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RUSKIN, John, (1819-1900) and Sir Henry Wentworth ACLAND (1815-1900). The Oxford Museum. London: Smith, Elder and Co., 1859.
8o (185 x 111 mm). 4-page publisher's advertisments at end, one engraved plate, one folding ground plan and one full page illustration in text. Original mauve cloth, gilt-lettered and blind-stamped (spine slightly faded). Provenance: purchased from A.W. Laywood, Lincolnshire, 23 August 1972.
FIRST EDITION. "The above volume was designed to illustrate the general scope of the Oxford Museum, its aims in Art, and its purpose as an Educational institution." Wise Ruskin 83. A VERY FINE COPY.
8o (185 x 111 mm). 4-page publisher's advertisments at end, one engraved plate, one folding ground plan and one full page illustration in text. Original mauve cloth, gilt-lettered and blind-stamped (spine slightly faded). Provenance: purchased from A.W. Laywood, Lincolnshire, 23 August 1972.
FIRST EDITION. "The above volume was designed to illustrate the general scope of the Oxford Museum, its aims in Art, and its purpose as an Educational institution." Wise Ruskin 83. A VERY FINE COPY.