Description: 1880? Ruskin's Works. Set of 6 Volumes of John Ruskin. Books have no copyright dates nor publisher's name. Undated. Different number of pages for each topic or letters in the books. Hardcover in leather and greenish marbled paper. Raised bands to decorated spine in gilt, brown, and black colors. Measuring approx. 7 l/2" x 5" x 1 1/4" each. Moderate soiling, most of it on endpapers. Six volumes: Arrows of the Chace: endpapers and pages of contents starting to loose. No page title. 1" chip on page of contents edge. Author's preface ending, "J. Ruskin. Rouen, St. Firmin's Day, 1880". Unnamed editor's preface ending, "An Oxford Pupil. October, 1880." Epilogue ending, "J. Ruskin. Amiens, St. Crispin's Day, 1880." This book is divided in two volumes. Volume 1: Letters of Art and Letters of Science. Volume 2: Letters of Politics and War, Letters on Political Economy, Miscellaneous Letters, and Appendix. There's a note to the second volume dated November 15, 1880, followed by four pages of Chronological List of the Letters Contained in the Second Volume. The book ends with another chronological list of letters including both volumes and an index. Fors Clavigera volumes 1 and 2.Volume 1 has Letters 1 to 55, plus Notes and Correspondence. Volume 2 has Letters 56 to 96. Books have no frontispiece, title, nor copyright pages. Elements of Drawing has three letters, prefaces and an appendix. Art of England, Etc. has 6 lectures in the table of contents at the book's beginning. Deucalion Etc. opens with an illustration on frontispiece and a table of contents for Volume 1 and 2. Chapter 1 begins with "The Alps and Jura (Part of a Lecture given in the Museum of Oxford, in October, 1874.) There's no previous owner's name. Pages are crisp. Hinges are firm. Bindings are tight and square (please, see photos for these descriptions, or contact us for more information. This vintage set is in very good condition.
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Location: Framingham, Massachusetts
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Subject: Children's
Topic: Sets
Author: John Ruskin
Language: English
Binding: Hardcover
