The Storm Cloud of the Nineteenth Century. Two Lectures Delivered at the London Institution February 4th and 11th 1884

John Ruskin

Verlag: George Allen, Kent, 1884

Beschreibung

The first edition of two of John Ruskin's lectures on the phenomena of storm clouds. The first edition of this work. 'The Storm Cloud of the Nineteenth Century' is a collection of two lectures, which were delivered at the London Institution on February 4th and 11th 1884. The lectures discuss cloud phenomena, that Ruskin observed over a period of fifty years. John Ruskin was an art critic in Victorian England, being an influential figure in the art world, especially with the Pre-Raphaelites. He was also greatly admired by Leo Tolstoy, Marcel Proust, and William Morris. Two bookplates to the front pastedown, 'Alfred A. Johnston', 'Esme Nicoll, Egland, Honiton'. In the original publisher's cloth binding. Externally, smart. Bumping to the head and tail of the spine to the extremities. A few minor marks to the boards. Front hinge is starting but firm. Two bookplates to the front pastedowns. Internally, firmly bound. Pages are bright and clean. Pages uncut to the fore edge. Very Good. Bestandsnummer des Verkäufers 698P23

Bibliografische Details

Titel: The Storm Cloud of the Nineteenth Century. ...

Verlag: George Allen, Kent

Erscheinungsdatum: 1884

Einband: Cloth

Illustrator: None

Zustand: Very Good

Auflage: First edition.

Art des Buches: book