The Stones Of Venice

London: Smith, Elder, & Co., 1858-67. Cloth. Very Good. 10" by 6.5". John Ruskin. A very well preserved second edition of John Ruskin's important architectural and historical work, 'The Stones of Venice', beautifully illustrated throughout. Ruskin's important, hugely influential and detailed architectural treatise on Venetian art and architecture, examining numerous examples of Venetian architecture, including churches and… Saber más sobre este artículo

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… Saber más sobre este artículo

1879 on preface - 322 pages 6.5"H x 4.5"W x 1"D royal blue with vintage color image of woman's face surrounded by gold scroll work - book: very good for age - all pages are clean and unmarked - binding is just slightly loose contents. The Quarry The Throne Torcello St. Mark's The Ducal Palace Volume 1 of 3 The Stones of Venice is a three-volume treatise… Saber más sobre este artículo

London: Smith, Elder and Co., 1874. New Edition. Hardcover. Contents fresh and clean; hinges sound, tightly bound. Cloth also bright and clean with some fraying along spine edges and tips. Near Fine set and increasingly uncommon as such. John Ruskin. Three large octavo (7" x 10-1/4") volumes in the publisher's brown blindstamped and gilt-decorated cloth. One of 1500… Saber más sobre este artículo

London: Smith, Elder, and Co.,, 1874. The "Autograph edition", owned by an ancestor of a Ruskin acquaintance Signed limited edition, one of 1,500 sets signed by the author at the end of the new preface. The first volume features the ownership inscription, "In 1853, Ruskin sent a copy of Stones of Venice to my ancestor Thomas Guthrie (with a… Saber más sobre este artículo

London: Smith, Elder, and Co.,, 1874. A celebrated treatise on aesthetic and design Signed limited edition, one of 1,500 sets signed by the author at the end of the new preface, here handsomely bound. This key text of the aesthetic movement was first published from 1851 to 1853. Its "obsession with the function and aesthetics of architecture, over and… Saber más sobre este artículo

Smith, Elder, & Co., London, 1858. 2nd Edition. Hardcover. Good/No Jacket. John Ruskin. Three volumes complete. A swift second edition of this almost sacred architectural study of the buildings of Venice. The books have a signature in each indicating Arthur W Soames (presumably Arthur Wellesley Soames of the famous Soames family) as the owner of three books.… Saber más sobre este artículo

Little, Brown and Company, 1981-01-01. Hardcover. Very Good. ***Please Read*** 1st American edition - DJ shows moderate wear in a mylar wrap - size is 18.5 28.5x2.2 cm - 239 pages - my shelf location - k-25-e

London: Smith, Elder, and Co.,, 1851-3. A celebrated treatise on aesthetic and design First edition of this key text of the aesthetic movement. Its "obsession with the function and aesthetics of architecture, over and beyond its history and practice, again proved a revolutionary success" (PMM). The work's importance lies "in its celebration of the Byzantine and the Gothic, which… Saber más sobre este artículo

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New York, New York: Dover Publications, 2005. Hardcover. Near Fine. Very clean, tight and bright.

New york: Dover Publications, 2005. hardcover. very good/no dustjacket. 8vo. pp.403.

London: George Allen, 1898. Leather Bound. Very good/Very good.. John Ruskin. London: George Allen, 1898. John Ruskin. Leather Bound. H: 7 1/2", D: 5 1/4", W: 1 1/4" 3 Volumes. John Ruskin, The Stones of Venice. Bound in 3/4 brown morocco and decorative floral boards. Raised.....

London:: Smith, Elder and Co.,; George Allen, 1873-1880.. A New Edition.. 19th. c. polished tree calf; elaborately gilt spines with red and green gilt-lettered labels; a.e.g. . Bookplate on each front pastedown; a beautiful set in fine condition.. Large 8vo,. With Illustrations drawn by the author.. Signed by John Ruskin at the close of the Preface… Saber más sobre este artículo

Sunnyside, Orpington, Kent: George Allen, 1884. vi, 302; 360 pp. 18 x 12.5 cm. Full polished calf prize binding with school coat of arms and motto stamped in gilt on boards, gilt tooling and titling to spines, all edges gilt. Some rubbing to spines and extremities of boards, with a bit of light wear to head of spines. Ex praemio,… Saber más sobre este artículo

London: Smith, Elder, and Co.,, 1873-74. A celebrated treatise on aesthetic and design Signed limited edition, one of 1,500 sets signed by the author at the end of the new preface. This key text of the aesthetic movement was first published from 1851 to 1853. Its "obsession with the function and aesthetics of architecture, over and beyond its history… Saber más sobre este artículo

London: George Allen,. Hardback. xi414+397pp. 21 plates drawn by the author, some in colour. further integral black and white illustrations throughout. Green cloth with gilt titles to spine is rubbed to spine ends and spine edges and is very slightly bumped to points. Externally clean. volume two is cracked to the front hinge but binding reamins… Saber más sobre este artículo

New York: T. Y. Crowell. Very Good+. 1905. Leather. 12mo 7" - 7½" tall; 322 pages; Circa [1905-1907] T. Y. Crowell. Small format bound in flexible supple green leather with decorative titles tooled directly in gilt to spine. Solid and fresh copy, this volume appears to be somethng of an "abridged" pocket version for travellers. … Saber más sobre este artículo

London, UK: The Folio Society, 2001. Hardcover. Very Good. 4to - over 9¾ - 12" tall. xviii, 350pp with numerous plate illustrations. Brown cloth-covered boards, gilt and black illustration on front and spine, gilt titles on spine, top text block edge sprayed orange. Cream endpapers. In a medium weight card slipcase. 4to. A large and heavy… Saber más sobre este artículo

London: The Folio Society. 2001. Large octavo size [16x24cm approx]. Near Fine condition in Near Fine slipcase. Bound in tan cloth with a black and gilt design by David Eccles based on Ruskin's drawing of the Casa d'Oro. Illustrated with colour plates and black & white drawings. [xlvi] 350 pages. Edited with an introduction by Jan Morris. … Saber más sobre este artículo