The Complete Works of John Ruskin in 39 volumes. The Library Edition. Edited by E.T. Cook and Alexander Wedderburn [ 37 in Original Dust Jackets ] by Ruskin, John - 1902

London: George Allen and Unwin, 1902. 39 Volumes of the Definitive Edition of John Ruskin's Works. The edition consisted of 2062 sets, of which 2000 were available for sale to subscribers. Published between 1903- 1912. Incredibly, there are 37 books with Dust Jackets. Mostly they are excellent, but some with small repairs, short tears, abrasions, but they remain very presentable. The books too, in the main are near fine. Some pages uncut, which further reflects the excellent condition. To obtain a fuller description, please contact me. I will add representative images soon after listing. The Books: The Library Edition of the Works of John Ruskin, is one of the greatest works in the history of editing. The editor was Sir Edward Tyas Cook, one of this country's great but unsung men of letters, who made his mark in journalism as editor of the Pall Mall Gazette, the Westminster Gazette, and the Daily News. His assistant in the edition was Alexander Wedderburn, a former pupil of Ruskin's at Oxford. Volumes: frontis (some colour) illustrations, plates (some colour, part mounted) portraits, plans, facsimiles (some folded) diagrams; Ruskin's coat of arms in gilt on front cover. Each volume also has a special title page. VI - Early Prose Writings; VII - Poems; VIII - VII - Modern Painters; VIII - The Seven Lamps of Architecture; VIX - XI - The Stones of Venice and Examples of the Architecture of Venice; VXII - Lectures on Architecture and Painting (Edinburgh, 1853) with Other Papers (1844-1854); VXIII - Turner, The Harbours of England and Catalogues and Notes; VXIV - Academy Notes, Notes on Prout and Hunt and Other Art Criticisms (1855-1888); VXV - The Elements of Drawing, The Elements of Perspective and The Laws of Fésole; VXVI - "A Joy For Ever" and The Two Paths with letters on The Oxford Museum and various addresses (1856-1860); VXVII - Unto this Last, Munera Pulverise and Time and Tide with other writings on Political Economy (1860-1873); VXVIII - Sesame and Lilies, The Ethics of Dust and The Crown of Wild Olive with letters on Public Affairs (1859-1866); VXIX - The Cestus of Aglaia and The Queen of the Air with other papers and lectures on Art and Literature (1860-1870); VXX - Lectures on Art and Aratra Pentelici with lectures and notes on Greek Art and Mythology (1870); VXXI - The Ruskin Art Collection at Oxford: Catalogues, Notes and Instructions; VXXII - Lectures on Landscape, Michael Angelo & Tintoret, The Eagle's Nest and Ariadne Florentina with notes for other Oxford lectures; VXXIII - Val D'Arno, The Schools of Florence, Mornings in Florence and The Shepherd's Tower; VXXIV - Giotto and his works in Padua, The Cavalli Monuments Verona, Guide to the Academy Venice and St Mark's Rest; VXXV - Love's Meinie and Proserpina; VXXVI - Deucalion and other studies in Rocks and Stones; VXXVII - XXIX - Fors Clavigera: Letters to the Workmen and Labourers of Great Britain; VXXX - The Guild and Museum of St. George; VXXXI - Bibliotheca Pastorum: The Economist of Xenophon, Rock Honeycomb, The Elements of Prosody and A Knight's Faith; VXXXII - Studies of Peasant Life: The Story of Ida, Roadside Songs of Tuscany, Christ's Folk in the Apennine and Ulric the Farm Servant; VXXXIII - The Bible of Amiens, Valle Crucis, The Art of England and The Pleasures of England; VXXXIV - The Storm-cloud of the Nineteenth Century: On the Old Road, Arrows of the Chace and Ruskiniana; VXXXV - Praeterita and Dilecta; VXXXVI - XXXVII - The Letters of John Ruskin (1827-1889); VXXXVIII - Bibliography, Catalogue of Ruskin's Drawings and Addenda et Corrigenda; VXXXIX - General Index. [ Location: Lothlorien]. Hard Cover. Near Fine/Good /Very Good [ See Below ]. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall.