Buy this book on-line Ruskin, John : The King of the Golden River: A Legend of Stiria Written in 1841 by John Ruskin, the Same Being a Tale for Young Folks and Their EldersRoycroft Shop, East Aurora, NY
Original publisher's brown limp suede binding. Brown label with gilt lettering on front cover. Orange cloth pastedowns in front and back. Decorative red-orange and black font. No date, circa 1900. 6 1/4" x 8 1/2." Seventy-five pages, complete. One black and white frontispiece showing a man with a white beard, complete. Pages are very clean and intact. Covers are clean and intact overall. Binding is a bit loose on the covers. Front pastedown is loose. An origin myth and fable created by John Ruskin (1819-1900) for Euphemia "Effie" Gray (1828-1897), who was twelve years old at the time. This book was published by the Roycrofters. Elbert Hubbard (1856-1915) opened the Roycroft Press in 1893 and founded the Roycroft Shops and the Roycroft artist community in 1895. The inspiration for Roycroft was William Morris (1834-1896), an English textile designer, writer, and social activist who is associated with the British Arts and Crafts movement.. Book. Book Condition: Very Good. Binding: Soft cover Click here for full details of this book, to ask a question or to buy it on-line. Bibliophile Bookbase probably offers multiple copies of Ruskin, John : The King of the Golden River: A Legend of Stiria Written in 1841 by John Ruskin, the Same Being a Tale for Young Folks and Their Elders. Click here to select from a complete list of available copies of this book. Bibliophile Bookbase lists over 5 million books, maps and prints including out-of-print books, incunabula, used books, rare books and livres d'occasion. Bibliophile Bookbase for antiquarian books, maps and prints. |