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The Stones of Venice
by Ruskin, John
- Used
- near fine
- Signed
- Condition
- Near Fine
- Seller
-
Portland, Oregon, United States
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About This Item
London: Smith, Elder and Co, 1874. New Edition. Near Fine. New edition, limited to 1,500 copies signed by John Ruskin at the end of the preface. Three volumes. Bound in contemporary full pebbled morocco with heavily gilted spines with raised bands, wide turn ins with dentelle, all edges gilt. Bindings lightly rubbed. A beautifully bound set, signed by the author.
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Details
- Bookseller
- Burnside Rare Books, ABAA
(US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 140939382
- Title
- The Stones of Venice
- Author
- Ruskin, John
- Book Condition
- Used - Near Fine
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- New Edition
- Publisher
- Smith, Elder and Co
- Place of Publication
- London
- Date Published
- 1874
- Note
- May be a multi-volume set and require additional postage.
Terms of Sale
Burnside Rare Books, ABAA
30 day return guarantee, with full refund including shipping costs for up to 30 days after delivery if an item arrives misdescribed or damaged.
About the Seller
Burnside Rare Books, ABAA
Biblio member since 2010
Portland, Oregon
About Burnside Rare Books, ABAA
Burnside Rare Books specializes in literary first editions and works of cultural and historic significance. We are located in Portland, Oregon and welcome visitors by appointment.
Glossary
Some terminology that may be used in this description includes:
- New
- A new book is a book previously not circulated to a buyer. Although a new book is typically free of any faults or defects, "new"...
- Morocco
- Morocco is a style of leather book binding that is usually made with goatskin, as it is durable and easy to dye. (see also...
- Dentelle
- Borders on the inner edge of a book with a lacy pattern, most often gilt. Popular in France during the 18th century on covers of...
- Fine
- A book in fine condition exhibits no flaws. A fine condition book closely approaches As New condition, but may lack the...
- Pebbled
- Pebbled cloth or leather describes the covering of a hardcover book with a decorative texture of repeated small raised bumps,...
- Raised Band(s)
- Raised bands refer to the ridges that protrude slightly from the spine on leather bound books. The bands are created in the...
- Gilt
- The decorative application of gold or gold coloring to a portion of a book on the spine, edges of the text block, or an inlay in...
- Edges
- The collective of the top, fore and bottom edges of the text block of the book, being that part of the edges of the pages of a...
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