The Ethics of the Dust. Ten Lectures to Little Housewives on the Elements of Crystallation

Ruskin, John

Published by John B. Alden, New York, New York, U.S.A., 1885

About this Item

Dedicated to "the real little housewives whose gentle listening and thoughtful questioning enabled the writer to write this book," this is a series of lectures delivered by Ruskin, one of the 19th-century's most renowned writers & philosophers, to his students at the progressive school for girls at Winnington Hall in Cheshire, England. "On the surface a discourse on crystallography" designed to introduce girls to science, "it is [actually] a metaphorical exploration of social and political ideals'' (Wiki). 158 pp., patterned endpapers. Orig. printed in London in 1866, this is an early American edition from 1885. His hardcover 24mo has green cloth-covered boards stamped & lettered in gilt to front with an intricate red-brown design. Condition is VG: very clean, stitched binding secure but gutter cracked at dedication page, bit of tearing around stitching at title page. Pages creamy white with modest, age-appropriate tanning; all stained in red to outer edges. Boards show slight rubbing to extremities, bumping to all corners & slight pushing to both ends of spine. A handsome copy! Our photos depict the Exact book you will receive, never "stock" images of books we don't actually have! Same Day Shipping on all orders received by 2 pm Weekdays (Pacific); later orders, weekends & holidays ship very next business day.

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: The Ethics of the Dust. Ten Lectures to Little Housewives on the Elements of Crystallation
• Publisher: John B. Alden, New York, New York, U.S.A.
• Publication Date: 1885
• Language: English
• Binding: Hardcover
• Edition: Reprint
• Condition: Very Good
• Seller catalogs:
  • Education: Teaching/High School & College Students/Curriculum
  • Women's-Men's-Gender Studies/Feminism/LBGTQA