Hardcover Book, Sesame and Lilies, John Ruskin, Copyright Edition, Writing, Essays, Nonfiction, Lectures

Hardcover Book, Sesame and Lilies, John Ruskin, Copyright Edition, Writing, Essays, Nonfiction, Lectures

A wonderful book called Sesame and Lilies (Three Lectures). This has blue cover boards and was published in 1906.

British writer John Ruskin was a profoundly influential voice on European painting, architecture, and aesthetics of the 19th and 20th centuries. This is a collection of three lectures-"Of Kings' Treasures," "Of Queens' Gardens," and "Of the Mysteries of Life"-that offer an intimate look at his thoughts on culture and humanity's nurturing of its own education. He discusses the importance of "valuable books", the nature of "a civilized country", the necessity of educating women, advice for living a plain but noble life, and more. Students of art history will in particular find this an enlightening read.

Size:
6¼ x 4¾ inches
271 pages
No Dust Jacket
Published by Leipzic Bernhard Taughnitz --- 1906 --- Copyright Printing

Copyright Edition: An edition that establishes copyright. The term may refer to an edition produced for the express purpose of establishing and safeguarding copyright, or to a later, derivative edition of a work which contains sufficient textual changes to establish a new copyright.

This book is in Very Good condition. The binding is tight, and the cover boards have some rubbing at the top and bottom of the spine. The pages are very yellowed with age. There is a previous owner name in the front flyleaf.

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