Maraini,Fosco — Sesame and Lilies Three Lectures

George Allen This is a Fine Copy of this book bound in attractive Half Green Calf over green cloth boards,Burnley Grammar School Prize Binding with school's award plate to the front pastedown and with gilt crest of the School to the front cover.Marbled endpapers.Top edge of the book is in gilt.The book contains three Lectures by John Ruskin, 'Of Kings' Treasuries' 'Of Queens' Gardens' and 'The Mystery of Life and its Arts'.Very much a statement of duties for men and women in the 19th Century.Book has a firm binding with NO hinge weakness.There are just a few scattered foxing spots internally,but generally a lovely clean tight copy.Great looking copy for the collector.Five raisedbands to spine with gilt title in 2nd and 3rd compartment with other compartments adorned with gilt floral design (xxxiv) 228pp [1903] Fine No Jacket New York 8vo