The Two Paths

London: Smith, Elder and Co. , 1859 . First edition. Cloth. Good. 8" by 5". Not Stated. The first edition of this collection of lectures on art and its application by art critic John Ruskin. First edition of The Two Paths: Being Lectures on Art, and its Application to Decoration and Manufacture, Delivered in 1858-9, in the… Read more about this item

NY: Merrill and Baker, 1902. no date given (circa 1902?); green c w/gilt titles; top edges gilt; owner's plate (private school), no library circulation stamps or materials; 419 clean, unmarked pages...from the second edition of the Illustrated Cabinet edition of Ruskin's Works. Hardcover. Very Good/No Jacket. Illus. by b&w. 12 vo.

George Allen, 1887. Hardcover. Good. 1887. No Edition Remarks. 270 pages. No dust jacket. Green cloth boards with gilt lettering to spine. Couple of Black and white illustrations throughout. Pages and binding are presentable with no major defects. Minor issues present such as inscriptions, mild cracking & crinkling and mild tanning. Boards have mild edge wear with light… Read more about this item

New York: Merrill and Baker, 1900 432 deckle-edged pages with line drawings and twelve sepia plates in text.. Plate frontis has a glasine protector intact. Text is clean, tight and unmarked.. Top page edges gilt, front edge deckled Green buckram boards with gold-stamped scrolling along spine arelightly rubbed at extremities.. Illustrated Cabinet Edition. Hardcover. Very Good/No Jacket. 6" x… Read more about this item

New York: The Publishers Plate Renting Co., 1900. Undated, ca. 1900. Attractively bound book from the Library Edition, illustrated with black and white plates. Three quarter smooth tan leather over marbled boards, dual spine labels in red and tan, gilt spine lettering and decoration, top edge gilt, marbled endpapers, 8 inches tall. Some external rubbing, mainly to the extremities, minor… Read more about this item

London : Smith, Elder and Co., 65, Cornhill, 1859. First Edition. Hardcover. Fine copy in the original gilt-blocked boards. Slightest suggestion only of dust-dulling to the panel edges. Remains particularly well-preserved overall; tight, bright, clean and strong. Physical description; x, [2], 271, [1] pages, 2 unnumbered leaves of plates + 24 pages publisher's advertisements : illustrations ; 20 cm.… Read more about this item

New York: John Wiley, 1859. 1st American edition. Boards. Recased, two-toned boards. Fine. 217 pages. 19.5 x 13 cm. Two full-page plates, and illustrations in the text. Also bound in are three other works by Ruskin: PRE-RAPHAELITISM -- John Wiley: NY, 1860 [originally published 1851]. NOTES ON THE CONSTRUCTION OF SHEEPFOLDS -- John Wiley: NY, 1860 [originally published… Read more about this item

John Wiley & Sons Inc., 1887. Hardcover. Acceptable. 1887. No Edition Remarks. 118 pages. No dust jacket. Illustrated blue cloth with a black and white illustrated frontis. Moderate tanning to pages with pencil inscriptions to front endpaper and pastedown and heavier tanning to text block edges. There is cracks to guttering with exposed netting and rear hinge is… Read more about this item

Very Good hardcover. Half-bound in fine calfskin over Turkish pattern marbled paper; raised bands with extra gilt floral and tendril patterns; titles in gilt on dark brown leather panels; all edges marbled; marbled end papers. Bright, clean, square covers and spine; lightly scuffed; tightly bound; clean interior with occasional light foxing; leaves remain supple. 8vo (19 cm); 741 pp (217,… Read more about this item

Boston: Dana Estes & Company, 1900. Undated, ca. 1900-1910. Illustrated Cabinet Edition. Illustrated in black and white. Attractively bound in dark green cloth with spine lettered and elaborately decorated around an artist palette and architect tool design, top edge gilt, other edges untrimmed, title pages in black and red, books about 8 inches tall. Some light shelf rubbing to the… Read more about this item

Cassell And Company Ltd, 1908. Hardcover. Acceptable. 1908. No Edition Remarks. 382 pages. No dust jacket. Green cloth. Contains black and white in-text illustrations. Ex Libris plate to front pastedown. Pages are lightly tanned and foxed throughout, heavier to endpapers and pastedowns. Cracking to gutters of a few pages with exposed binding. Occasional thumb-marking present.Cracking to hinges with… Read more about this item

George Allen, 1905. Hardcover. Acceptable. 1905. Twenty-Second Thousand. 299 pages. No dust jacket. This is an ex-Library book. Green cloth with gilt lettering. Ex-library copy, with expected inserts and inscriptions. Pages remain bright and clear with minimal tanning and foxing. Binding remains firm. Front hinge is slightly cracked. Some cracking to gutters, with exposed netting. Heavier tanning to… Read more about this item

Everett & Co. Ltd., 1111. Hardcover. Good. No Edition Remarks. 160 pages. No dust jacket. Brown cloth boards with black lettering to spine. Black and white illustrations and frontispiece. Binding remains firm. Crinkling to gutters. Pencil inscription to front endpaper. Pages remain bright and clear with minimal tanning. Boards have mild edge wear with slight rubbing to surfaces.… Read more about this item

Everett & Co. Ltd., 1111. Hardcover. Acceptable. No Edition Stated. 160 pages. No dust jacket. Purple cloth with gilt lettering. B&W illustrations throughout. Notable foxing and tanning to endpapers and page edges. Some gutter cracking. Mild wear and bumping to spine, board edges and corners, with scuffing and soiling to boards. Notable sunning to spine and board edges.

New York: John Wiley, 1859. Hardcover. Good (Ex-lib., bookplate inside front cover, pocket inside back, usual markings, including stamps at each plate; Cloth chipped at top of spine, missing at bottom; A few spots of soiling and pencil markings in the text, but overall tight and clean). Black cloth over boards, library binding; Floral endpapers; 217 pp.; BW… Read more about this item

New York: J. WIley, 1872. Hardcover. Good (Boards are edgeworn/scuffed/smudged; top and bottoms of spine strip is heavily worn; inner hinges are cracked; signatures and markings from former owners in pencil on endpapers; textblock edges are toned with foxing/scuffing/smudging; interior is clean; textblock appears solid.). Light red boards with gilt lettering on the spine; viii, 217 pp., illustration.… Read more about this item

NY: Lovell, Coryell & Co. Good. 1900. Hardcover. Light wear to binding, hinges barely starting, Vol VII in larger set; Maroon cloth hardcover, TEG. Undated (ca 1900) ; 8vo 8" - 9" tall; 419 pages .

New York: John Wiley & Son, 1869. Reprint. Hardcover. Very Good. Two volumes bound as one. 169. Hardcover, 4to. in tan three-quarter leather and marbled boards, edges, and endpapers. 217, 125pp. with two plates and a few illustrations in the first part. Very good. Wear to leather corners of boards. Page 169 of volume I is uncut… Read more about this item

(London: Smith, Elder and Co.: 1859) First Edition. Cloth (that is, hard covers) pp. xii, 272, 24 publisher’s advertisements dated May, 1859. With two plates. First Edition. An ownership signature at head of title page. Front board detached; spine sunned and worn at head and foot; both plates foxed; pencilled notes on free rear endpaper; internally very good.

LONDON, GEORGE ALLEN, 1900. FULL RED SOFT LEATHER, ALL EDGES GILT, GILT EMBLEM OF 'JR' TO FRONT COVER. A VERY GOOD COPY.