The ethics of the dust : ten lectures to little housewives on the elements of crystallizaion / by John Ruskin
1877, Second Edition. Sunnyside, Orpington, Kent : G. Allen. Good copy in worn leather with gilt boarder decoration and gilt-title to the spine. Some slight wear and tear as with age. Remains well preserved overall; tight, bright, clean and sharp-cornered. Includes previous owner's inscription. Item #293196
Physical description; xvii p., 1 l., 244 p. 19 cm. Notes; Lectures given at a girl's school (Winnington hall, Northwich, Cheshire, conducted by Miss Bell). Contains a new preface and note on last page, otherwise almost a page for page reprint of the first edition. Contents; --The valley of diamonds.-- The pyramid builders.-- The crystal life.--The crystal orders.-- Crystal virtues.-- Crystal quarrels.--Home virtues.-- Crystal caprice.-- Crystal sorrrow.--The Crystal rest.-- Notes. Subjects; Conduct of life. Crystallography.
Price: €85.00