London: Smith, Elder and Co., 1874. New Edition. Hardcover. Contents fresh and clean; hinges sound, tightly bound. Cloth also bright and clean with some fraying along spine edges and tips. Near Fine set and increasingly uncommon as such. John Ruskin. Three large octavo (7" x 10-1/4") volumes in the publisher's brown blindstamped and gilt-decorated cloth. One of 1500 copies SIGNED by the author at the end of the preface. Illustrated with 62 plates, many in color, and drawings in the text by the author. First published about 20 years before this attractive, SIGNED edition, it is one of the key texts of the aesthetic movement. Early bookplate of American architect Joseph Prince Loud, Architect (1865-1942) on the front pastedown of each volume.

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Bookseller: Charles Agvent (US)
Bookseller's Inventory #: 021249
Title: THE STONES OF VENICE
Author: RUSKIN, John
Illustrator: John Ruskin
Format/Binding: Hardcover
Book Condition: Used - Contents fresh and clean; hinges sound, tightly bound. Cloth also bright and clean with some fraying along spine edges and tips.
Quantity Available: 1
Edition: New Edition
Publisher: Smith, Elder and Co.
Place of Publication: London
Date Published: 1874
Keywords: Signed, Limited, Illustrated Books, John Ruskin, 19th Century British Literature, Architecture, Art, Victorian Literature, 19th Century Literature
Bookseller catalogs: Victorian Literature;

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Charles Agvent

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We carry a diverse and select stock with major specialties including Modern and 19th Century Literary First Editions, Signed Books & Autographs (especially Presidential and Literary), and Limited Editions Club books. We have been in business since 1987 and are proud to be members of the Antiquarian Booksellers Association of America (ABAA) and the International League of Antiquarian Booksellers (ILAB).

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