The Crown of Wild Olive
by John Ruskin
- Used
- Hardcover
- Condition
- Very Good Indeed
- Seller
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BATH, Somerset, United Kingdom
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About This Item
London: George Allen & Sons, 1908. Vellum. Very Good Indeed. 6.5" by 4.5". None. A scarce edition of this collection of four lectures from John Ruskin. Scarce edition. Ninety-ninth thousandth. A collection of four lectures, including: Work, Traffic, War, and The Future of England. Written by John Ruskin, an English writer, philosopher, critic, and polymath of the Victorian era. In the original quarter vellum binding with blue cloth boards. Externally, very smart with light shelf wear and minor bumping to the extremities. A small mark to the front board. Internally, firmly bound. Pages are very bright and clean with light age toning to the endpapers. Very Good Indeed
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Details
- Bookseller
- Rooke Books (GB)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 867T21
- Title
- The Crown of Wild Olive
- Author
- John Ruskin
- Illustrator
- None
- Format/Binding
- Vellum
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good Indeed
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Publisher
- George Allen & Sons
- Place of Publication
- London
- Date Published
- 1908
- Size
- 6.5" by 4.5"
- Keywords
- Crown Wild Olive Ruskin Wild
Terms of Sale
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About the Seller
Rooke Books
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BATH, Somerset
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We are a small team dedicated to bringing you very scarce books at reasonable prices. We specialise in rare and hard to come by works on all subjects over the last 500 years, together with modern first editions and decorative sets and bindings. Our library has something for every interest and specialism. We deliver worldwide using a fully tracked and insured courier delivery service.
Where are We?
Based in the literary city of Bath, our offices are housed in the Eastern Dispensary. Built in 1845, the building originally existed as a charitable institution providing medical care. The building now houses our collection of over twenty thousand books and has five full time members of staff.
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- Shelf Wear
- Shelf wear (shelfwear) describes damage caused over time to a book by placing and removing a book from a shelf. This damage is...
- Cloth
- "Cloth-bound" generally refers to a hardcover book with cloth covering the outside of the book covers. The cloth is stretched...
- Vellum
- Vellum is a sheet of specialty prepared skin of lamb, calf, or goat kid used for binding a book or for printing and writing. ...