Sesame and Lilies
by Ruskin, John
- Used
- good
- Hardcover
- Condition
- Good
- Seller
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By Dunblane, United Kingdom
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About This Item
Great Britain: George Allen, 1884. Cloth. Good. Bound in dark green cloth with gilt titling. In good condition, a decent reading copy. Some marking and rubbing to covers, cloth is split at spine edges. Inscription on front end paper, a few minor markings internally, but generally clean. Hinges are cracked but secure, binding is a bit shaky but is good and secure. 180 pages. Sixth edition in original form. Size: 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall
Synopsis
John Ruskin’s Sesame and Lilies (1865) consists of two lectures, “Of Kings’ Treasuries” and “Of Queens' Gardens,” delivered in December 1864 at the town halls at Rusholme and Manchester. While these lectures emphasize the connections between nature, art and society, they are essentially concerned with education and ideal conduct. The first half of the original work, “Of Kings’ Treasuries,” is a critique of Victorian manhood. The second half, “Of Queens' Gardens,” counsels women to be moral guides and urges parents to educate them as such. Although Sesame and Lilies was widely popular in its time, the work in its entirety has been out of print since the early twentieth century.
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- Bookseller
- Bensons Antiquarian Books
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- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 014496
- Title
- Sesame and Lilies
- Author
- Ruskin, John
- Format/Binding
- Cloth
- Book Condition
- Used - Good
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Publisher
- George Allen
- Place of Publication
- Great Britain
- Date Published
- 1884
- Keywords
- ESSAYS
- Bookseller catalogs
- Essays;
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By Dunblane
About Bensons Antiquarian Books
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- 12mo
- A duodecimo is a book approximately 7 by 4.5 inches in size, or similar in size to a contemporary mass market paperback. Also...
- 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...
- Cloth
- "Cloth-bound" generally refers to a hardcover book with cloth covering the outside of the book covers. The cloth is stretched...
- 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....
- Reading Copy
- Indicates a book that is perfectly serviceable for reading. It may have a defect or damage. As such, reading copy is not a...
- 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...
- Cracked
- In reference to a hinge or a book's binding, means that the glue which holds the opposing leaves has allowed them to separate,...
- Rubbing
- Abrasion or wear to the surface. Usually used in reference to a book's boards or dust-jacket.
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