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First edition first impression 2000. xxiii+656 pages. Illustrated. Cloth. Very good in dustjacket a little sunned at the spine. John Ruskin, one of the greatest writers and thinkers of the nineteenth century, was also one of the most prolific. Not only did he publish some 250 works, but he also wrote lectures, diaries, and thousands of letters that have not been published. This book-the second and final volume of Tim Hilton's acclaimed biography of Ruskin, which is published on the centenary of Ruskin's death-draws on the original source material to give a moving account of the life of this brilliant and creative man. The book begins in 1859, when Ruskin, a famous author with a disastrous marriage behind him, is living with his parents, writing and traveling, and tutoring-among other pupils-Rose La Touche, a girl of ten, with whom he slowly falls in love. Hilton recounts how this relationship developed into one of the saddest love affairs of literary history, ending in tragedy in 1875. Thereafter, says Hilton, Ruskin's life was punctuated by bouts of insanity and despair that culminated in total breakdown for the last ten years of his life. During these years, however, his intellect and imagination reached new heights, as he produced Praeterita and most of Fors Clavigera, the series of monthly letters to British workers. Hilton's magisterial narrative follows Ruskin through this period and shows that he was the most eloquent and radical of all the great Victorian writers. We are specialists in Artists Monographs, Catalogues and Illustrated items. All items are as described and dispatched within 24 hours in a secure package. We are professional booksellers with over 38 years experience, you may order with confidence. Other titles by this artist maybe in stock, please ask for our list or link.
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Fine Condition in Fine jacket. First Edition, first printing. Firmly bound, clean unmarked pages; clean bright jacket. A well looked after copy. “The finest and fairest life of Ruskin that has yet been written....To every phase of Ruskin's highly variegated literary oeuvre Mr. Hilton brings a judicious and informed critical intelligence. It has taken 100 years, but in Tim Hilton, Ruskin has found the champion he deserves. ”-Hilton Kramer, Wall Street Journal 680 pages. Quantity Available: 1. Category: Biography & Autobiography; ISBN/EAN: 9780300083118. Inventory No: dscf12041.
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Good. Good condition. Very Good dust jacket. A copy that has been read but remains intact. May contain markings such as bookplates, stamps, limited notes and highlighting, or a few light stains.
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VERY GOOD in VERY GOOD jacket. Size: 9x6x2; 656 clean, unmarked, tight pages; lightly penciled price on upper front flyleaf; light soiling on upper edge and small black smudge on lower corner of textblock; cover is clean and sturdy with bumped lower front corner and dent on lower front edge; dust jacket nicely wrapped in clear Brodart cover.
