Item Detail
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960
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Ruskin, John
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The Seven Lamps of Architecture
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Lg. 8vo
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original dark brown cloth
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London
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1849
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First Edition
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viii, [4], 2-205, [1], 16 p., [14] leaves of plates
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27 cm.
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824.86 Se82s 1849
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With illustrations drawn and etched by the author. A very important book and the bible of the proponents of the Gothic revival in England. It was the most widely read of all Ruskin's books in the field, and the first to be illustrated by him. It is a rare book in such fine condition as this one.