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The Two Paths: Being Lectures on Art, and its Application to Decoration and Manufacture, Delivered in 1858-9
by Ruskin, John
- Used
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- g+ to vg
- Seller
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Santa Monica, California, United States
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About This Item
London: Smith, Elder and Co, 1859. First edition. Hardcover. g+ to vg. Octavo. (x) (1) 271pp. + 24 pages of publishers ads at rear. Maroon pebbled cloth boards with blind-stamped design on covers. Gilt lettering on spine. Includes two plates of steel plate engravings, each protected by tissue guards. As the title states, the work is the publication of a series of lectures on art criticism given by Ruskin, being a general introduction to his views on art & architecture, and their influence. Binding with some rubbing to head of spine, with light rubbing and bumping along some edges and to corners. Spine lightly sunned. Interior with starting at the gutter of interior front cover, Ex-libris of previous owner having been removed. Some light water staining and offsetting at front free endpapers and title page. Binding in good+, interior in very good condition overall.
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- Bookseller
- Eric Chaim Kline - Bookseller
(US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 42090
- 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 - g+ to vg
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First edition
- Publisher
- Smith, Elder and Co
- Place of Publication
- London
- Date Published
- 1859
- Keywords
- art theory, art criticism, art history, art critics, decorative arts, design, architectural design,
Terms of Sale
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About the Seller
Eric Chaim Kline - Bookseller
Biblio member since 2009
Santa Monica, California
About Eric Chaim Kline - Bookseller
We offer a broad selection of rare, out-of-print and antiquarian books with an emphasis on photography, architecture, art, Judaica, Bibles, Weimar Germany and the Third Reich, modernism, Olympic Games, erotica and foreign-language works, especially German, Hebrew, Polish and Yiddish. We also provide appraisal, auction, consulting and rental services.
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- Plate
- Full page illustration or photograph. Plates are printed separately from the text of the book, and bound in at production. I.e.,...
- Spine
- The outer portion of a book which covers the actual binding. The spine usually faces outward when a book is placed on a shelf....
- Edges
- The collective of the top, fore and bottom edges of the text block of the book, being that part of the edges of the pages of a...
- VG
- Very Good condition can describe a used book that does show some small signs of wear - but no tears - on either binding or...
- Gilt
- The decorative application of gold or gold coloring to a portion of a book on the spine, edges of the text block, or an inlay in...
- G+
- A term used to denote a condition a slight grade better than Good. Good is defined as "describes the average used and worn book...
- Octavo
- Another of the terms referring to page or book size, octavo refers to a standard printer's sheet folded four times, producing...
- Title Page
- A page at the front of a book which may contain the title of the book, any subtitles, the authors, contributors, editors, the...
- Good+
- A term used to denote a condition a slight grade better than Good.
- Rubbing
- Abrasion or wear to the surface. Usually used in reference to a book's boards or dust-jacket.
- Sunned
- Damage done to a book cover or dust jacket caused by exposure to direct sunlight. Very strong fluorescent light can cause slight...
- Gutter
- The inside margin of a book, connecting the pages to the joints near the binding.
- First Edition
- In book collecting, the first edition is the earliest published form of a book. A book may have more than one first edition in...
- Cloth
- "Cloth-bound" generally refers to a hardcover book with cloth covering the outside of the book covers. The cloth is stretched...
- Pebbled
- Pebbled cloth or leather describes the covering of a hardcover book with a decorative texture of repeated small raised bumps,...
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