John Ruskin. Notes By Mr Ruskin on His Collections of Drawings By the Late J. M. W. Turner, R. A. Exhibited at the Fine Art Society's Galleries; Also a List of the Engraved Works of That Master Shown at the Same Time. The Chiswick Press for the Fine Art Society, London, 1878.

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Description: The first edition of John Ruskin's essay on the life and works of J. M. W. Turner, complete with plates showing Turner's lovely paintings. The first edition.Illustrated with a frontispiece, one folding map, and thirty-four plates.Collated, complete.A critical work on the paintings of J. M. W. Turner, focusing on the paintings in the collection of John Ruskin, which were exhibited at the Fine Art Society's Galleries.John Ruskin was a lifelong admirer and defender of Turner, the first volume of his work 'Modern Painters' defending Turner and his aim to tell the truth of nature through his paintings. In the original publisher's quarter morocco binding with cloth to the boards. Externally, rubbed to the morocco. Some light marks to the cloth. Light bumping to the extremities. Spine is lightly faded. Front hinge is starting but firm. Prior owner's pencil notes to the front paste down. Internally, firmly bound. Pages are bright and clean with a few odd spots. Blind stamp to the half-title. Very Good

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