John Ruskin

New York: Knopf, (1981). First American edition. Octavo, light brown boards backed in beige cloth, pp. 363; illustrated. Remainder stamp to top page edge, spine cocked, else very good in a used dust jacket, with and internal tape repair and small chips.. more information

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New York: George Braziller, (1978). First American edition. Octavo, blue boards, pp. 164. Originally published in England in 1963. Fine in dust jacket.. more information

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Urbana: University of Illinois Press, (1996). First edition, paper issue. Card covers. Fine. . more information

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(Harmondsworth): Penguin Books, (1967). Trade paperback format, xix, 363. Selections from Ruskin chosen and annotated by Clark. Non-authorial inscription on half title, mass produced bookplate opposite title page, cover a bit creased and rubbed at extremities, else very good. . more information

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Cambridge: Printed at the Riverside Press, 1893. Large paper edition, #79 of 200 copies. 8vo., cloth blacked boards, pp. [xv], 260, xxi; & [viii], [261]- 565, xxxi; illustrated. With index. Faint occasional foxing throughout, top edge dusty, darkening and rubbing to spines, covers lightly soiled and marked. A very good set.. more information

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London: William Heinemann Ltd., (1932). New edition. 8vo., green cloth, pp. [iv], 216. Originally published as "The Bondwoman" in 1896. Pencil inscription on endpaper, else very good. No dust jacket. . more information

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New York: Macmillan, 1911. First American edition, in two volumes. 22.5 cm x 15 cm, half bound in brown morocco. Bookplates on endpapers, and a labels presenting the book to Harvard University Library. De-accessioning stamp on verso of endpapers, several internal library markings, leather a bit worn at spinal extremities and joints, corners bumped with some loss, else a handsome, very good set. [Oversize*]. more information

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Athens: Ohio University Press, (2001). First edition. Octavo, grey cloth, pp. xii, 169; illustrated. Near fine in dust jacket. . more information

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Melbourne: Australian Scholarly, 2005 Trade paperback format, pp. 169. Nearly new condition. . more information

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London: George Allen & Unwin Ltd., (1967). New edition. Arthur Severn's memoir deals with various reminiscences of Ruskin, and deals in detail with events such as Ruskin's Illness at Matlock in 1871, the tour of Italy in 1872 and the 1876 posting tour from London to Coniston. It also contains accounts of a number of Ruskin's social experiments such as his tea shop in Paddington and his efforts to clean London's streets. Severn and his wife were Ruskin's constant companions for the final thirty years of "The Professor's" life. This copy is signed by Dearden on the front free endpaper of the book. This leaf has browned significantly from the laying-in of a newspaper clipping, else very good in a slightly edge-darkened dust jacket .. more information

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London: Hutchinson & Co., (N.d., on copyright; preface dated 1910). 16.4 cm x 10.3 cm, red cloth, pp. 352. With material on Thomas Carlyle, Edward Burne-Jones, William Morris, Mary Russell Mitford, the Brownings, Ruskin as publisher, George Allen, Dr. John Brown, Lady Trevelyan, Lady Mount-Temple, Rose La Touche, St. George's Guild, Whistler and his lawsuit, Kate Greenaway, Francesca Alexander, Susanna Beever, etc. Pencil marginalia throughout text, previous owner's name, address, and small shelf number on endpaper, repaired tear in front free endpaper [along gutter], spine sunned, spine neds a bit frayed, lower corners bumped, else about very good. . more information

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London: Jonathan Cape, (1954). First edition. Octavo, purple cloth, pp. 447; illustrated. Spine lean, some binder's glue at rear gutter, else very good, in a price-clipped dust jacket, a bit chipped at the spine ends and corner tips, and internally repaired with tape at the head of the spine. . more information

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Princeton: Princeton University Press, (1981). First edition. Fine in a very good dust jacket.. more information

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(N.p).: Privately Printed, 1963. Octavo, red cloth, pp. 55; illustrated; fifty four items are reproduced in colour. Fine in a very good dust jacket [a few short tears and a thumb-nail sized chip to the rear panel; fading at edges; rear flap corner-clipped]. Scarce. . more information

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London: Macmillan, 1925. New pocket edition. Small octavo, blue cloth, pp. viii, 216. A Volume in the "English Men of Letters" series. Front free endpaper has been excised, else a very nice copy. No dust jacket. . more information

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London: Macmillan, 1903. Fourth printing. Octavo, red cloth, pp. viii, 216, + [4] publisher's ads. A Volume in the "English Men of Letters" series. Red cloth covers show light soiling and slight fraying to spine ends, else very good.. more information

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Ithaca: Cornell University Press, (1989). First edition. Octavo, grey-purple cloth, pp. x, 205. Contains a 51 page essay on John Ruskin's Praeterita, as well as an essay on Edmund Gosse's Father and Son. Fine in dust jacket.. more information

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Princeton: Princeton University Press, (1976). First American edition. Octavo, brown boards, pp. 228; illustrated. Fine in a price-clipped dust jacket.. more information

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London: Routledge & Kegan Paul, (1981). First edition. Thirteen Essays. Fine in dust jacket.. more information

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Boston: Dana Estes and Company, (1898). First American edition. Name/place date on endpaper, faint staining to fore-edge of several pages, slight bumping to corners and slight fraying to spine, else a bright, very good copy.. more information

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London: Dent, (1982). First edition. Octavo, dark green boards, pp. xv, 512; illustrated. Fine copy, lacking the dust jacket.. more information

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New York: Viking, (1982). First American edition. Octavo, light brown boards backed in dark brown cloth, pp. xvi, 512; illustrated. Fine in a price-clipped dust jacket.. more information

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New York: Farrar, Straus, Giroux, (1990). First American edition. Octavo, green boards backed in black cloth, pp. x, 513; illustrated. Originally published in German as John Ruskin: Leben and Werk, 1818-1900. Fine in a price-clipped dust jacket.. more information

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New York: D. Appleton and Company, 1933. First edition. Octavo, black cloth, pp. [152]; illustrated. Spine ends frayed with small tear at foot, light soiling to front endpapers, else very good, in a soiled, darkened and chipped dust jacket. . more information

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New York: Vanguard, (N.d., but circa 1968). First American edition. Octavo, brown cloth, pp. xiii, 296, a few illustrations. Cloth covers are a little faded, else very good, lacking the dust jacket.. more information

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New York: Vanguard, (1965). First American edition. Fine in dust jacket.. more information

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New York: Vanguard, (1965). First American edition. Neat name/date/place on half title, else fine in dust jacket with a couple of chips and several tears; mylar dust jacket protector included to help preserve the item. . more information

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London: Frederick Warne, 1900. Popular edition. Octavo, red cloth, pp. (xxvii), 184. Previous owner's name on endpaper, foxing to text and fore-edge of pages, a couple of signatures starting, else a good copy.. more information

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Chicago: Unity Publishing Company, (1902). Laid paper covers, with green ornament and titling (Advice to Girls), with a pictorial label of a statue of Little Nell [from Dickens] pasted to the front. Stitched with a silk cord. Frontispiece portrait of Ruskin tipped to grey card backing. With publisher’s notes regarding the issuing of the souvenir and the reproduction of the statue. 32 pages. Inscription on rear cover, likely from publisher. Toning to covers, else very good. . more information

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London: Collins, 1949. First edition. Octavo, dark blue cloth, pp. 320; illustrated. Small rubber-stamp and numerals on endpaper, moderate foxing to endpapers and fore-edge, else a very good copy, lacking the dust jacket.. more information

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New York: Viking, 1949. First American edition. Octavo, dark blue cloth, pp. xiv, 289; illustrated. Spine faded, some bumping to top edge, else very good, lacking the dust jacket.. more information

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New York: Macmillan and Co., 1894. First American edition. 8vo., greenish gray cloth, pp. xxiii, 204, + [4] ads, with illustrations from drawings by the author. Name /date on endpaper, covers unevenly sun faded, spine just slighly faded and discoloured.. more information

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London: George Allen, 1902. Printed at the Ballantyne Press, Edinburgh. 8vo., full vellum with cloth ties, gilt stamped, printed on handmade paper with deckle edges, decorative boarders and red initials, reminiscent of the Kelmscott Press. Slight foxing to endpapers, pencil name and shelf mark, covers show slight spotting and bowing, cloth ties are completely intact. A nice copy of a most attractive production. . more information

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Sunnyside, Orpington, Kent: George Allen, 1877. Second edition. Crown octavo, full calf, raised bands, gilt compartments, leather spine labels, inner dentelles, all edges gilt; pp. [xx], 244. The second edition contains a new preface, and has a note added to the last page, else the text of the book remained unaltered. Some rubbing to joints, slight wear to spine ends and corners, some light scuffing to boards, else a nice copy in an attractive binding. Wise 120. more information

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Philadelphia: Henry Altemus, 1892. 12mo., half leather and marbled boards, pp. 224. The Lectures include: Of King's Treasuries, Of Queen's Gardens, and Of the Mystery of Life. Previous owner's tidy name and date on first blank, rubbing to the joints, spine ends and corner tips, else a nice copy.. more information

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London: George Allen, 1902. Printed at the Ballantyne Press, Edinburgh. 8vo., full vellum with cloth ties, gilt stamped, printed on handmade paper with deckle edges, decorative borders and red initials, reminiscent of the Kelmscott Press. Four hundred copies were printed. A fine bright copy of a most attractive production. . more information

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London: Asprey & Co., Ltd., (N.d). Octavo, publisher's full black morocco with raised bands, gilt compartments, inner dentelles, all edges gilt; pp. 308; fourteen illustrations. Free endpapers have darkened at edges, light wear to joints, else a very good and attractive copy.. more information

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Sunnyside: George Allen, 1886. [Small edition, being the Fifth]. Small crown octavo, variant in original chocolate cloth [also issued in dark green], pp. xi, 253. Three thousand copies were printed. The text follows that of the 'Collected Works' edition. Bookplate on pastedown, hinge paper cracked, very faint spatter to spine, slight rubbing to spine ends and corner tips, else a very nice copy. Wise 138. more information

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(London): Edmund Ward, (1958). First edition. 8vo., white cloth boards, pp. 60; colour frontspiece; numerous black and white illustrations. A charming edition. Near fine in a very good dust jacket, a bit chipped at the head of the spine; with some edge wear.. more information

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Ithaca: Cornell University Press, (1973). First edition, in two volumes. Spine lettering a bit dull, else fine in slipcase, without dust jackets, as issued. [Oversize*]. more information

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Toronto: W.J. Gage, (1897). First Canadian ed. Olive cloth. Name/place on endpaper, else a near fine copy.. more information

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New York: Thomas Y, Crowell & Company, (N.d). Eighteenmo, original pictorial cloth, pp. 179. Previous owner's small tidy name on endpaper, light foxing early and late, spine darkened, cloth is lightly frayed at the spine ends, else a very good copy of a small but pretty edition. . more information

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London: Smith, Elder and Co., 1856-1860. Volume 1 is the sixth edition, volume 2 is the fourth edition, volumes 3- 5 are first editions. Red half morocco bindings, Imperial 8vos. With the estate bookplate of Sir James Dunn, inserted after his death. From the library of Lady Beaverbrook, at Daybreak. All volumes lack half-titles, foxing to plates and endpapers. Bindings are very good, with minor scuffs and wear, volume two has a slight bump to boards, volume five has a tiny chip at the crown. Attractive and sturdy bindings.. more information

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New York: John Wiley & Sons, 1877. Reprint. Octavo, original deep green cloth attractively stamped in gilt, pp. vii, 178. Previous owner's small tidy rubber-stamp on first blank, name and date on title page, attractive bookplate on paste-down, tear and tiny chip in fore-edge of front free endpaper, spine ends and corner tips frayed, else a very good copy. . more information

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New York: George Wiley & Sons, 1886, & 1887. A Third Volume was published, ca. 1888-9, but is not offered here. Large 8vos., original light brown cloth patterned with leaf design, bevelled edges, top edge gilt, all edges cut. Previous owners name/place/ and date of 1888 on endpaper of volume one. Cloth is chipped at the spine ends of both volumes, and the spines are darkened, corners are a bit frayed and worn. Very good. Two volumes only. NCBEL III, 1351, gives incorrect dates. . more information

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London: George Allen, 1902. "Thirty-Ninth Thousand". Octavo, full dark blue calf prize binding, with Canadian school emblem in gilt on upper board, raised bands, gilt compartments, leather spine label, all edges marbled; pp. 276. Gift inscription on first blank, slight wear to bottom edge of covers, else fine. . more information

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Sunnyside, Orpington, Kent: George Allen, 1877. Second edition. Crown octavo, original publisher's binding of paper covered boards, pp. [xx], 244. The second edition contains a new preface, and has a note added to the last page, else the text of the book remained unaltered. Darkening to page edges, endpapers spotted, covers are dusty, with light soiling and staining, spine panel darkened with loss at extremities. Small 19th century bookseller's ticket tipped onto front board. About a very good copy. Wise 120. more information

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New York: Thomas Y. Crowell & Co., [N.d]. First American edition. 8vo., original blue decorated cloth, pp. [127]. Excerpts from Ruskin's writings organized by days of the year. Insignificant stain to upper board, rear board shows faint mottling, crown of spine a little frayed. A very good copy of a pretty book. . more information

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Cambridge: The Belknap Press of Harvard University Press, (1969). First American edition. Octavo, brown cloth, pp. 739; illustrated. Ruskin's ill health forced him to abandon his autobiography before completing the account of this part of his life. Slight stain to top page edge, else a fine copy in a price-clipped dust jacket, with a 2" long closed tear to the front panel. [Oversize*]. more information

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London: A Grasshopper Book / Abelard-Schuman in association with Richard Sadler, (1974). First edition thus. 8vo., orange boards, pp. 59; numerous black and white illustrations. Gift inscription on endpaper, edges of fragile paper covered boards are rubbed, else very good in a dust jacket with some small tears, light creasing and wear to the edges. . more information

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