1900-1903 The Stones of Venice
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Description
The eleventh thousand in small form of volumes I and II, and the tenth thousand in small form of volume III, uniformly bound in half calf bindings with marbled boards and end papers. Top edges gilt.
Two bookplates, one to the front paste down and one to the front free end paper, to each volume. One bookplate belongs to Clarice Vivian (1875-1961), daughter of Lady Augusta Wyndham-Quin and Arthur Pendarves Vivian.
Illustrated with fifty-three engraved plates, seven of which are hand coloured. Collated, complete.
Ruskin's important and hugely influential treatise on Venetian art and architecture, examining numerous examples of Venetian architecture, including churches and monuments, and exploring different styles of architecture, including Byzantine, Gothic, and Renaissance.
Written by the philosopher, art critic, and writer, John Ruskin. Ruskin wrote on numerous and varied topics, including ornithology, art, architecture, geology, education, botany, and more.
Condition
In half calf bindings. Externally, generally smart, though faded to the spines. Light rubbing to the spines and extremities. Internally, firmly bound. Pages are generally bright and clean, with the odd spot to the fore edge, affecting the occasional page.
Very Good
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