Sesame and Lilies. Three Lectures. de Ruskin, John, 1819-1900

New York, New York: D.D. Merrill, n.d. Circa 1890. reprint. Hardcover--cloth. Very Good/Without dust jacket (if issue. This is a 'textbook' edition, which makes a good reading copy of something not commonly available. Reprinted from the third English edition. Duodecimo, 7 1/2" tall, xlii + 188 pages + 2 ads, blue cloth. A very good copy overall, with minor shelf wear and rubbing at the corners, the internal hinges bindings solid, paper moderately yellowed.

Philadelphia: Henry Altemus. Very Good. 1895. Hardcover. Leather corners slightly frayed. Small chip to top of leather spine. Previous owner's neat signature on first free endpaper. ; Frontispiece portrait of author, with tissue guard. Brown half-leather spine and marbled boards with leather corners. Bright gilt lettering and floral design and borders on spine. T. E. G. Red, gold and pink marbled covers and endpapers. Tight binding, and clean, unmarked text. Verse hand-written in rear free page. A handsome copy, overall. ; 16mo 6" - 7" tall; 224 pages .

New York: Thomas Y. Crowell Book. Good. Cloth. 16mo - over 5¾" - 6¾" tall. 184pp., frontispiece. Decorative cloth, gift inscription in fountain pen, moderate to heavy edge wear and bumping, interior clean and sound.No date. Contains: Of Kings Treasures, of Queens Gardens, of the Mystery of Life..

Chicago: Geo. M. Hill Co. nd (ca. 1880s). Scattered pencil underlining. A very attractive little book.. Decorative Cloth. Good/No Jacket. 16mo.

Sunnyside, Orpington & London: George Allen, 1899. New Edition . Hardcover. Very Good/None. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. contemporary gilt decorated blue leather hardcover by bumpus, 228 pages, names on lyleaf, covers rubbed and faded, otherwise very good.

London: Smith, Elder, 1871. Leather. Good/No Jacket. Revised and enlarged edition. Large octavo hardback. dark blue leather bound gilt titles on spine (six panels) all edges gilt marbled end papers xxviii + 172 pp. heraldic bookplate on inside cover. Spine a little faded and embrowned, edges scuffed front hinge tender, contents a little foxed. Good condition. No dust jacket.

New York: Thomas Crowell. Very Good with no dust jacket. N.D.. Hardcover. 184 pp. Undated, circa 1890's? Spine ends worn. Corners bumped. Prev owner's name on front endpaper. Tissue protected frontis. Maroon cloth boards, gilt lettering on spine. 'Astor Edition' embossed on front cover. Three lectures: Of King's Treasures, Of Queen's Gardens, Of the Mystery of Life; 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall .

London England: George Allen & Sons, 1910. Complete Edition. Hardcover. Very Good/No Jacket. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Bs18 Hardback. Old Central Foundation Girls School award sticker to previous owner to inside cover. Wear to edges of cover. Red leather and cloth with gilt decoration and lettering. Contents: Preface. Lecture I - Of King's Treasuries. Lecture II - Of Queen's Gardens. Lecture III - The Mystery of Life and its Arts. Index. 228 pp. (We carry a wide selection of titles in The Arts, Theology, History, Politics, Social and Physical Sciences. academic and scholarly books and Modern First Editions ,and all types of Academic Literature.)