The Ethics of the Dust

Ten Lectures to Little Housewives on the Elements of Crystallization.

by John Ruskin

First American edition.  New York:  John Wiley & Son, 1866  

Hardback is overall in VERY GOOD condition.

• Green covers are mostly clean, with gilt medallion and title. 
• Boards show some edgewear.  Corners are scuffed.  See photos.  
• Spine has gilt ornament, no text, and is bright with crushed, chipped ends.  See photos.
• Binding is secure.  
• Pastedowns and feps have a binder's sticker, gift inscription.  
• Interior is gently age-toned.  Inside pages are free of writing and intentional marks.
• Text block edges have gilt along head, some wear at the foot.  See photos. 
• PS2026.1015

250 pages. 5 x 7 7/8 inches

First American Edition.  Publisher's hunter green cloth, beveled boards.  Gilt medallion with title at the top board, spine ornamented in gilt with classical motifs, gilt along head.  Elegant presentation for this collection of ten lectures by John Ruskin to a group of school girls, ostensibly about the properties of crystals, but more truly a metaphorical exploration of social and political ideals.  With a Christmas gift inscription on the charcoal end paper.  Condition is overall Very Good.

John Ruskin (1819-1900) was an English art critic, writer, and social reformer of the Victorian era.  He wrote widely on art, championed the Pre-Raphaelites, and then transitioned to social issues, publishing influential essays on political economy and arguing that human life and community health matter more than profit.

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