first edition Boards
1859 · New York
by Ruskin, John
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 1851]. THE POLITICAL ECONOMY OF ART: BEING THE SUBSTANCE (WITH ADDITIONS) OF TWO LECTURES DELIVERED AT MANCHESTER, JULY 1OTH AND 13TH,1857]. John Wiley, NY, 1860. Ex-library, small rubber stamps title page and verso. Marbled endpapers and matching edges. Nick with slight loss fore-edge of title page, last few leaves creased at upperand lower corners; only two are text leaves. Interior exceptionally clean.
(Inventory #: 11686)