Ruskin John M A (38 results)

hardcover. Condition: Good. Rebound. Ex-library book with typical stickers and stampings. Priority Mail is available on this item. No international shipping.

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Hardcover. Condition: Good. No Jacket. Pages can have notes/highlighting. Spine may show signs of wear. ~ ThriftBooks: Read More, Spend Less.

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HARDCOVER. Condition: Very Good. HARDCOVER. VERY GOOD CONDITION,CLEAN, SOLID, BRIGHT; GOLD TITLES ON BLACK BOX, ALL ON Red Hardcovers.ENDPAPERS SHOW HARRY TURBOX ARTWORK, VARIOUS CHARACTERS FROM STORIES, ALL IN COLORFULL CARTOON STYLE, ; 373pg pages; Red covers with BOYS PAINTING FENCE on cover in black & gold. on cover in black & gold. . Endpapers show COW, DRAGON, FROG, CINDERELLA. incldes.MANY FAVORITES."A BOOK TO GROW ON". Illustrated by Short,dorothy Art Editor (illustrator).…

Hardcover. Condition: Good. NICE LOOKING GREEN COVER, GOLD DESIGN AND PRINT FRONT AND SPINE. TIGHT AND CLEAN INSIDE. ILLUSTRATIONS AND ARTWORK THROUGHOUT. CIRCA 1900, NO PUBLISH DATE LISTED. WONDEFUL INFORMING LECTURES BY A FAMOUS ENGLISH WRITER. CROWN OF OLIVE HAS 3 LECTURES ON WORK, TRAFFIC AND WAR. MUNERA PULVERUS HAS DEFINITIONS, STORE COIN KEEPING, COMMERCE, GOVERNMENT AAND MATERSHIP. RAPHAELITISM. ARATRA PENTELICI- ARTS, IDOLATRY, IMAGINATION, LIKENESS, STRUCTURE, SCHOOL OF ATHENS, FUTURE ENGLAND, POLITICAL ECONOMY OF PRUSSIA. ELEMENTS OF DRAWING. John Ruskin (8 February 1819 20 January 1900) was an English writer, philosopher and art critic of the Victorian era. He wrote on subjects as varied as geology, architecture, myth, ornithology, literature, education, botany and political economy. ANTIQUE BOOKS DEN, WHERE INTERESTING BOOKS LIVE. ILLUSTRATED (illustrator).…

Condition: New. In English.

Paperback. Condition: Brand New. 146 pages. 4.25x3.35x0.83 inches. In Stock.

Hard Cover. Condition: Very Good. No Jacket. Merrill and Baker,[1891]. Ex-library - bookplate inside front cover, call numbers on spine. Hard Cover. No dust jacket. Slight foxing inside cover. Pages are clean and unmarked. Front hinge is perfect, back hinge is cracked. Binding is tight. Very nice copy.…

Condition: Very Good. 32 pages. An authentic standalone article, extracted from a larger volume. Not a reprint or reproduction, but an original work in its own right. Preserved in a modern card cover, prepared for practicality - an unassuming but serviceable presentation that favours function over finery. Size: 16 x 26 cms. Category: John Rylands Library; Cosmo Books : 29 years on ABE, 47 years taking care of customers. A bookseller you can rely on. Softcover (Booklet - Unbound Pages).…

Condition: Very Good. 30 pages. An authentic standalone article, extracted from a larger volume. Not a reprint or reproduction, but an original work in its own right. Preserved in a modern card cover, prepared for practicality - an unassuming but serviceable presentation that favours function over finery. Size: 16 x 26 cms. Category: John Rylands Library; Cosmo Books : 29 years on ABE, 47 years taking care of customers. A bookseller you can rely on. Softcover (Booklet - Unbound Pages).…

dj. circa 1900. Very Good book in a Very Good dust jacket. Uncommon in jacket.

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. No Jacket. Early Edition. Very good in dark olive-green cloth-covered boards, with blind borders to front and rear boards and gilt titles to spine. Edges of boards slightly rubbed. Corners of boards slightly rubbed and bumped. Contemporaneous gift inscription in black fountain pen ink: John E. Gagner? from his Lincoln friend Aug. 1904,' and also a more modern twentieth century name and date in tiny neat biro ink to top outer corner of front free endpaper. No foxng. Pages clean. Spine tight. ***250 pages. 194mm x 132mm. ***Contents: Introductory; Lecture I. Work; Lecture II. Traffic; Lecture III. War; Lecture IV. The Future of England; Appendix: Notes on the economics of the Kings of Prussia. Of interest to collectors of antiquarian books by John Ruskin. ***For all our books, postage is charged at cost, allowing for packaging: any shipping rates indicated on ABE are an average only: we will reduce the P & P charge where appropriate - please contact us for postal rates for heavier books and sets etc.…

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. No Jacket. HB, 12mo, 88p, later printing, green cloth with gilt lettering and decorations on front board, VG+, edges stained red. light to moderate general wear, light general text toning, no names or markings, nice copy.

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. No Jacket. HB, 12mo, 198p, later printing, green cloth with gilt lettering and decorations on front board, small stain on bback board, , VG+, edges stained red. light to moderate general wear, light general text toning, no names or markings, nice copy.

Hardcover. Condition: Good. Original purple cloth, gilt title and decoration on front, all edges gilt. Frontispiece, title page and text illustrations in b&w by Doyle. Cloth quite sunned; name in pencil on front endpaper; front hinge slightly cracked; tissue guard for frontispiece chipped and foxed.

Hardcover. Condition: Poor. 1st Edition. Book measures 27x21cm. Bound in original publishers burgundy cloth, with gilt title lettering and border. Binding with wear, scuffed corners, some loss, dirt dust markings. Binding in poor condition. Internally, light spotting on free end papers, otherwise pages clean. A very good clean copy.…

Hardcover. Condition: Fair. No Jacket. xii, 404 pages : illustrations ; 19 cm ; OCLC 793852836; art nouveau design with thistles and in green and brown on brown cloth ; no dustjacket ; missing first four pages (replacements provided); "Reading with appreciation is a fine art. This volume contains some of the gems of literature which the race has learned to love. Some of the 'old fashioned selections' and some of the most charming new short classics, are offered as a basis for study and appreciation. The average pupil will study his reading lesson with zest if he is given some definite work to do. In these studies, the brief introduction to each selection is intended to whet the pupil's appetite.The exercises following each study make his study definite and to the point. Helpful notes are added wherever necessary, and additional readings are given. ; Contents: America -- Our native land -- The young witness -- Your first duty -- The blind men and the elephant -- Washington's rules of conduct -- The captain's daughter -- What do they say? -- The whistle -- My dog Blanco -- None of the beauty is wasted -- Arthur's prayer at Rugby -- All is beauty -- Life -- Woodman! Spare that tree! -- Why do bells for Christians ring? -- Expert dervice -- The Three Graces -- Professor Frog's lecture -- Flower in the crannied wall -- The High Court of Inquiry -- A prayer -- To a waterfowl -- The mystery of life -- Song -- Santa Filomena -- The country's call -- How t he crickets brought good fortune -- The flag -- In school days -- Four things -- The flag goes by -- A message to Garcia -- The Brook -- The barefoot boy -- The old Puritan lawmaker -- Work done squarely -- Is there a Santa Claus? -- Nathan Hale -- Kind hearts and simple faith -- De. John Goodfellow-Office Upstairs -- The procrustean bed -- The book our mothers read -- Horatius at the bridge -- True courage -- The house by the side of the road -- The eagle -- The name of Old Glory -- The North American Indian -- The glove and the lion -- How sleep the brave? -- The bloodless sportsman -- An old Armenian gate -- Press onward -- A defense of teh crow -- Our national banner -- The builders -- Nature's song -- Hail to the harvest -- The wonderful one-hoss seat -- Portia's plea -- The sport of my life -- The ship of state -- The landing of the Pilgrims -- Courage -- A psalm of life -- My mind to me a kingdom is -- The barmicide feast -- The man that wins -- Books -- Leonainie -- A parable on brotherly love -- A thing of beauty -- A boy's song -- The legend of St. Christopher -- The sandpiper -- The man wihtout a country -- The seed growing secretly -- Spartacus to the gladiators -- On his blindness -- The rising in 1776 -- We seek for beauty -- Somewhere -- A call to arms -- Dare to do right -- The burial of Moses -- Service -- Think for thyself -- Truth -- The prodigal sopn -- We thank Thee -- The bishop and the convict -- A call to courage -- The Christ of the Andes -- Dear land of all my love -- Antony's oration -- Three gates of gold -- True dignity -- Lincoln, the great commoner -- Oh, why should the spirit of mortal be proud? -- Unweaponed peace -- For a that and a that -- Lo, the poor Indian! -- The vision of Sir Launfel -- My symphony -- The great stone face -- The shepherd psalm -- The Lord's prayer. ; authors: Samuel Francis Smith, C T Brooks, S H Hammond, David Starr Jordan, John G. Saze, George Washington, James T. Fields, Benjamin Franklin, J G Holland, William A McKeever, Thomas Hughes, Robert Browning, James Russell Lowell, George P Morris, Lydia Atery Coonley Ward, Ralph Waldo Emerson, Sait Paul, MAL Lane, Alfred Tennyson, Samuel Wilberforce, William Cullen Bryant, John Ruskin, Henry Ladsworth Longfellow, Thmpson, PJ Stahl, George Hoar, Jphn greenleaf Whittier, Henry Van Dyke, Henry Holcomb Bennett, Elbert Hubbard, Robert E Lee, Charles A Dana, Francis Miles Finch, James Ball Naylor, Charles Kingsley, Thomas Babington Macaulay, Sam Walter Foss, James Whitcomb Riley, ;scarce ; FAIR. Book.…

Hardcover. Condition: Good. Hardcover Duodecimo. yellow cloth, gilt lettering, 64 pp spine darkened and covers soiled, bookplate to front pastedown, Standard shipping (no tracking) / Priority (with tracking) / Custom quote for large or heavy orders. Doyle, Richard (illustrator).

Condition: Very Good. Fabric cover with gilt title in very good condition, with minimal wear. The binding is intact, and aside from some very minimal foxing and wear to the title page, the pages remain in good, readable condition. Dated November 1859. Disclaimer: Postage rates may be subject to change depending on the weight of the books. For the heavier and/ or multivolume sets, the cost will be determined using the prices displayed below. UK: £7 per kg EU: £10 per kg USA: £12 per kg If you have any queries, please get in touch.…

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. No Jacket. Stated Ninth Edition. Very good condition. BR (Box 183).

Hardback. Condition: Good. First edition. A lovely selection of thoughts and quotes by John Ruskin, for every day of the year. The scarce first edition. In the original paper-covered boards. Complete with an engraved frontispiece. A delightful birthday book, featuring thoughts, quotes and aphorisms by John Ruskin for each of the year. With a blank section next to each date where the owner can write people's birthdays down. Collected and arranged by M.A.B. (accredited to Maud A. Bateman), and G.A. (accredited to Grace Allen). John Ruskin was an art critic and writer in Victorian England, being an influential figure in the art world, especially with the Pre-Raphaelites. He was also greatly admired by Leo Tolstoy, Marcel Proust, and William Morris. During his life, he published numerous writings on a variety of topics, including geology, architecture, myths, botany and politics. The half title page is present. In the original paper covered boards. Externally, a trifle rubbed with shelf wear to the extremities. Cracks to the joints. Marks to the boards and spine. Fading to the spine. Marks to the spine label. Large tear to the upper spine, and bumping to the lower spine. Spotting and offsetting to the paste-downs and free endpapers. Internally, firmly bound. Pages age-toned but otherwise bright and clean with the odd handling mark. Several pages are uncut throughout. Spotting to the fore-edge. Good. None (illustrator). book.…

Letter: 1p., 12mo. In fair condition, lightly aged and creased. Attached by the blank second leaf of the bifolium to the reverse of the front free endpaper of the book. Envelope addressed by Tyrwhitt to 'Miss Bosworth | Parks Town' tipped-in beside the letter. He is not sure whether she has a copy of 'my art-book', which she mentioned 'the other day'. 'If not, will you kindly accept of this one, tho I fear it is not a very good one in the illustrations?' Book: [xv] + 480pp., 8vo. Sixteen-page November 1868 publisher's catalogue at rear. Book in fair condition, with signs of age and wear, in worn publisher's black leather quarter-binding, with burgundy cloth boards. Most of the illustrations in text, but with coloured frontispiece and three other coloured prints, and three sepia photographic prints. Inscribed on half-title 'With kind regards from R St John Tyrwhitt | March 1st 1869'. Bookplate of William Bosworth, amended to 'Annie | from the Author'. Presented on the reverse of the frontispiece by Thomas Colmer ('great grandson of the Author') to his daughter Lucy Barbara Colmer.…

Cloth. Condition: Very Good. A study of the rivers of France, as painted by Turner. With an introduction by John Ruskin and steel engravings selected from the originals of J. M. W. Turner. Described by Leitch Ritchie, and with a biography of the artist by Alaric A. Watts. Two volumes bound in one. In a green cloth binding with paper spine label. Externally, smart, with just some slight bumping. Hinges are strained. Internally, firmly bound. Pages are bright, with just some scattered instances of foxing. Very Good. None (illustrator). book. …

First edition. Quarto. Unpaginated. Frontispiece portrait of Ruskin. Period binding by Mansell of full cream vellum, lettered in gilt, gilt decorated spine and boards, inner dentelles. All edges gilt. Marbled endpapers. Covers slightly bowed. Slight nick at outer edge of first blank. Very good indeed.…

LeatherBound. Condition: New. BOOKS ARE EXEMPT FROM IMPORT DUTIES AND TARIFFS; NO EXTRA CHARGES APPLY. LeatherBound edition. Condition: New. Reprinted from 1851 edition. Leather Binding on Spine and Corners with Golden leaf printing on spine. Bound in genuine leather with Satin ribbon page markers and Spine with raised gilt bands. A perfect gift for your loved ones. Pages: 40 NO changes have been made to the original text. This is NOT a retyped or an ocr'd reprint. Illustrations, Index, if any, are included in black and white. Each page is checked manually before printing. As this print on demand book is reprinted from a very old book, there could be some missing or flawed pages, but we always try to make the book as complete as possible. Fold-outs, if any, are not part of the book. If the original book was published in multiple volumes then this reprint is of only one volume, not the whole set. Sewing binding for longer life, where the book block is actually sewn (smythe sewn/section sewn) with thread before binding which results in a more durable type of binding. Pages: 40.…

Softcover. Condition: New. Reprint. Language: English. Approximately 158 pages. English : Print-on-demand reprint. Original edition : 1894. A carefully assembled volume of extracts from John Ruskin's writings on music, arranged by Augusta Mary Wakefield. It brings together Ruskin's reflections on musical aesthetics, taste, and the place of music within art and culture. The volume is distinguished by a facsimile frontispiece and an illuminated title page, making it of particular interest to readers of Ruskin, music history, and decorative book design. Book images are non-contractual. This item is printed on demand and ships from our printing partners' facility nearest the destination. These facilities are located mainly in the United States, the United Kingdom and Canada.…

LeatherBound. Condition: New. BOOKS ARE EXEMPT FROM IMPORT DUTIES AND TARIFFS; NO EXTRA CHARGES APPLY. LeatherBound edition. Condition: New. Reprinted from 1885 edition. Leather Binding on Spine and Corners with Golden leaf printing on spine. Bound in genuine leather with Satin ribbon page markers and Spine with raised gilt bands. A perfect gift for your loved ones. Pages: 409 NO changes have been made to the original text. This is NOT a retyped or an ocr'd reprint. Illustrations, Index, if any, are included in black and white. Each page is checked manually before printing. As this print on demand book is reprinted from a very old book, there could be some missing or flawed pages, but we always try to make the book as complete as possible. Fold-outs, if any, are not part of the book. If the original book was published in multiple volumes then this reprint is of only one volume, not the whole set. Sewing binding for longer life, where the book block is actually sewn (smythe sewn/section sewn) with thread before binding which results in a more durable type of binding. Pages: 409.…