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RUSKIN, John. Lectures on Art. Oxford, 1870. 8o (213 x 136 mm). Errata slip bound in at end. Contemporary purple calf ruled in blind, spine gilt lettered "R1", gilt edges, purple silk doublures and linings presumably bound for John Ruskin. Provenance: Estate of Joan Ruskin Severn (according to Thomas H. Telford, invoice laid in) -- Thomas H. Telford sold to Lowell R. Smith (invoice dated 1933 laid in) -- purchased from Zeitlin & Ver Brugge, Los Angeles, 11 March 1971. FIRST EDITION, PRESENTATION COPY, inscribed and signed by Ruskin on front free endpaper: "Joanna From her loving Cuzzie St. C. 1870." Wise Ruskin 151.
The Seven Lamps of Architecture. London: Smith, Elder, and Co., 1849. 8o (258 x 175 mm). 14 plates. Half title, publisher's advertisements bound in at end. Original blind stamped cloth (rebacked, large portion of old spine laid down). Provenance: Dominic Ellis Colnaghi (bookplate) -- purchased from B. Weinreb, London, 27 March, 1974. FIRST EDITION. Wise Ruskin 4.
Proserpina. Studies of Wayside Flowers. Sunnyside, Orpington, Kent: George Allen, 1879. Volume I (only). 8o (211 x 133 mm). Engraved plates after Ruskin. Contemporary purple calf ruled in blind, gilt edges. Provenance: Castlecraig Library (bookplate) -- purchased from David L. O'Neal, New Ipswich, New Hampshire, 16 October 1973. FIRST EDITION. Wise Ruskin 208.
Love's Meinie. Lectures on Greek and English Birds. Sunnyside, Orpington, Kent: George Allen, 1881. 8o (212 x 133 mm). Contemporary purple calf ruled in blind, gilt edges. Provenance: Castlecraig Library (bookplate) -- purchased from David L. O'Neal, New Ipswich, New Hampshire, 16 October 1973. FIRST EDITION. Wise Ruskin 198.
The Storm Cloud of the Nineteenth Century. Sunnyside, Orpington, Kent: George Allen, 1884. Large 8o (239 x 179 mm). Contemporary purple calf ruled in blind, gilt edges (upper joint repaired). Provenance: purchased from Hamill & Barker, Chicago, 17 January 1973. FIRST EDITION. Wise Ruskin 255.
Another copy. Large 8o (257 x 189 mm). Contemporary calf, gilt lettered and decorated, uncut (light rubbing to joints and edges). Provenance: purchased from Claude Cox, Suffolk, 11 December 1979. FIRST EDITION.
Poems. Edited by by W.G. Collingwood. Sunnyside, Orpington and London: George Allen, 1891. 2 volumes, 4o (274 x 215 mm). 23 engraved plates and 4 plates of facsimile. Original half vellum, spines gilt lettered, uncut (light darkening to spines). FIRST EDITION, one of 800 sets on large paper of the special edition. Wise Ruskin 1132.
Of Kings' Treasures. London, 1902. Large 12o (202 x 146 mm). Printed in red and black, large initials and wide woodcut borders. Contemporary vellum, two cloth ties, uncut. Provenance: purchased from Seven Gables Bookshop, New York, 25 May 1972.
Of Queens' Gardens. London, 1902. Large 12o (202 x 146 mm). Printed in red and black, large initials and wide woodcut borders. Contemporary vellum, two cloth ties, uncut. Provenance: purchased from Seven Gables Bookshop, New York, 25 May 1972. (10)
The Seven Lamps of Architecture. London: Smith, Elder, and Co., 1849. 8o (258 x 175 mm). 14 plates. Half title, publisher's advertisements bound in at end. Original blind stamped cloth (rebacked, large portion of old spine laid down). Provenance: Dominic Ellis Colnaghi (bookplate) -- purchased from B. Weinreb, London, 27 March, 1974. FIRST EDITION. Wise Ruskin 4.
Proserpina. Studies of Wayside Flowers. Sunnyside, Orpington, Kent: George Allen, 1879. Volume I (only). 8o (211 x 133 mm). Engraved plates after Ruskin. Contemporary purple calf ruled in blind, gilt edges. Provenance: Castlecraig Library (bookplate) -- purchased from David L. O'Neal, New Ipswich, New Hampshire, 16 October 1973. FIRST EDITION. Wise Ruskin 208.
Love's Meinie. Lectures on Greek and English Birds. Sunnyside, Orpington, Kent: George Allen, 1881. 8o (212 x 133 mm). Contemporary purple calf ruled in blind, gilt edges. Provenance: Castlecraig Library (bookplate) -- purchased from David L. O'Neal, New Ipswich, New Hampshire, 16 October 1973. FIRST EDITION. Wise Ruskin 198.
The Storm Cloud of the Nineteenth Century. Sunnyside, Orpington, Kent: George Allen, 1884. Large 8o (239 x 179 mm). Contemporary purple calf ruled in blind, gilt edges (upper joint repaired). Provenance: purchased from Hamill & Barker, Chicago, 17 January 1973. FIRST EDITION. Wise Ruskin 255.
Another copy. Large 8o (257 x 189 mm). Contemporary calf, gilt lettered and decorated, uncut (light rubbing to joints and edges). Provenance: purchased from Claude Cox, Suffolk, 11 December 1979. FIRST EDITION.
Poems. Edited by by W.G. Collingwood. Sunnyside, Orpington and London: George Allen, 1891. 2 volumes, 4o (274 x 215 mm). 23 engraved plates and 4 plates of facsimile. Original half vellum, spines gilt lettered, uncut (light darkening to spines). FIRST EDITION, one of 800 sets on large paper of the special edition. Wise Ruskin 1132.
Of Kings' Treasures. London, 1902. Large 12o (202 x 146 mm). Printed in red and black, large initials and wide woodcut borders. Contemporary vellum, two cloth ties, uncut. Provenance: purchased from Seven Gables Bookshop, New York, 25 May 1972.
Of Queens' Gardens. London, 1902. Large 12o (202 x 146 mm). Printed in red and black, large initials and wide woodcut borders. Contemporary vellum, two cloth ties, uncut. Provenance: purchased from Seven Gables Bookshop, New York, 25 May 1972. (10)