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1	Seven Lamps of Architecture more books like this by John Ruskin add to wishlist Classic work by great Victorian expresses his deepest convictions of the nature and role of architecture and its aesthetics. Authoritative edition includes reproductions of 14 plates of Ruskin's architectural drawings. see all copies from $3.98! new only from $7.71! \| signed copies \| first editions \| SVS
2	Stones of Venice more books like this by John Ruskin add to wishlist This is an abridgement of Rushkin's text--very intelligently and sensitively done by Jan Morris, who has herself written extensively on Venetian history. see all copies from $2.50! new only from $2.50! \| signed copies \| first editions \| SVS
3	Sesame and lilies more books like this by John Ruskin add to wishlist John Ruskin's "Sesame and Lilies", first published in 1865, stands as a classic 19th-century statement on the natures and duties of men and women. Although widely popular in its time, the work in its entirety has been out of print since the early 20th century. This volume reunites the two halves of the work: "Of Kings' Treasuries", in which Ruskin ... see all copies from $2.34! new only from $5.99! \| first editions \| SVS
4	Unto this last more books like this by John Ruskin add to wishlist This book is 6-volume boxed set of the social and economic works of John Ruskin. Smart's short pamphlet is a pioneering analysis of Ruskin's main ideas by a sympathizer who was also a trained economist of distinction. Hobson's book is a much more rigorous and extended analysis which tries hard to claim Ruskin for liberalism and is still one of the ... see all copies from $5.03! new only from $6.99! \| signed copies \| first editions \| SVS
5	King of the Golden River more books like this by John Ruskin add to wishlist First published in 1889, "The King of the Golden River" tells the story of young Gluck, a headstrong boy with two dreadful brothers who consistently mistreat him. One day, Gluck and his brothers go off to find the Golden River's source. When they do, they discover the King of the Golden River, who teaches them how to turn the Golden River into ... see all copies from $1.99! new only from $8.95! \| signed copies \| first editions \| SVS
6	Sesame and Lilies more books like this by Jane Epstein Hunter, John Ruskin, Professor Deborah Epstein Nord (Editor) add to wishlist John Ruskin's "Sesame and Lilies", first published in 1865, stands as a classic 19th-century statement on the natures and duties of men and women. Although widely popular in its time, the work in its entirety has been out of print since the early 20th century. This volume reunites the two halves of the work: "Of Kings' Treasuries", in which Ruskin ... see all copies from $1.99! new only from $4.16! \| SVS
7	Elements of Drawing more books like this by John Ruskin add to wishlist Timeless work by one of the greatest art critics of all time begins with bare fundamentals and offers brilliant philosophical advice. " . . . the truth behind Ruskin's statements is always clear." -- "American Artist." 48 illustrations. see all copies from $2.45! new only from $5.95! \| first editions \| SVS
8	King of the Golden river; or, The black brothers. more books like this by John Ruskin add to wishlist A gem of Victorian children's literature filled with dwarfs, spirits, and other creatures illustrated in 22 drawings by Richard Doyle. see all copies from $1.99! new only from $10.99! \| signed copies \| first editions
9	On Art and Life more books like this by John Ruskin add to wishlist see all copies from $1.99! new only from $3.68! \| SVS
10	Ruskin Today more books like this by Kenneth Clark (Editor), John Ruskin add to wishlist see all copies from $1.99! signed copies \| first editions \| SVS
11	The Complete Works of John Ruskin by John Ruskin add to wishlist Purchase of this book includes free trial access to www.million-books.com where you can read more than a million books for free. This is an OCR edition with typos. Excerpt from book: have seen the lower lake of Llaiiberis destroyed, merely by artificial slate quarries; and the Waterhead of Coniston seriously diminished in purity and healthy flow ... see all copies from $20.11! new only from $27.49! \| first editions
12 view cover	The Elements of Drawing: Illustrated Edition more books like this by John Ruskin, Bernard Dunstan (Notes by) add to wishlist Ruskin's The Elements of Drawing, first published in 1857, remains one of the most sensible and useful books on how to draw and paint, both for the amateur and the professional artist. Ruskin reduces the art of drawing to its simplest elements - the making of marks, the perception of shapes and silhouettes before going on to more complex ... see all copies from $16.00! new only from $16.09! \| SVS
13 view cover	The Stones of Venice: Volume I. the Foundations more books like this by John Ruskin (Illustrator) add to wishlist "More than simply a survey of an ancient city's most significant buildings, The Stones of Venicefirst published in three volumes between 1851 and 1853is an expression of a philosophy of art, nature, and morality that goes beyond art history, and has inspired such thinkers as Leo Tolstoy, Marcel Proust, and Mahatma Gandhi. Volume I, intended as the ... see all copies from $18.96! new only from $27.40! \| SVS
14 view cover	The works of John Ruskin more books like this by John Ruskin add to wishlist Purchase of this book includes free trial access to www.million-books.com where you can read more than a million books for free. This is an OCR edition with typos. Excerpt from book: or another, were held over.1 The trouble he took with the preparation of the Plates has been described in another volume; - to the skill and patience put into the ... see all copies from $9.00! new only from $20.65! \| first editions \| SVS
15 view cover	Fors Clavigera: Letters to the Workmen and Labourers of Great Britain more books like this by John Ruskin add to wishlist see all copies from $9.00! new only from $19.99! \| first editions
16 view cover	The Lamp of Beauty more books like this by John Ruskin, Joan Evans (Editor) add to wishlist John Ruskin (1819-1900) was the most important critic of the last century and one of the period's greatest writers of English prose. He exercised an enormous influence not only on the theory but also on the practice of the arts, and by his powerful advocacy of Turner, the Pre-Raphaelites and the Gothic style decisively affected the course of ... see all copies from $2.96! new only from $83.85! \| first editions
17 view cover	Mornings in Florence more books like this by John Ruskin add to wishlist Mornings in Florence is a tour of one of the world's most beautiful cities by John Ruskin. John Ruskin was born in England in 1819. He was a critic of art, architecture and society. He was a Victorian sage and gifted painter. He goal with his writings was to cause widespread cultural and social change. This combination of the religious intensity ... see all copies from $7.00! new only from $10.07! \| first editions \| SVS
18 view cover	Praeterita more books like this by John Ruskin add to wishlist (Book Jacket Status: Jacketed) With a new Introduction by Tim Hilton As a memoir elevated to the level of fine art, John Ruskin's Praeterita stands alongside The Education of Henry Adams and the confessions of Augustine, Rousseau, and Tolstoy. A luminous account of his childhood and youth, Praeterita is the last major work of the revolutionary ... see all copies from $9.13! new only from $11.06! \| first editions \| SVS
19	Fors Clavigera Letters 1-36: Part 1 by John Ruskin add to wishlist see all copies from $4.00! new only from $17.29! \| first editions
20 view cover	Mornings in Florence: Being Simple Studies of Christian Art for English Travellers more books like this by John Ruskin add to wishlist Originally published in 1881. Details the author's travels in Italy to view Christian art and architecture. Contents include: Santa Croce - The Golden Gate - Before The Soldan - The Vaulted Book - The Strait Gate - The Shepherd's Tower - see all copies from $8.00! new only from $24.99! \| SVS
21 view cover	Unto This Last and Other Writings more books like this by John Ruskin, Clive Wilmer (Photographer) add to wishlist First and foremost an outcry against injustice and inhumanity, "Unto this Last" is also a closely argued assault on the science of political economy, which dominated the Victorian period. Ruskin was a profoundly conservative man who looked back to the Middle Ages as a Utopia, yet his ideas had a considerable influence on the British socialist ... see all copies from $2.50! new only from $8.00!
22 view cover	Sesame and Lillies: Three Lectures more books like this by John Ruskin add to wishlist As a vocal critic of art on the whole, British writer JOHN RUSKIN (1819-1900) was a profoundly influential voice upon European painting, architecture, aesthetics of the 19th and 20th centuries. This 1865 collection of three lectures-"Of Kings' Treasures," "Of Queens' Gardens," and "Of the Mysteries of Life"-offers an intimate look at his thoughts ... see all copies from $3.10! new only from $17.59! \| first editions \| SVS
23 view cover	The Ruskin Family Letters more books like this by John James Ruskin add to wishlist see all copies from $5.75! new only from $34.95! \| first editions
24 view cover	Arrows of the Chace - Being a Collection of Scattered Letters Published Chiefly in the Daily Newspapers 1840-1880 more books like this by John Ruskin add to wishlist Many of the earliest books, particularly those dating back to the 1900s and before, are now extremely scarce and increasingly expensive. We are republishing these classic works in affordable, high quality, modern editions, using the original text and artwork. see all copies from $8.00! new only from $18.57! \| first editions
25 view cover	Our Fathers Have Told Us more books like this by John Ruskin add to wishlist CONTENTS: The Bible of Amiens Preface I. By the Rivers of Waters Notes to Chapter I II. Under the Drachenfels III. The Lion Tamer IV. Interpretations see all copies from $7.50! new only from $16.47! \| first editions \| SVS

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