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Order Now!  BookId: C2-203

Title: The Meditations
Author: Marcus Aureelius Antoninus
Publisher: Collins Clear-type
Price: 60.00
Description:
This is a rare litlle book which I estimated from the 1930s but maybe younger .published by Collins Clear-type , and about the meditations of Marcus Aurelius Antonnus , roman Emperor . The extraordinary writings of Marcus Aurelius (AD 121-180), the only Roman emperor to have also been a stoic philosopher, have for centuries been praised for their wisdom, insight and guidance by leaders and great thinkers alike. Never intended for publication, Meditations are the personal notes born from a man who studied his unique position of power as emperor while trying to uphold inner balance in the chaotic world around him. Boldly challenging many of our biggest questions, Aurelius wrestles with the divided self, considering the complexities of human nature, rationality and moral virtue, affirming its place as one of the most timeless, significant works of philosophy to date. The book is in solid condition for an older book , cover is leather imitation with alas a bit of paint in the back mainly , clean and easy to read for the inside of the book , portrait of Marcus Aurelius as frontis piec , 317 pages a small index of greek term translated.


Order Now!  BookId: C2-204

Title: Selected English letters from the XVth to XIXth centuries
Author: M. Duckitt & H Wragg
Publisher: Oxford university Press
Price: 50.00
Description:
This little book was a school's prize for Latin and French , but published in English .... it was given away at the Royal Grammar School of Newcastle -upon Tyne , which makes it more interesting in 1918-9. A great selection of letters , some with plenty of humour, from Swift and Addison to Shelley and Browning and Bronte , a large selection...460 pages . the book is very clean, sold, no markings or writing except for the prize sticker.


Order Now!  BookId: C2-205

Title: The Compleat Angler
Author: Izaak Walton
Publisher: J M Dent
Price: 50.00
Description:
The Compleat Angler (the spelling is sometimes modernised to The Complete Angler, though this spelling also occurs in first editions) is a book by Izaak Walton, first published in 1653 by Richard Marriot in London. Walton continued to add to it for a quarter of a century. It is a celebration of the art and spirit of fishing in prose and verse. Izaak Walton (baptised 21 September 1593 – 15 December 1683) was an English writer. Best known as the author of The Compleat Angler, he also wrote a number of short biographies including one of his friend John Donne. They have been collected under the title of Walton's Lives(available in our bookstore). This book published by J M Dent (E P Dutton) is in fair condition . the top and bottom of the spine have been damages by too rough a handling, the copy is otherwise very good, still solid , no writing or marking, 215 pages


Order Now!  BookId: C2-206

Title: The Crown of Wild Olive and The Cestus of Aglaia
Author: John Ruskin
Publisher: J M Dent
Price: 45.00
Description:
Ruskin, John. The Crown of Wild Olive & Cestus of Aglaia. London: J.M. Dent & Sons Ltd., 1923. pp. xvi, 217. 12mo. Burgundy stiff leather covers. Gilt lettering and ornaments to spine and front board, illustrated endpapers. No detectable flaws, contents clean and unmarked; near fine and housed in good+ slightly shelfworn dustjacket showing various small chips and tears along the edges. Overall, very good+. No. 323 of The Everyman’s Library. Some writing inside and name of past owner on endpapers. The Crown of Wild Olive (1866, enlarged in 1873) collects some of the best specimens of Ruskin’s Carlylean manner, notably the lecture “Traffic” of 1864, which memorably draws its audience’s attention to the hypocrisy manifested by their choice of Gothic architecture for their churches but Neoclassical designs for their homes.


Order Now!  BookId: C2-207

Title: Louise de la Valliere
Author: Alexandre Dumas
Publisher: Collins Clear-type
Price: 50.00
Description:
Louise de la Vallière is the fourth book (or in some cases, the fifth – more on that later) in the series of d’Artagnan novels which began with The Three Musketeers. Looking at other readers’ reviews, this seems to be one of the least popular books in the series and I can understand why, even though I did enjoy it. In Louise de la Vallière, the story is picked up directly where the previous book, The Vicomte de Bragelonne, ended and follows all the romance and intrigue of the court of Louis XIV. Louise de la Vallière is the middle section of The Vicomte de Bragelonne, or, Ten Years After. Against a tender love story, Dumas continues the suspense which began with The Vicomte de Bragelonne and will end with The Man in the Iron Mask. Set during the reign of Louis XIV and filled with behind-the-scenes intrigue, the novel brings the aging Musketeers and d'Artagnan out of retirement to face an impending crisis within the royal court of France. The book is in fine condition for an older book , clear and clean , easy to read , no writing or spoiling of any kind , 666 pages , a few illustrations....


Order Now!  BookId: C2-208

Title: Romola
Author: George Eliot
Publisher: Nelson
Price: 35.00
Description:
Romola (1862–63) is a historical novel written by Mary Ann Evans under the pen name of George Eliot set in the fifteenth century. It is "a deep study of life in the city of Florence from an intellectual, artistic, religious, and social point of view". The story takes place amidst actual historical events during the Italian Renaissance, and includes in its plot several notable figures from Florentine history. The novel first appeared in fourteen parts published in Cornhill Magazine from July 1862 (vol. 6, no. 31) to August 1863 (vol. 8, no. 44), and was first published as a book, in three volumes, by Smith, Elder & Co. in 1863. In perfect condition in this Nelson edition but for some fading of the cover ....particularly the spine, but very good condition, 576 pages. Name of past owner on endpapers. No illustration and no markings, spoiling, etc


Order Now!  BookId: C2-209

Title: Silas Marner
Author: George Eliot
Publisher: Macmillan company
Price: 30.00
Description:
Silas Marner: The Weaver of Raveloe is the third novel by George Eliot. It was published in 1861. An outwardly simple tale of a linen weaver, the novel is notable for its strong realism and its sophisticated treatment of a variety of issues ranging from religion to industrialisation to community. George Eliot, pseudonym of Mary Ann, or Marian, Cross, née Evans, (born November 22, 1819, Chilvers Coton, Warwickshire, England—died December 22, 1880, London), English Victorian novelist who developed the method of psychological analysis characteristic of modern fiction. Her major works include Adam Bede (1859), The Mill on the Floss (1860), Silas Marner (1861), Middlemarch (1871–72), and Daniel Deronda (1876). This is a small book in the Pocket Classic of MacMillan, 1910, with a portrait of George eliot as a frontis piece, clean and easy to read , no marking or spoiling ,216 pages.


Order Now!  BookId: C2-210

Title: Winterslow Essays and Characters written there
Author: William Hazlitt
Publisher: Henry Frowde
Price: 40.00
Description:
The quality of the writing in this book is exceptional, lucid and engaging and challenging. You have to be on your toes to follow the arguments. It is also interesting to see what Hazlitt writes about. It's quite a lesson in cultural history. Many of the passages seem as if they were written about contemporary life rather than the 19th century. William Hazlitt (10 April 1778 – 18 September 1830) was an English essayist, drama and literary critic, painter, social commentator, and philosopher. He is now considered one of the greatest critics and essayists in the history of the English language, placed in the company of Samuel Johnson and George Orwell. He is also acknowledged as the finest art critic of his age. Despite his high standing among historians of literature and art, his work is currently little read and mostly out of print. During his lifetime he befriended many people who are now part of the 19th-century literary canon, including Charles and Mary Lamb, Stendhal, Samuel Taylor Coleridge, William Wordsworth, and John Keats. The book is a beautiful blue Leather book , in fine condition , silver lettering, very clean in and out , 213 pages.


Order Now!  BookId: C2-211

Title: Advancement of Learning and the New Atlantis
Author: Bacon
Publisher: Henry Frowde
Price: 45.00
Description:
English writer, scientist, philosopher, and politician Francis Bacon wrote a study called The Advancement of Learning. Bacon was born in London in 1561 to Sir Nicholas Bacon and Lady Anne Cooke Bacon and died in 1626. He went to school in Cambridge where he enrolled at Trinity College and then continued his studies in London at Gray's Inn. The Advancement of Learning was written by Bacon in 1605. It is among his first studies and contains two parts. The first part contains information about learning in general and its importance in everyday life. The second part of the study is expanded and focuses on human knowledge and how it can be improved. "The Advancement of Learning" is the only Bacon study that was published in English in addition to Latin (like all his other works). In the second part of his study, Bacon offers a solution to overcome the lack of human knowledge through practice and to correct all errors in knowledge. New Atlantis is an incomplete utopian novel by Sir Francis Bacon, published posthumously in 1626. It appeared unheralded and tucked into the back of a longer work of natural history, Sylva Sylvarum (forest of materials). In New Atlantis, Bacon portrayed a vision of the future of human discovery and knowledge, expressing his aspirations and ideals for humankind. The novel depicts the creation of a utopian land where "generosity and enlightenment, dignity and splendour, piety and public spirit" are the commonly held qualities of the inhabitants of the mythical Bensalem. The plan and organisation of his ideal college, Salomon's House (or Solomon's House), envisioned the modern research university in both applied and pure sciences. The book as old as it is, is in perfect condition.leather bound , it was a School prize in 1918-19 for Latin and French ! solid, clean , no spoiling or writind , a great book , 275 pages


Order Now!  BookId: C2-212

Title: Essays of Elia
Author: Charles Lamb
Publisher: Blackie and sons
Price: 25.00
Description:
Essays of Elia is a collection of essays written by Charles Lamb; it was first published in book form in 1823, with a second volume, Last Essays of Elia, issued in 1833 by the publisher Edward Moxon. The essays in the collection first began appearing in The London Magazine in 1820 and continued to 1825. Lamb's essays were very popular and were printed in many subsequent editions throughout the nineteenth century. The personal and conversational tone of the essays has charmed many readers; the essays "established Lamb in the title he now holds, that of the most delightful of English essayists."[1] Lamb himself is the Elia of the collection, and his sister Mary is "Cousin Bridget." Charles first used the pseudonym Elia for an essay on the South Sea House, where he had worked decades earlier; Elia was the last name of an Italian man who worked there at the same time as Charles, and after that essay the name stuck. The book is in fair condition having problems with the spine which has been overworked , the inside is correct but for some light pencilling on some pages , nice read gilt art nouveau decor on front of the book , red leather cover. 336 pages.


Order Now!  BookId: C2-213

Title: Walden
Author: Henry David Thoreau
Publisher: Blackie and sons
Price: 60.00
Description:
Walden opens with a simple announcement that Thoreau spent two years in Walden Pond, near Concord, Massachusetts, living a simple life supported by no one. He says that he now resides among the civilized again; the episode was clearly both experimental and temporary. The first chapter, “Economy,” is a manifesto of social thought and meditations on domestic management, and in it Thoreau sketches out his ideals as he describes his pond project. He devotes attention to the skepticism and wonderment with which townspeople had greeted news of his project, and he defends himself from their views that society is the only place to live. He recounts the circumstances of his move to Walden Pond, along with a detailed account of the steps he took to construct his rustic habitation and the methods by which he supported himself in the course of his wilderness experiment. It is a chapter full of facts, figures, and practical advice, but also offers big ideas about the claims of individualism versus social existence, all interspersed with evidence of scholarship and a propensity for humor.... ... ... Thoreau announces that his project at the pond is over, and that he returned to civilized life on September 6, 1847. The revitalization of the landscape suggests the restoration of the full powers of the human soul, and Thoreau’s narrative observations give way, in the last chapter of Walden, to a more direct sermonizing about the untapped potential within humanity. In visionary language, Thoreau exhorts us to “meet” our lives and live fully. The book is well used and especially the spine has been overworked , but it is a beautiful little red book with plenty of gold decor (art nouveau ) , as well as red printing to follow the chapters ...the inside of the book is clean and solid , no markings, 410 pages ... portrait of Thoreau on title pages.


Order Now!  BookId: C2-214

Title: Essays of Travel
Author: Robert Louis Stevenson
Publisher: Chatto and Windus
Price: 45.00
Description:
Robert Louis Stevenson (born Robert Lewis Balfour Stevenson; 13 November 1850 – 3 December 1894) was a Scottish novelist, essayist, poet and travel writer. He is best known for works such as Treasure Island, Strange Case of Dr Jekyll and Mr Hyde, Kidnapped and A Child's Garden of Verses. Born and educated in Edinburgh, Stevenson suffered from serious bronchial trouble for much of his life, but continued to write prolifically and travel widely in defiance of his poor health. As a young man, he mixed in London literary circles, receiving encouragement from Andrew Lang, Edmund Gosse, Leslie Stephen and W. E. Henley, the last of whom may have provided the model for Long John Silver in Treasure Island. In 1890, he settled in Samoa where, alarmed at increasing European and American influence in the South Sea islands, his writing turned away from romance and adventure fiction toward a darker realism. He died of a stroke in his island home in 1894 at age 44. A celebrity in his lifetime, Stevenson's critical reputation has fluctuated since his death, though today his works are held in general acclaim. In 2018, he was ranked, just behind Charles Dickens, as the 26th-most-translated author in the world. this book is perfect all around : solid leather bound , very clean and clear for reading , was a Prize for Latin in 1919-20 in the Royal Grammar School of Newcasthe-on-tyne .... nice for your collectible library , 230 pages


Order Now!  BookId: C2-215

Title: Virginibus Puerisque and other papers
Author: Robert Louis Stevenson
Publisher: Chatto & windus
Price: 40.00
Description:
Robert Louis Stevenson (born Robert Lewis Balfour Stevenson; 13 November 1850 – 3 December 1894) was a Scottish novelist, essayist, poet and travel writer. He is best known for works such as Treasure Island, Strange Case of Dr Jekyll and Mr Hyde, Kidnapped and A Child's Garden of Verses. Born and educated in Edinburgh, Stevenson suffered from serious bronchial trouble for much of his life, but continued to write prolifically and travel widely in defiance of his poor health. As a young man, he mixed in London literary circles, receiving encouragement from Andrew Lang, Edmund Gosse, Leslie Stephen and W. E. Henley, the last of whom may have provided the model for Long John Silver in Treasure Island. In 1890, he settled in Samoa where, alarmed at increasing European and American influence in the South Sea islands, his writing turned away from romance and adventure fiction toward a darker realism. He died of a stroke in his island home in 1894 at age 44. A celebrity in his lifetime, Stevenson's critical reputation has fluctuated since his death, though today his works are held in general acclaim. In 2018, he was ranked, just behind Charles Dickens, as the 26th-most-translated author in the world. Virginibus Puerisque (1881) was the first collection of Stevenson’s essays. Containing what would have been regarded as personal essays in the tradition of Lamb and Hazlitt, the volume brought together essays previously published in the prestigious Cornhill Magazine (“Walking Tours” and “Virginibus Puerisque” [1876]; “On Falling in Love” and “Apology for Idlers” [1877]; “Crabbed Age and Youth”, “Aes Triplex”, “English Admirals” and “Child’s Play” [1878]; “Truth of Intercourse” [1879]) as well as essays printed inMacmillan’s (“Ordered South” [1874]) and London (“A Plea for Gas Lamps”, “Pan’s Pipes” and “El Dorado” [1878]), and the previously unpublished “Some Portraits by Raeburn” and the second part of “Virginibus Puerisque”. The essays promote a spirit of playfulness in defiance of both the hardships of human life and the restrictions imposed by bourgeois Philistinism. The volume did not sell well but had a good critical reception, confirming the author of Inland Voyage (1878) and Travels with a Donkey (1879) as one of the rising stars on the literary scene, notable for his youthful high spirits and elegant, if sometimes too showy, literary style. beautiful little book by Chatto & windus , als the spine has been partially damged and probabbly difficult to fix , but the reading part is perfect as well as the front and back covers in leather burgundy with red lettering , Clean and solid inside, 193 pages.


Order Now!  BookId: C2-216

Title: Islands nights entertainments
Author: Robert Louis Stevenson
Publisher: Cassel & co
Price: 45.00
Description:
Robert Louis Stevenson (born Robert Lewis Balfour Stevenson; 13 November 1850 – 3 December 1894) was a Scottish novelist, essayist, poet and travel writer. He is best known for works such as Treasure Island, Strange Case of Dr Jekyll and Mr Hyde, Kidnapped and A Child's Garden of Verses. Born and educated in Edinburgh, Stevenson suffered from serious bronchial trouble for much of his life, but continued to write prolifically and travel widely in defiance of his poor health. As a young man, he mixed in London literary circles, receiving encouragement from Andrew Lang, Edmund Gosse, Leslie Stephen and W. E. Henley, the last of whom may have provided the model for Long John Silver in Treasure Island. In 1890, he settled in Samoa where, alarmed at increasing European and American influence in the South Sea islands, his writing turned away from romance and adventure fiction toward a darker realism. He died of a stroke in his island home in 1894 at age 44. A celebrity in his lifetime, Stevenson's critical reputation has fluctuated since his death, though today his works are held in general acclaim. In 2018, he was ranked, just behind Charles Dickens, as the 26th-most-translated author in the world. "South Sea Tales" redirects here. For the collection by Jack London, see South Sea Tales (London collection). Illustration to Robert Louis Stevenson's "The Bottle Imp" by William Hatherell (1855–1928) Island Nights' Entertainments (also known as South Sea Tales) is a collection of short stories by Robert Louis Stevenson, first published in 1893. It would prove to contain some of his final completed work before his death in 1894.It contains three stories "The Beach of Falesá" "The Bottle Imp" "The Isle of Voices" The book is very good , perfect condition , red leather with gilt decoration , very clean inside out and easy to read ...367 pages . a great book


Order Now!  BookId: C2-217

Title: In the South Seas
Author: Robert Louis Stevenson
Publisher: Chatto & Windus
Price: 45.00
Description:
The full title is; In the South Seas , being an account of Experiences and Observations in the Marquesas, Paumotus,and Gilbert islands in the course of two Cruises on the yacht "Casco" (1888) , and the Schooner "Equator' (1889). The book is in perfect condition, green cover with etched title, no dust jacket, no name , writing or spoiling, 340 pages.


Order Now!  BookId: C2-218

Title: Treasure Island
Author: Robert Louis Stevenson
Publisher: Cassel
Price: 25.00
Description:
Dark burgundy cover, no dust jacket, outside condition is good... inside had a small problem : in spite of being in great condition , solid spine, clean paper, easy to ead , the top of the first18 pages have a tear of about a fifth of the length of the page ... it is readable as it is a clean tear , but atke off from the value of this 1914 book ...a great story for children as well as adults..373 pages ( I found more torn top of pages from pg.73 to pg 100.... that show definitely a child bad temper , but here as well the book is very readable.)


Order Now!  BookId: C2-219

Title: Familiar Studies of Men and Books
Author: Robert Louis Stevenson
Publisher: Chatto & Windus
Price: 36.00
Description:
Prize book from the royal Grammar School in Newcastle-on-Tyne , this book was prize for latin. From 1917 , red burgundy cover in simili leather, no dust jacket very good condition, 277 pages. Some of the interesting Stevenson's essays are : Victor Hugo's romances , Robert Burns, Walt Whitman, Henry Thoreau , Yoshida Torajiro, Francois Villon, and...more.


Order Now!  BookId: C2-220

Title: New Arabian Nights
Author: Robert Louis Stevenson
Publisher: Chatto & Windus
Price: 45.00
Description:
Interesting new tales to add to the Oriental legendary Arabian nights , this is a creative essay on newer tale for a new Arabian nights .... different series in this little book: The Suicide Club, The Rajah's diamond , the pavilion on the links, a Lodging for the night, The Sire de Maletroit's door, Providence and the guitar. Great book by Chatto & Windus , burgundy cover , very good condition in and out , 325 pages , a dedication to past owner dated 1923.


Order Now!  BookId: C2-221

Title: Catriona a sequel to "Kidnapped"
Author: Robert Louis Stevenson
Publisher: Cassell
Price: 45.00
Description:
The full title of the book tells the main lines of the story : A sequel to "kidnapped" being Memoirs of the further Adventures of David Balfour at home and abroad, in which are set forth his Misfortunes anent the Appin murder; his Troubles with Lord Advocate Grant; Captivity on the Bass Rock; Journey into Holland and France ; and singular Relations with James More Drummond or MacGregor, a son of the notorious Rob Roy, and his daughter Caatriona. written by Himself and now set forth by Robert Louis Stevenson. The book is in very good condition , red burgundy cover with gold lettering, 376 pages. justa dedication of the book to the past owner by his mother. 1916 edition.


Order Now!  BookId: C2-222

Title: Kidnapped
Author: Robert Louis Stevenson
Publisher: Cassell
Price: 30.00
Description:
The book has a little problem, in a very good cover red burgundy , with gold lettering for the title , the inside is very clean , easy to read , no marking or spoiling , but the top of the pages from 39 t0 54 have been torn by a child bad temper as it looks , the rest of the pages are perfect ... as it doesn't show from the outside it is hard to know and the text is readable without any interruption , so the book still looks very good. the story is the classic Kidnapped story of Stevenson which complete title adds : being the Adventures of David Balfour; how he was Kidnapped and Cast away; His sufferings in a Desert isle; His journey in the West Highlands; His acquaintances with Alan Breck Stewart and other notorious Highland Jacobites; with all that he suffered in the hands of his Uncle, Ebenezer Balfour of Shaws, falsely so-called; written by himself.373 pages.


Order Now!  BookId: C2-223

Title: Prester John
Author: John Buchan
Publisher: Thomas Nelson
Price: 25.00
Description:
Good condition , little red book published by Thomas Nelson in 1946 , a classic story of John Prester , includes a map, but no other picture, 302 pages , clear and easy to read , a few minor markings or notes .


Order Now!  BookId: C2-913

Title: The Diary of Samuel Pepys Esquire
Author: Samuel Pepys, Lord Braybrooke
Publisher: Simpkin, Marshall, Hamilton
Price: 45.00
Description:
Undated (likely very early 20th-century) reprint of the 1825 first edition of the diary, as edited by Lord Braybrooke; includes Braybrooke's preface. Simpkin, Marshall, Hamilton, Kent & Co. listed as UK publisher; US published given as Charles Scribner's Sons. Includes index; 920 pages. Title given as per title page; cover shows only Pepys' Diary (unknown if published with a dust jacket). Samuel Pepys 23 February 1633 – 26 May 1703) was an English diarist and naval administrator. He served as administrator of the Royal Navy and Member of Parliament and is most famous for the diary he kept for a decade. Pepys had no maritime experience, but he rose to be the Chief Secretary to the Admiralty under both King Charles II and King James II through patronage, diligence, and his talent for administration. His influence and reforms at the Admiralty were important in the early professionalisation of the Royal Navy. The detailed private diary that Pepys kept from 1660 until 1669 was first published in the 19th century and is one of the most important primary sources for the English Restoration period. It provides a combination of personal revelation and eyewitness accounts of great events, such as the Great Plague of London, the Second Dutch War, and the Great Fire of London. The diary was written in one of the many standard forms of shorthand used in Pepys' time, in this case called tachygraphy, and devised by Thomas Shelton. It is clear from its content that it was written as a purely personal record of his life and not for publication, yet there are indications that Pepys took steps to preserve the bound manuscripts of his diary. He wrote it out in fair copy from rough notes, and he also had the loose pages bound into six volumes, catalogued them in his library with all his other books, and is likely to have suspected that eventually someone would find them interesting ...! The book is very interesting indeed, but its unperfect condition is a bit a bore. the covers were detached and have been glued again , the text is complete , but to be saved as a classic collectible it should be repaired by a professional. A great reading book in spite of that .


Order Now!  BookId: C3-00010

Title: The sketch book ( 2 volumes )
Author: Washington Irving and Edmund Sullivan (illustrator)
Publisher: George Newnes
Price: 160.00
Description:
A beautiful rare edition of The Sketch book by Washington Irving with illustrations bt Edmund Sullivan, published by George Newes in 1912 , in 2 volumes . These volumes are leather bound but a bit tired and have a temporary repair , which could be redone but they are complete , clear and clean for reading . Each book has about 10 marvellous illustrations by Edmund Sullivan. The Sketch Book, in full The Sketch Book of Geoffrey Crayon, Gent., short-story collection by Washington Irving, first published in 1819–20 in seven separate parts. Most of the book’s 30-odd pieces concern Irving’s impressions of England, but six chapters deal with American subjects. Of these the tales “The Legend of Sleepy Hollow” and “Rip Van Winkle” have been called the first American short stories, although both are actually Americanized versions of German folktales. In addition to the stories based on folklore, the collection contains travel sketches, literary essays, and miscellany. The Sketch Book was a celebrated event in American literary history. The collection was the first American work to gain international literary success and popularity. Its unprecedented success allowed Irving to devote himself to writing. Washington Irving, (born April 3, 1783, New York, N.Y., U.S.—died Nov. 28, 1859, Tarrytown, N.Y.), U.S. author, called the “first American man of letters.” He began his career as a lawyer but soon became a leader of the group that published Salmagundi (1807–08), a periodical containing whimsical essays and poems.


Order Now!  BookId: C3-001236

Title: True and Beautiful
Author: Ruskin John
Publisher: New York: Caldwell, 1886
Price: 80.00
Description:
Very Good/No Jacket. A beautiful little book by John Ruskin. 1819-1900 , English author and Art Critic . this book is specifically on Painting, Poetry , Morals and religion . it is the second part of a series of Essays , but can be read independently . First part was Beauty and Nature , this part is titled "True and Beautiful ".Decorative cloth cover , green and gold with many flowery , art nouveau type decos. , very clean book , 345 pages .a portrait of Ruskin at the beginning of the book .


Order Now!  BookId: C3-001237

Title: The Queen of the Air
Author: Ruskin John
Publisher: New York: Caldwell, 1886
Price: 80.00
Description:
Very Good/No Jacket. A beautiful little book by John Ruskin. 1819-1900 , English author and Art Critic . this book is specifically on Greek Theme of Athena . Three parts : Athena Chalinitis, Athena Keramitis and Athena Ergane . The myths of Athena .Decorative cloth cover , green and gold with many flowery , Art Nouveau type decos., slightly faded . , very clean book , 247 pages .a portrait of Ruskin at the beginning of the book .


Order Now!  BookId: C3-001238

Title: Precious Thoughts
Author: Ruskin John
Publisher: New York: Caldwell, 1886
Price: 80.00
Description:
Very Good/No Jacket. "Precious thoughts" by John Ruskin , English author and Art Critic, 1819-1900. this book is treating of a multitude of subjects as Ruskin loved to give his advice to all the Ladies in the world , in every type of subjects . from the True Gentleman to the Divine Laws , you will find here his thoughts .Decorative cloth cover , green and gold with many flowery , Art Nouveau type decos. . , very clean book , 477 pages .a portrait of Ruskin at the beginning of the book .


Order Now!  BookId: C3-001239

Title: Beauty and Nature
Author: Ruskin John
Publisher: New York: Caldwell, 1886
Price: 80.00
Description:
Very Good/No Jacket. A beautiful little book by John Ruskin. 1819-1900 , English author and Art Critic . this book is specifically on Beauty , Nature , Architecture and Sculpture . it is the first part of a series of Essays , but can be read independently .Second part will be True and beautiful , this first part is titled "Beauty and Nature l ".Decorative cloth cover , yellow and gold with many flowery , Art Nouveau type decos. , very clean book , 293 pages .a portrait of Ruskin at the beginning of the book .


Order Now!  BookId: C3-001241

Title: Pearls for Young Ladies
Author: Ruskin John
Publisher: New York: Caldwell, 1886
Price: 80.00
Description:
Very Good/No Jacket. " Pearls for Young ladies " by John Ruskin , English author and Art Critic, 1819-1900. this book is treating of himself and the Ladies ,another of his favourite subject . different parts as Autobiography,.Education, Woman,.Nature and Art . Narrative and Criticism.Morals and religion and Finally. Miscellanous , Decorative cloth cover , yellow and gold with many flowery , Art Nouveau type decos. . , very clean book ,287 pages .a portrait of Ruskin at the beginning of the book .


Order Now!  BookId: C3-001651

Title: Twice-told Tales
Author: Nathaniel Hawthorne, Illustrated by Lars Hokanson
Publisher: Pleasantville: Reader's Digest, 1989
Price: 28.00
Description:
No Jacket. A very nice reader's digest edition of Nathaniel Hawthorne "Twice-told Tales ', decorative cloth cover with gold lettering and a pilgrim portrait , as new , no dust jacket , illustrations by Hokanson , 335 pages.


Order Now!  BookId: C3-001653

Title: Jane Eyre
Author: Charlotte Bronte
Publisher: Reader's Digest
Price: 22.50
Description:







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