John Ruskin — Modern Painters in 5 Volumes

London; New York, J. M. Dent & Sons Ltd; E. P. Dutton & Co, c1906-1923. First edition. Cloth. A four volume set by English Polymath John Ruskin, featuring illustrations, including in colour. Four volumes out of the original five published. Bound in publisher's original orange cloth. Each volume features illustrated endpapers, tinted text block top edges, and gilt or pictorial motifs to spines. Three of the four volumes featured are first the first of this Everyman's Library edition, volume one being a 1927 reprint. With illustrated double-page title pages. Volume three is illustrated, featuring two colour plates and seventeen monochrome plates throughout, with additional monochrome vignette illustrations. Volume four features thirty-five monochrome plates throughout.  Both illustrated volumes collated, complete.   Bound in original orange cloth. Externally, smart. Occasional moderate fading to boards and spines. Moderate closed tear to vol1 spine towards rear joint. Infrequent moderate marks to boards. Vol3 hinges broken, but boards holding. Ink inscription to vol4 front free endpaper. Small bookseller sticker to vol4, vol2 front paste down, vol3 rear paste down. The odd moderate spot to endpapers. Ink inscription to vol1 front blank. Internally, firmly bound, with infrequent moderate strain. Moderate cockling to vol2 text block. Pages generally bright and clean, with the odd minor spot, handling mark, and crease. The odd moderate spot to text block edges. Ink inscription to vol3 front blank. Good . Ill.: None; Various. Good .