Letters upon subjects of general interest from John Ruskin to various correspondents.
Published / Created:
London : Privately printed, 1892.
Physical Description:
xii, 101, [3] p. ; 21 cm.
Holdings:
Rare Books and ManuscriptsPR5263 A4 1892 Copy 1Rare Books and ManuscriptsPR5263 A4 1892 Copy 2
Copyright Status:
Public Domain
Related Content:
View a selection of digital images in the Yale Center for British Art's online catalogue
https://collections.britishart.yale.edu/catalog/orbis:582867
Classification:
Books
Notes:
BAC: British Art Center copy 1 is one of 33 copies printed on handmade paper. With the bookplate of Hubert John Greenwood. Copy 2 is one of 7 copies on vellum.BAC: British Art Center copy 2 is one of 7 copies on vellum. Bound in limp vellum with yapp edges and olive green ties, exactly in the manner of bindings issued by the Kelmscott Press.BEIN Ruskin 892L copy 1: One of thirty-three copies printed on handmade paper.BEIN Ruskin 892L copy 2: One of 7 copies printed on vellum.BEIN: all copies wanting erratum slip.BEIN Ruskin 892L copy 1: Original bright green cloth boards, lettered: Letters, First series.BEIN Ruskin 892L copy 2: Imprint on last leaf: Privately printed: 1892. Binder's title: Letters upon subjects of general interest."Following the text is a leaf bearing the following imprint: 'Privately printed: 1892.' ... In the paper copies this imprint was erroneously printed '1890' and an erratum slip was consequently inserted to correct the mistake."--Wise.On spine: Letters. First series.According to W.G. Partington's "Forging ahead" (p. 294), this was printed by R. Clay & Cons for T.J. Wise, who stated that 40 copies were issued."The impression of this book is limited to a few copies for private circulation only."Wise, T.J. Ruskin, 1138"The volume contains thirty-six letters, five of which had appeared previously in various magazines, the remaining thirty-one being printed here for the first time."--Wise.
