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BiblioBazaar, 2007-05-02. Paperback. Good.

Paperback / softback. New.

lulu.com, 2010. Paperback. New. 208 pages. 9.00x6.00x0.52 inches.

London: George Routledge & Sons, n.d. (ca. 1907). Leather bound, edition not stated, colour frontispiece of The Lake of Como, illustrated with plates, xii + Pp276. Includes index. Gilt decorated spine. Top edge gilt. Silk tassel marker. One-half inch chip missing from bottom of spine. Extremities rubbed and corners bumped and worn. Front cover a bit waved (probably from water damage, although without visible water stains). Good only. 270 grams.

BiblioBazaar, 2007-05-02. Paperback. Good.

BiblioBazaar, 2007-05-02. Paperback. Used:Good.

BiblioBazaar, 2007-05-02. Paperback. Used:Good.

Hardback. New.

Hardback. New.

George Allen , 1893 . Hardback. . 4to publishers' green cloth boards and gilt title to spine. With coloured frontispiece, 14 photogravures and 14 other illus. The picture on the listing page is of the actual book for sale. Good+ hardback. Light edgewear, esp. to spine extremities and corners bumped. Endpapers foxed and neat ownership sig. otherwise clean and unmarked.

George Allen, 1892. ~TITLE CONTINUES: with Natural Scenery and National Character. ~Colour frontis, 14 photographs, 14 other illustrations. Endpapers starting to crack at gutters. Original green cloth, light foxing to prelims. ~Robust packaging. Overseas tracking available on request. . 1st thus. Hardcover. Very Good. xii, 261pp. illus. 29 x 22cm. Binding sound, text unmarked.

Sunnyside, Orpington: George Allen 1893. 4to.Illustrated. xii, 261 pp., Green cloth binding with gilt lettered spine,. Slight wear to the boards and a small split to the head of the spine. Some spotting to the extremities but generally clean. Illustrated with colour frontis and 14 further photograuve plates as called for. . Good. Cloth. 1893.

Sunnyside, Orpington ; London : George Allen, 1893. 1st edition. Hardcover. Provenance: E.T.V Bookplate. Good copy in the original gilt-blocked cloth. Spine bands and panel edges somewhat bumped and rubbed as with age. Remains quite well-preserved overall. Physical description: xii, 261 pages, 15 unnumbered leaves of plates: illustrations (some color); 30 cm. Notes: Includes index. With illustrations by the author.Contents: Part I. The cottage -- Part II. The villa.Subjects: Ruskin, John 1819-1900. Architecture.Architectural design. Architectural criticism. Architecture, Domestic.Architecture, Domestic Europe. National characteristics, European.Architecture and society Europe History. Cottages Europe. Villas, European. Genre: Illustrated.

Sunnyside: George Allen, 1893. 4to, xii + 261 pp, with 15 plates from drawings by the author and text illustrations. Dark green publisher's cloth. architecture

Orpington: George Allen, 1893. First Edition. Hardcover. Very good. Quarto; pp. 261 with index; illustrated with a color frontispiece, fourteen photogravures and fourteen figures by Ruskin; green cloth, gilt; partially uncut;. Contrasting comparative study of English and European cottages and villas. Ruskin's idea for this work came to him from his observations of the cottages of Westmorland in England and those in Italy.

London: George Allen, 1893. First edition. Brochure/Pamphlet. Very Good Indeed. 11.5" by 8.5" . John Ruskin. First authorised edition of this large paper study of architecture and natural scenery by renowned art critic John Ruskin. Collection of essays by John Ruskin concerned with European architecture, with focus on cottages and chimneys as well as villas with the argument that buildings should be in harmony with their immediate environment and use local materials.Illustrated with coloured frontispiece as well as fourteen further photogravures and other illustrations in text. Collated, complete. The first authorised edition, published together with a limited edition bound in half vellum. Large paper copy. John Ruskin was an influential Victorian figure in English culture. He was a prolific author on subjects as varied as geology, architecture, myth, ornithology, literature, education, botany and political economy. In all of his writing, he emphasised the connections between nature, art and… Read More

London: George Allen, 1893. Beautiful book. Illustrated from drawings by the author: 14 photogravures, frontispiece and 14 other illusrations. 261 pages in very good, clean condition. Light foxing on the endpapers and fore-edge. Previous owner's name on half title page. Bookplate on both the fep and ffep. Green cloth with gilt titles on the spine. Spine is faded and slightly worn at the head and tail. Corners are bumped and a little frayed. Light scuffing on the covers. Tiny hole on the upper cover. Tight binding. VG-. Hard Cover. Very Good-. Illus. by Ruskin, John. 8 1/2 x 11 1/2.

Orpington; London : George Allen, 1893. Leather. Very Good. 11" by 8.5". John Ruskin. A limited large paper edition of this influential work on architecture by John Ruskin. First thus. The limited Large Paper Edition. In the publisher's original half vellum binding with gilt detail. With a colour frontispiece, fourteen photogravures, and fourteen illustrations by the Author. Collated complete. An influential work on European architecture, in two parts. The first part looks at cottages in England, France, Switzerland and Westmoreland, with a chapter on chimneys. The second part discusses villas, including mountain villas, British villas, Italian villas and more. John Ruskin was an art critic and writer 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. During his life, he published numerous writings on a variety of topics, including geology,… Read More

London: George Allen, 1893. Leather. Very Good. 11.5" by 9". John Ruskin. The uncommon limited large paper edition of this work on architecture by the hugely influential John Ruskin. The first edition limited large paper edition in a half paper vellum binding. Colour frontispiece. 22 plates, 14 of which are photogravures, with further illustrations accompanying the text. Collated complete. In this work Ruskin explores architecture, with a focus on European cottages and villas, and a particular mention of chimneys. John Ruskin (1819-1900) was an author, philosopher, art critic of the Victorian era. He wrote on a variety of subjects and was hugely influential in the latter half of the 19th century. Today, his ideas and concerns are widely recognised as having anticipated interest in environmentalism, sustainability and craft. In half paper vellum binding. Externally smart, with minor bumping to the extremities and the rear board, and light soiling of the paper vellum. Internally, firmly… Read More