The Queen of the Air
by Ruskin, John
- Used
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- g
- Seller
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Santa Monica, California, United States
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About This Item
New York: The Mershon Company, 1869. First edition. Hardcover. g. Duodecimo. 247pp. Original beige cloth with floral illustrations and red lettering on covers and spine. Gilt top edge. Frontispiece photograph. A study of the Greek myths of cloud and storm. Contains Athena Chalinitis (Athena in the Heavens): Lecture on the Greek myths of Storm, given (partly) in University College, London, Athena Keramitis (Athena in the Earth): Study, supplementary to the preceding lecture, of the supposed and actual relations of Athena to the vital force in material organism, Athena Ergane (Athena in the Heart): Various notes relating to the Conception of Athena as the Directress of the Imagination and Will. Binding with light wear along edges and somewhat rubbed. Illustrated covers with some water staining. Brief inked inscription on front free endpaper. Light foxing of first and last few pages. Binding and interior in overall good condition.
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Details
- Bookseller
- Eric Chaim Kline - Bookseller (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 41724
- Title
- The Queen of the Air
- Author
- Ruskin, John
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - g
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First edition
- Publisher
- The Mershon Company
- Place of Publication
- New York
- Date Published
- 1869
- Keywords
- Greek history, British literature, Greek myth,
Terms of Sale
Eric Chaim Kline - Bookseller
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About the Seller
Eric Chaim Kline - Bookseller
Biblio member since 2009
Santa Monica, California
About Eric Chaim Kline - Bookseller
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- G
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- Gilt
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