The stones of Venice. By John Ruskin ... with illustrations by the author.
John Ruskin (1819-1900).
Category
Books
Date
1851
Materials
Place of origin
London
Collection
Shugborough Estate, Staffordshire
NT 3234923
Summary
Bibliographic description
3v., plates : ill. ; 27 cm (imperial 8vo). Vol 1 only. Accompanied by vols. 2 &3 in 1853 ed. With publisher's 'Catalogue of new and standard books', September, 1853 (16p.), bound in at rear. Loose insert (p.201): press cutting: 'Death of Mr. Ruskin', The Times, Jan. 22, 1900; includes separate shorter notice. Provenance: indigenous; no ownership marks. Binding: publisher's brown cloth, blind panel embossed, gold centrpiece ornament, gold lettered and illustrated spine. Binder's ticket, rear pastedown: Westleys & Co., ... London.
Makers and roles
John Ruskin (1819-1900).