The Complete Works of John Ruskin - The sought after 39 volumes Full Leather Edition

John Ruskin

Verlag: George Allen, London, 1912

Beschreibung

39 volumes. Edited by E.T. Cook & Alexander Wedderburn. With numerous gravure plates from drawings, paintings, photographs and other sources, some in color; many illustrations in the text. 24x16 cm (8 x 5.5 inches), full decoratively embossed burgundy goatskin, spines lettered in gilt; tooled with a gilt peacock figure, gilt inner dentelles, top edges gilt, others untrimmed. One of 2062 sets, printed at the Ballantyne Press, Edinburgh. The full leather Library Edition was only a very small part of this edition. The sumptuous and sought-after Library Edition of Ruskin's works, presenting the full range of his literary, artistic, and philosophic genius, superbly printed on fine paper, in the desirable full morocco binding. Includes all of his known works with many letters and previously unpublished material up to that date and forms a tremendous record of the achievement of one of Britain's foremost art critics who was also an accomplished artist in his own right as well as being an important patron, philanthropist and social thinker. Spines lightly sunned, most volumes with minor chipping to leather at spines and edges; occasional volume with minor toning or foxing on leaves at front or rear, a few volumes with decorative bookplates; interiors otherwise clean and bright; overall near fine. Ships from Hawaii. The book price INCLUDES SHIPPING within the US, a $450.00 - $900.00 value ! Please inquire for international shipping. Full Leather Library Edition in 39 volumes. Bestandsnummer des Verkäufers 957dill

Bibliografische Details

Titel: The Complete Works of John Ruskin - The ...

Verlag: George Allen, London

Erscheinungsdatum: 1912

Einband: Full leather hardcover

Zustand: very good

Zustand des Schutzumschlags: no dj's as issued

Auflage: 1. Auflage