The Ethics of the Dust: Ten Lectures to Little Housewives on the Elements of Crystallization
by John Ruskin
- Used
- Hardcover
- Condition
- Very Good Indeed
- Seller
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BATH, Somerset, United Kingdom
Item Price
£140.00£126.00
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About This Item
Kent : George Allen, 1886 . Leather. Very Good Indeed. 7.5" by 5". None. A smartly bound early edition of John Ruskin's lectures on geology and minerals to a girls school. Bound in a smart, half calf, with marbled boards. An early edition of this work. Comprised of lectures given by John Ruskin, honorary student of Christ Church and honorary fellow of Corpus Christi College, Oxford, to an all girls' school on the topic of geology and minerals. The lectures are written in the format of conversational plays, which Ruskin intended to be performed and interacted with.Written by English writer, philosopher and critic, John Ruskin, who was known for his varied writings of many different topics, including architecture, geology, botany and the economy. Bound in half calf with marbled boards. Externally, very smart, with light rubbing to the extremities and the odd mark. Internally, firmly bound, with bright, clean pages. Very Good Indeed
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- Bookseller
- Rooke Books (GB)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 897Q5
- Title
- The Ethics of the Dust: Ten Lectures to Little Housewives on the Elements of Crystallization
- Author
- John Ruskin
- Illustrator
- None
- Format/Binding
- Leather
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good Indeed
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Publisher
- George Allen
- Place of Publication
- Kent
- Date Published
- 1886
- Size
- 7.5" by 5"
- Keywords
- John Ruskin the ethics of the dust crystallization leather binding the ethics of the dust
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We are a small team dedicated to bringing you very scarce books at reasonable prices. We specialise in rare and hard to come by works on all subjects over the last 500 years, together with modern first editions and decorative sets and bindings. Our library has something for every interest and specialism. We deliver worldwide using a fully tracked and insured courier delivery service.
Where are We?
Based in the literary city of Bath, our offices are housed in the Eastern Dispensary. Built in 1845, the building originally existed as a charitable institution providing medical care. The building now houses our collection of over twenty thousand books and has five full time members of staff.
Glossary
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- Marbled boards
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- Rubbing
- Abrasion or wear to the surface. Usually used in reference to a book's boards or dust-jacket.
- Calf
- Calf or calf hide is a common form of leather binding. Calf binding is naturally a light brown but there are ways to treat the...