The Nature of Gothic: A Chapter of the Stones of Venice. With a Preface by William Morris
Kelmscott Press. Ruskin, John
Hammersmith. Kelmscott Press. 1892
A superlative copy of the Kelmscott edition of Ruskin's 'The Nature of Gothic'.
From the edition limited to 500 copies on paper.
'The Chapter which is here put before the reader can be well considered as a separate piece of work ... To my mind, and I believe to some others, it is one of the most important things written by the author, & in future days will be considered as one of the very few necessary and inevitable utterances of the century.' (William Morris writing in his 'Preface').
[Peterson A4; Forman 133].
From the edition limited to 500 copies on paper.
'The Chapter which is here put before the reader can be well considered as a separate piece of work ... To my mind, and I believe to some others, it is one of the most important things written by the author, & in future days will be considered as one of the very few necessary and inevitable utterances of the century.' (William Morris writing in his 'Preface').
[Peterson A4; Forman 133].
pp. (i), v, 127, (i). 8vo. (208 x 148 mm). Leaf with half-title, verso and following leaves with Morris' 'Preface' dated 'Feb. 15th 1892' and with Kelmscott device beneath, leaf with elaborate decorative border and ten-line decorative initial to open Ruskin's text, decorative initials throughout, woodcut vignettes ('Text Figures' numbered in Roman numerals), 'Appendix' with notes, final leaf verso with colophon and Kelmscott device. Original publisher's stiff vellum with Yapp edges, four silk ties, title gilt to spine.
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