The True and the Beautiful in Nature, Art, Morals, and Religion
by Ruskin, John
- Used
- very good
- Hardcover
- Condition
- Very Good/No Jacket, As Issued
- Seller
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Granville, New York, United States
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About This Item
NY: Wiley & Halstead, 1859. Third Edition. Hard cover in original cloth. Published NY: Wiley & Halstead, 1859. 8vo., xxxi+452pp., illus frontis. Dark brown embossed pebbled cloth with bronze spine titles and gilt cover design. Some wear at the spine ends and tips, mild occasional foxing towards the front, light sweating ouline on frontis, else very good, attractive. Binding tight, secure. . Hard. Very Good/No Jacket, As Issued. 8vo.
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- Bookseller
- The Wild Muse (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 009664
- Title
- The True and the Beautiful in Nature, Art, Morals, and Religion
- Author
- Ruskin, John
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good
- Jacket Condition
- No Jacket, As Issued
- Publisher
- Wiley & Halstead
- Place of Publication
- NY
- Date Published
- 1859
- Size
- 8vo
- Bookseller catalogs
- Art;
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The Wild Muse
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Granville, New York
About The Wild Muse
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