Ruskin Today by Clark, Kenneth (editor) - 1982

Penguin Books, 1967. Paperback. Acceptable. 1967. No Edition Remarks. 363 pages. Pictorial paper cover. Pages remain bright and clear with minimal tanning and foxing. Slight cracking to gutter. Binding remains firm. Paper covers has mild edgewear with curling to corners. Notable rubbing and scratching to surfaces. Reading crease to spine. Tearing to spine ends.

Penguin Books, 1967. Paperback. Good. 1967. First Penguin Edition. 363 pages. Paperback book with pictorial cover. Clean pages with mild tanning and foxing throughout. Tightly bound with faint thumb-marking throughout. Pencil inscription to first page. Notable liquid stain to fore edge. Paper cover has mild edge wear with mild corner curling. Mild creasing to covers and spine. Sticker to covers. Mild tanning to spine, with droplet marks present.

Penguin. Used - Good. Good condition. (England, Art critics, Biography ) A copy that has been read but remains intact. May contain markings such as bookplates, stamps, limited notes and highlighting, or a few light stains. Bundled media such as CDs, DVDs, floppy disks or access codes may not be included.

Harmondsworth / Middlesex: Penguin Books, 1967. Set in Monotype Bembo. Cover design by Germano Facetti. Contents: I). Self-portrait. 1). A note on Ruskin's life. 2). Extracts 1-81. II). Nature. 1). A note on Ruskin's writing on nature. 2). Extracts 82-118. III). Art. 1). A note on Ruskin's writings on art and architecture. 2). Extracts 117-216. IV). Architecture. 1). Extracts 217-253. V). Society and economics. 1). A note on Ruskin's writings on society and economics. 2). Extracts 254-310. VI). Poetic description. 1). Extracts 311-321. With appendix (A note on Ruskin's drawing), a short list of books about Ruskin, the dates of Ruskin's writings quoted in this selection, notes and index. John Ruskin (1819 - 1900) was the leading English art critic of the Victorian era, also an art patron, draughtsman, watercolourist, a prominent social thinker and philanthropist. Kenneth McKenzie Clark, Baron Clark (1903 - 1983) was a British author, museum director, broadcaster, and one of the… Read More