Item #103867 The Stones of Venice [Three Volume Set]. John RUSKIN.
The Stones of Venice [Three Volume Set].
The Stones of Venice [Three Volume Set].
The Stones of Venice [Three Volume Set].
The Stones of Venice [Three Volume Set].
The Stones of Venice [Three Volume Set].

The Stones of Venice [Three Volume Set].

George Allen, 1898.

New edition in small form & fine luxury binding by Mudie. 8vo. Complete in 3 volumes. 54 plates complete and collated. Full mid brown morocco with gilt titles & raised bands to spine & single gilt lined panel to front & rear; decorative gilt turn ins. All edges gilt. Bound by Mudie with bookbinders small signature stamp to verso of endpaper. Marbled endpapers. A fine set with clean covers. No chipping or splitting to boards. Internally clean & complete with no loose leaves. Appears tight, unopened & unread. No foxing or inscriptions. A superb set.

John Ruskin's masterwork examining Venetian architecture as a moral critique of society issued here in the elegant "small form" typography of George Allen - his former engraver turned exclusive self-publishing partner. Through his passionate celebration of Gothic craftsmanship over industralized conformity, Ruskin fundamentally reshaped Victorian aesethetics and laid the philosphical foundations for the Arts and Crafts movement. This pristine set beautifully unites Ruskin's text with a premier, luxury presentation binding from the historic Mudie bindery100.

Item #103867

Price: £450.00

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