The desire of my eyes : the life and work of John Ruskin / Wolfgang Kemp ; translated by Jan van Heurck
1990, First Edition. London : HarperCollins. Fine cloth copy in an equally fine dust-wrapper. Particularly well-preserved overall; tight, bright, clean and especially sharp-cornered. Item #403651
ISBN: 0374179964
Physical description; x, 526 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm. Notes; Includes bibliographical references. Contents; The little phenomenon, 1819-1842 -- The graduate of Oxford, 1842-1845 -- A mad man or a wise, 1845-1853 -- The Luther of the arts, 1853-1860 -- Savage Ruskin, 1860-1870 -- The professor, 1870-1878 -- The only real seer, 1878-1890 -- The old man of Coniston, 1889-1900. Subjects; Ruskin, John 1819-1900. Authors, English 19th century ; Biography. Artists Great Britain ; Biography. Critics Great Britain ; Biography. English literature 19th century History and criticism. Authors, English 19th century ; Biography.
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