Modern Painters (5 Vol Set)
Author:
RUSKIN, JOHN
Title:
Modern Painters (5 Vol Set)
Publisher:
Smith, Elder and Co, 65, Cornhill 1858-1868
Description:
5 VOL SET- comprising first edition (vol v), second editions (vols iii & iv), fourth edition (vol ii) & seventh edition (vol i), super octavo, half leatherbound brown patterned boards, gilt lettering & black rule to spines with raised bands also, marbled page edges & eps, mixed pagination, illus to vols iii-v, VG- (heavy rubbing & surface loss to leatherwork on boards & spines, heavy chipping & cracking to spines/extrems, moderate tanning to page edges, historic ex-library plates to front pastedowns of each vol- no other library markings detected, light foxing to pages sporadically throughout, occasional cracking to gutters- minor)
Keywords:
John Ruskin art history painters antiquarian books appreciation criticism interpretation
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