Description: Begun when Ruskin was 24 years old, these works of criticism were written between 1843 and 1860 and argue the superiority of his contemporaries as painters of landscapes. This edition was published in New York by Merrill and Baker and includes all five volumes and is the 1873 edition. Ruskin re-wrote much of volume one. All have nice modern binding in browns and golds with matching endpapers. There are some plates in volumes three and four demonstrating the various points of criticism. All are in very good condition.Very Good Condition: 8vo: ( 7 3/4” x 5 1/4”): 3/4 smooth calfskin over gold double marbled papers with matching endpapers: some light sunning to some of the spines: heavily decorated spines with brown and green labels with gilt lettering: some scuffed corners with some loss and peeling: gilt top edge: occasional foxing: occasional tide marks: some browning due to age: “Modern Painters: Vol 1 through 5”: “Illustrated Cabinet Edition”: John Ruskin: New York: Merrill and Baker: 1899RAREA1899BHKA: Five volumes
Price: 300 USD
Location: Harrisburg, Pennsylvania
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Binding: Hardcover
Place of Publication: New York.
Language: English
Author: John Ruskin
Publisher: Merrill and Baker
Country/Region of Manufacture: United States
Topic: Art History & Criticism
Subject: Art & Photography
Year Printed: 1899
Original/Facsimile: Original
