The Stones Of  Venice

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FIRST EDITION. HARDBACK. FOLIO SOCIETY COPY OF THIS BOOK. PUBLISHED IN 2001. EDITED AND INTRODUCED BY JAN MORRIS.VERY GOOD CONDITION. IN FOLIO BLACK CARDBOARD BOX COVER. Hardback. Condition: Fine. First Printing. 2001 First Printing. Fine Hardback. No inscriptions or bookplates. Good slipcase with slight marks to slipcase. Frontispiece illustration plus twelve plates in full colour, sixteen b&w plates reproduced from the original engravings of Ruskin's illustrations for the first edition. The Stones of Venice was originally published in three volumes between 1851 and 1853. The cover illustration is based on Ruskin's drawing of the Casa d'Oro. This edition is taken from the abridged version published by Bellow & Highton in 1891. Fine hardcover with image of Venetian palace in illustration on the front of the book. ( see photograph) Ruskin, John; Edited And Introduced By Jan Morris, With A New Preface (2001) Published by The Folio Society, London UK. 2001

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