1871, ISBN: 3eda0eb9dea4fa11f8d1dbc3ef161aad

Gebraucht, sehr guter Zustand, [SC: 11.66], [PU: George Allen 1871-1874, Kent], JOHN RUSKIN LETTERS GREAT BRITAIN, A collection of letters written by John Ruskin aimed at the working clas… Plus…

Gebraucht, sehr guter Zustand, [SC: 11.66], [PU: George Allen 1871-1874, Kent], JOHN RUSKIN LETTERS GREAT BRITAIN, A collection of letters written by John Ruskin aimed at the working class. Four volumes only.First series without indices.Fors Clavigera is a series of letters written by John Ruskin aimed at the working class. It deals with understanding the moral and social issues faced by the working class. Originally published in the form of pamphlets these letters formed part of Ruskin's interest in moral intervention and social issues. Fors Clavigera covers a variety of different topics to understand the moral and social vision for the 1870s. Ruskin was particularly interested in the role of moral values in the labour force. Ruskin faced significant issues when publishing these works. In one of the letters, he makes an aggressive attack on the painter James McNeill Whistler. As a result, his publication went on to be part of a libel case which he lost having to pay compensation for his actions. Volume one is from 1871 and includes letters i to xii of the first series. Volume one includes five plates. Collated complete. Volume two is from 1872 and includes letters xiii to xxiv of the first series. Volume two includes five plates. Collated complete. Volume three is from 1873 and includes letters xxv to xxxvi of the first series. Volume three includes three plates. Collated complete. Volume four is from 1874 and includes letters xxxvii to xlviii of the first series.Volume Two and Four of these editions do not contain the second thousand index to the rear. Bound in cloth binding. Externally generally smart. Bumping to the head and tail of the spine. Fading to the spine. Rubbing to the boards. Internally generally firmly bound. Spotting to the first and last pages but generally pages are bright and clean with the odd spot. Tide mark to page one of volume three. Marginal age toning. The occasional pencil annotation. Most of the pencil annotation is in volume four. Very Good<

1887, ISBN: 3eda0eb9dea4fa11f8d1dbc3ef161aad

Kent : George Allen , 1871-1884. Leather. Very Good. 8.5" by 5.5". Kate Greenaway. A smart uniformly bound eight volume set of this influential series of letters, written by noted art c… Plus…

Kent : George Allen , 1871-1884. Leather. Very Good. 8.5" by 5.5". Kate Greenaway. A smart uniformly bound eight volume set of this influential series of letters, written by noted art critic, John Ruskin. Early editions, with second thousand index to rear of volume two and four. Volume eight is second series. Complete in eight volumes, but does not contain the index volume which was published in 1887. Volume one with five plates. Volume two with five plates. Volume three with three plates. Volume six with one plate. Volume eight with vignette illustrations by noted illustrator Kate Greenaway. Fors Clavigera was a series of letters addressed to British working people during the 1870d, issued as pamphlets in an effort to offer moral intervention on the topical social issues. The topics covered were varied, but all acted as a way to express Ruskin's long term social and moral vision, which he had previously set out in his work 'Unto the Last'. The work was not without controversy, indeed, the scathing review on the painting of James McNeill Whistler, led Whistler to sue Ruskin for libel, and following the outcome, which was in Whistler's favour, Ruskin withdrew from his work as an art critic for a substantial period of time. In half calf with marbled boards. Externally smart with slight bumping and rubbing to the extremities. The odd mark to the boards. Slight loss to leather of spine of volume five. Internally firmly bound. Pages generally bright and clean with marginal age toning and the odd spot, heavier to the first and last few pages. Very Good, George Allen, 1871-1884, 3<

1884, ISBN: 3eda0eb9dea4fa11f8d1dbc3ef161aad

Gebraucht, guter Zustand, [PU: George Allen, London], BRITISH ILLUSTRATED BOOKS ENGLISH POLITICAL HISTORY LITERATURE RADICAL POLITICS, Dated 1878-80-83-84 on title page. This is the last … Plus…

Gebraucht, guter Zustand, [PU: George Allen, London], BRITISH ILLUSTRATED BOOKS ENGLISH POLITICAL HISTORY LITERATURE RADICAL POLITICS, Dated 1878-80-83-84 on title page. This is the last volume in the series of Ruskin's letters, the first being issued in 1871. This volume is the only one with Greenaway illustrations, and contain four--91st letter, Sept. 1883 (1); 93rd, Christmas 1883 (1); 94, March 1884 (2). Bound in full contemporary blue leather, with raised bands and gilt lettering, decorated with blind stampedfloral patterns and ruled borders. All edges gilt. A very attractive book., Books<