at Edinburgh in November 1853 by John Ruskin. In the original publisher's cloth binding. Includes fifteen monochrome plates. Collated, complete. With sixteen pages of publisher's catalogue to the rear.John Ruskin was an English writer and polymath of the Victorian era. This is one of his art critique publications.Prior owner's ink inscription to the front free endpaper from 1855. In the original publisher's cloth binding. Externally, sound. There is some bumping to the head and tail of the spine and to the extremities. There are some light marks to the boards and wear to the cloth on the spine. The hinges are starting but firm. Prior owner's ink inscription to the front free endpaper from 1855. Internally, generally firmly bound. The pages are bright and clean with the odd spot. Good
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- Bookseller
- Rooke Books (GB)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 856W35
- Title
- Lectures on Architecture and Painting Delivered at Edinburgh in November 1853
- Author
- John Ruskin
- Illustrator
- John Ruskin
- Format/Binding
- Cloth
- Book Condition
- Used - Good
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First edition
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Publisher
- Smith, Elder, and Co.
- Place of Publication
- London
- Date Published
- 1854
- Size
- 8" by 5"
- Keywords
- John Ruskin Art Painting Architecture Art
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We are a small team dedicated to bringing you very scarce books at reasonable prices. We specialise in rare and hard to come by works on all subjects over the last 500 years, together with modern first editions and decorative sets and bindings. Our library has something for every interest and specialism. We deliver worldwide using a fully tracked and insured courier delivery service.
Where are We?
Based in the literary city of Bath, our offices are housed in the Eastern Dispensary. Built in 1845, the building originally existed as a charitable institution providing medical care. The building now houses our collection of over twenty thousand books and has five full time members of staff.
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