Lectures on Architecture and Painting, Delivered at Edinburgh, in November, 1853
by Ruskin, John
- Used
- Good
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Good
- Seller
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East Granby, Connecticut, United States
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About This Item
New York: John Wiley, 1854. First American edition, 1854. With 15 plates from sketches drawn by the author. Brown textured cloth with gilt spine lettering. Some wear and light chipping to the corners and spine ends, good hinges, sound text block, clean pages with a name (E. Mulford, Yale) and Oct. 1854 date on front free endpaper, no other markings.. First US Edition. Hard Cover. Good. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.
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- Bookseller
- Resource Books, LLC (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 036173
- Title
- Lectures on Architecture and Painting, Delivered at Edinburgh, in November, 1853
- Author
- Ruskin, John
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Good
- Edition
- First US Edition
- Publisher
- John Wiley
- Place of Publication
- New York
- Date Published
- 1854
- Size
- 8vo - over 7¾" - 9&f
- Keywords
- ARCHITECTURE SKETCH DRAWING
- Bookseller catalogs
- Arts - Fine, Decorative, Antiques, Performing Arts; Architecture, Engineering & Building Trades;
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East Granby, Connecticut
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- Gilt
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- Spine
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