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The Seven Lamps of Architecture
by Ruskin, John
- Used
- first
- Condition
- A good plus copy with some wear to spine and slight loss at top of spine, over opened with some separation, contents generally c
- Seller
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Haddonfield, New Jersey, United States
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About This Item
London: Smith, Elder, and Co, 1849. First Edition. A good plus copy with some wear to spine and slight loss at top of spine, over opened with some separation, contents generally clean and bright with only a touch of scattered foxing.. First edition with all first issue plates (and the only issue which contains Ruskin's own etched plates) in publisher's highly distinct embossed brown cloth (which Wise calls "deep claret colour").
A landmark text in the Gothic Revival.
Imperial 8vo. viii, [1, errata slip], [4] 205pp., [1], [16pp., adverts + advert slip for the Stones of Venice dated 1849]. Wise 4.
Scarce in the cloth and with the adverts, errata, and Stones of Venice slip all present.
A landmark text in the Gothic Revival.
Imperial 8vo. viii, [1, errata slip], [4] 205pp., [1], [16pp., adverts + advert slip for the Stones of Venice dated 1849]. Wise 4.
Scarce in the cloth and with the adverts, errata, and Stones of Venice slip all present.
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- Bookseller
- Nelson Rare Books, ABAA/ILAB
(US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 301
- Title
- The Seven Lamps of Architecture
- Author
- Ruskin, John
- Book Condition
- Used - A good plus copy with some wear to spine and slight loss at top of spine, over opened with some separation, contents generally c
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First Edition
- Publisher
- Smith, Elder, and Co
- Place of Publication
- London
- Date Published
- 1849
- Weight
- 0.00 lbs
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About the Seller
Nelson Rare Books, ABAA/ILAB
Biblio member since 2012
Haddonfield, New Jersey
About Nelson Rare Books, ABAA/ILAB
Bookseller of 18th and 19th century British and American literature, Gothic Revival, architecture, street literature, chapbooks, private press books, focusing on the unpopular, the obscure, and the forgotten. We also handle commonplace books, friendship albums, scrap books and manuscripts.
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