THE WORKS containing the following - Stones of Venice 3 volumes, Modern Painters 6 volumes, The Art and Pleasures of England 1 volume, Mornings in Florence 1 volume, The Seven Lamps of Architecture 1 volumes, Lectures on Art 1 volume, Unto this Last 1 volume.

RUSKIN, JOHN

Published by Orpington. George Allen. various dates 1898-1909, 1898

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14 volumes octavo 7 1/2 x 5 1/4 inches, all uniformly leather bound in a very handsome half morocco over boards by Riviere for Hatchards. Raised bands, floral ornaments, top edges gilt. In good condition internally and externally. Titles- THE STONES OF VENICE, 3 volumes, 1900- illustrated with 53 plates, some coloured. Complete. MODERN PAINTERS, of General Principals, and of Truth, 6 volumes, 1901 to 1898, illustrated with 87 plates, complete. THE ART OF ENGLAND AND THE PLEASURES OF ENGLAND, one volume 1900. MORNINGS IN FLORENCE, one volume 1909. THE SEVEN LAMPS OF ARCHITECTURE, one volume 1901, illustrated with 14 plates, complete. LECTURES ON ART, one volume, 1900. UNTO THIS LAST, four essays on the first principals of Political Economy, one volume, 1900. Total of 14 volumes. Various editions all in small format. ALL WITH THE ROTHSCHILD BOOKPLATE, the family of the legendary bankers, A de R. John Ruskin (1819 1900) was an English writer, philosopher, art critic and polymath of the Victorian era. He wrote on subjects as varied as geology, architecture, myth, ornithology, literature, education, botany and political economy. Seller Inventory # 6609

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Title: THE WORKS containing the following - Stones ...

Publisher: Orpington. George Allen. various dates 1898-1909

Publication Date: 1898

Binding: Hardcover