THE ETHICS OF THE DUST. Ten Lectures to Little Housewives on the Elements of Crystallisation
by Ruskin, John
- Used
- good
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Good
- Seller
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Cadyville, New York, United States
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About This Item
New York: John Wiley & Son, 1866.. 1866.. Good. - Octavo, brown cloth decorated in gilt on the spine with the title set wihin an elaborately decorated gilt circle on the front cover. Top edge gilt. The head of the spine is chipped & there is slight wear to the tail of the spine and corners. 250 pages and 1 ad. The hinges are starting to crack. The endpapers and pastedowns are slightly soiled and there is a previous owner's name penned on the front blank. A good copy. <p>First American edition of these informal lectures on the subject of ethics which Ruskin had the opportunity to deliver, within the give and take of answering questions, at a girls' school in the country. Ruskin playfully alludes to mineralogy as a means of linking together the diverse themes.
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- Bookseller
- Blue Mountain Books & Manuscripts, Ltd.
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- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 19267
- Title
- THE ETHICS OF THE DUST. Ten Lectures to Little Housewives on the Elements of Crystallisation
- Author
- Ruskin, John
- Book Condition
- Used - Good
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Publisher
- New York: John Wiley & Son, 1866.
- Date Published
- 1866.
- Keywords
- PHILOSOPHY; ETHICS; MINERALOGY; GEMS; JOHN RUSKIN; CRYSTALLISATION; CRYSTALS; FIRST AMERICAN EDITION; 1ST US EDITION; NINETEENTH CENTURY; 19TH CENTURY; EDUCATION; GIRLS' SCHOOL; LECTURES; QUESTION AND ANSWER.
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Blue Mountain Books & Manuscripts, Ltd.
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Cadyville, New York
About Blue Mountain Books & Manuscripts, Ltd.
Blue Mountain Books & Manuscripts, Ltd. (incorporated 1989) is a general antiquarian book store which buys and sells collections and individual items of significance. Booksellers Ric Zank and Daniel Meunier each bring to the business over 18 years of experience in seeking out and offering for sale unusual, uncommon and rare books, autographs, and ephemera in all fields. Our office is open 7 days a week from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. and frequently later. An answering machine will take your message after hours and when we are out of the office.
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- Top Edge Gilt
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- Tail
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- Cloth
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- Spine
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