John Ruskin — Verona and Other Lectures

London, George Allen, 1894. First edition. Cloth. A wonderful limited large-paper edition of this essay collection by John Ruskin, with numerous illustrations throughout by Ruskin himself. The Large Paper Edition, published simultaneously with the first trade edition. Limited to 250 unnumbered copies, and printed on handmade paper.  With a colour frontispiece, and eleven full-page mounted plates, most of which are photographic reproductions of drawings by the Author. Collated, complete. An interesting collection of lectures by John Ruskin, including, 'Verona, and it's Rivers', 'The Tortoise of Aegina', 'Candida Casa', and more.  John Ruskin was an art critic and writer in Victorian England, being an influential figure in the art world, especially with the Pre-Raphaelites. He was also greatly admired by Leo Tolstoy, Marcel Proust, and William Morris. During his life, he published numerous writings on a variety of topics, including geology, architecture, myths, botany and politics.    In the publisher's original half vellum binding with cloth covered boards. Back strip tail lightly age toned, with light handling marks to vellum. Internally, firmly bound. Pages bright and generally clean, with instances of handling marks and spotting to tissue guards and pages facing plates. Very Good Indeed . Ill.: John Ruskin. Very Good Indeed .