Sesame and Lilies: Two Lectures by John Ruskin, L.L.D.

Published by George Allen and Sons, London, 1888

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Reprint of the small complete edition, INSCRIBED TO NESTA INGLIS. 8vo. Signed Bumpus binding in half vellum, gilt ruled panels to spine, green morocco title labels, lettered in gilt, blue linen boards, gilt ruling to boards, initials "T. H. S., 1912" stamped in gilt on upper board. Top edge gilt. Blue marbled endpapers. Affectionate contemporary gift inscription to first blank in brown ink: "Nesta Inglis. With much love. F.M.W. & H.J.W.", some pencil scoring to Preface and 'Of Kings Treasuries'. Else, clean and tidy. Very good A charming copy of Ruskin's essays, affectionately inscribed to Nesta Inglis, the pioneering headmistress of the independent girls' school Tudor Hall, Banbury; seemingly donated to the school library when she was still a pupil (1912). Ernestine "Nesta" Inglis (1895–1990) was an educator and headmistress, "who played a pivotal role in the history of Tudor Hall: attending as a pupil, rescuing the School from closure as Headmistress and overseeing the eventual purchase of Wykham Park in 1944. Her vision secured the future of the School". According to a former pupil, "Nesta's influence at Tudor was to make it a more progressive school, following The Dalton Plan – an educational model that aimed to tailor each student's study to their interests and abilities and to promote independent learning." More recently her talent as a musician was recalled on Desert Island Discs by another former pupil, the barrister Nemone Lethbridge.…

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Title
Sesame and Lilies: Two Lectures by John Ruskin, L.L.D.
Author
RUSKIN, John; [INGLIS, Nesta]; [TUDOR HALL SCHOOL]; [BUMPUS BINDING]
Publisher
George Allen and Sons, London
Publication year
1888
Condition
Very Good
Binding
Hardcover
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