Published by New York: Noonday Press, Farrar, Straus and Giroux, 1992, 1992
Seller: Steven Wolfe Books, Newton Centre, MA, U.S.A.
Kemp, Wolfgang, 1946-. The desire of my eyes. The life and work of John Ruskin. Translated from the German by Jan van Heurck. New York: Noonday Press, Farrar, Straus and Giroux, 1992, x, 513pp., large PAPERBACK, very good. 9780374523480 ISBN 0374523487.
Published by London : HarperCollins, 1991
ISBN 10: 0002151669 ISBN 13: 9780002151665
Seller: MW Books, New York, NY, U.S.A.
First Edition
1st edition. Fine cloth copy in a near fine, very slightly edge-nicked and dust-dulled dust wrapper, now mylar-sleeved. Remains particularly and surprisingly well-preserved; tight, bright, clean and sharp-cornered. Physical description : x, 526 pages: illustrations; 24 cm. Notes : Includes bibliographical references. Contents: The little phenomenon, 1819-1842 -- The graduate of Oxford, 1842-1845 -- A mad man or a wise, 1845-1853 -- The Luther of the arts, 1853-1860 -- Savage Ruskin, 1860-1870 -- The professor, 1870-1878 -- The only real seer, 1878-1890 -- The old man of Coniston, 1889-1900. Subjects: Ruskin, John 1819-1900. Authors, English 19th century; Biography. Artists Great Britain; Biography. Critics Great Britain; Biography. English literature 19th century History and criticism. Genre: Bibliography. Biographies. Illustrated. 1 Kg.
Published by London : HarperCollins, 1991
ISBN 10: 0002151669 ISBN 13: 9780002151665
Seller: MW Books Ltd., Galway, Ireland
First Edition
1st edition. Fine cloth copy in a near fine, very slightly edge-nicked and dust-dulled dust wrapper, now mylar-sleeved. Remains particularly and surprisingly well-preserved; tight, bright, clean and sharp-cornered. Physical description : x, 526 pages: illustrations; 24 cm. Notes : Includes bibliographical references. Contents: The little phenomenon, 1819-1842 -- The graduate of Oxford, 1842-1845 -- A mad man or a wise, 1845-1853 -- The Luther of the arts, 1853-1860 -- Savage Ruskin, 1860-1870 -- The professor, 1870-1878 -- The only real seer, 1878-1890 -- The old man of Coniston, 1889-1900. Subjects: Ruskin, John 1819-1900. Authors, English 19th century; Biography. Artists Great Britain; Biography. Critics Great Britain; Biography. English literature 19th century History and criticism. Genre: Bibliography. Biographies. Illustrated. 1 Kg.