Unsigned binding in half dark red morocco, marbled paper sides
1875-1884 · Sunnyside, Orpington, Kent
by John Ruskin
Sunnyside, Orpington, Kent: George Allen, 1875-80-83-84.
8vo. 9 x 5 3/4 inches. [viii], 306 pp. A few illustrations in Volume 8 by the famous British illustrator Kate Greenaway (1846-1901); text unmarked. Unsigned binding in half dark red morocco, marbled paper sides, raised bands, spine titled in gilt, top edge giit, marbled end-papers; binding square and tight, foxing, musty odor (although no evidence of mold). Bookplates of Samuel Ashton Thompson-Yates and Hugh Bright. FB524-027. Very Good.
Vol. VIII of Ruskin's Fors Clavigera: Letters to the Workmen and Labourers of Great Britain, 1878-1884. Ruskin originally published these letters as a series of pamphlets, and covered a variety of topics which he believed should shape the moral values of Victorian society and especially to bring relief to the workmen of England. This volume contains his constitution for St. George's Guild, a voluntary association to acquire land upon which "peasants" would be allowed to farm, and of which, Ruskin appointed himself "Master." Later, George Allen re-issued the Fors Clavigera pamphlets in 9 volumes; this is Volume 8. Interestingly, this volume contains a number of illustrations by Kate Greenaway, with whom Ruskin pursued a relationship through letters, but which modern scholars believe that Ruskin played a destructive role in Greenaway's artistic career. (Inventory #: FB524-027)
8vo. 9 x 5 3/4 inches. [viii], 306 pp. A few illustrations in Volume 8 by the famous British illustrator Kate Greenaway (1846-1901); text unmarked. Unsigned binding in half dark red morocco, marbled paper sides, raised bands, spine titled in gilt, top edge giit, marbled end-papers; binding square and tight, foxing, musty odor (although no evidence of mold). Bookplates of Samuel Ashton Thompson-Yates and Hugh Bright. FB524-027. Very Good.
Vol. VIII of Ruskin's Fors Clavigera: Letters to the Workmen and Labourers of Great Britain, 1878-1884. Ruskin originally published these letters as a series of pamphlets, and covered a variety of topics which he believed should shape the moral values of Victorian society and especially to bring relief to the workmen of England. This volume contains his constitution for St. George's Guild, a voluntary association to acquire land upon which "peasants" would be allowed to farm, and of which, Ruskin appointed himself "Master." Later, George Allen re-issued the Fors Clavigera pamphlets in 9 volumes; this is Volume 8. Interestingly, this volume contains a number of illustrations by Kate Greenaway, with whom Ruskin pursued a relationship through letters, but which modern scholars believe that Ruskin played a destructive role in Greenaway's artistic career. (Inventory #: FB524-027)