The Two Paths: Being Lectures on Art, and its Application to Decoration and Manufacture, Delivered in 1858-9
by Ruskin, John
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- Hardcover
- Condition
- Good (Boards are edgeworn/scuffed/smudged; top and bottoms of spine strip is heavily worn; inner hinges are cracked; signatures
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Columbia, Pennsylvania, United States
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About This Item
New York: J. WIley, 1872. Hardcover. Good (Boards are edgeworn/scuffed/smudged; top and bottoms of spine strip is heavily worn; inner hinges are cracked; signatures and markings from former owners in pencil on endpapers; textblock edges are toned with foxing/scuffing/smudging; interior is clean; textblock appears solid.). Light red boards with gilt lettering on the spine; viii, 217 pp., illustration. Contents include: I. The deteriorative power of conventional art over nations -- II. The unity of art -- III. Modern manufacture and design -- IV. The influence of imagination in architecture -- V. The work of iron, in nature, art, and policy.
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- Bookseller
- Mullen Books, Inc. ABAA / ILAB (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 199898
- Title
- The Two Paths: Being Lectures on Art, and its Application to Decoration and Manufacture, Delivered in 1858-9
- Author
- Ruskin, John
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Good (Boards are edgeworn/scuffed/smudged; top and bottoms of spine strip is heavily worn; inner hinges are cracked; signatures
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Publisher
- J. WIley
- Place of Publication
- New York
- Date Published
- 1872
- Keywords
- Technology and Manufacturing, Decorative Arts, Lectures ; Decorative Arts Manufacturing and Design ; ;
- Bookseller catalogs
- Technology and Manufacturing;
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Mullen Books, Inc. ABAA / ILAB
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