The Bibliography of Ruskin, Richard Herne Shepherd

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The Bibliography of Ruskin, Richard Herne Shepherd

Name: The Bibliography of Ruskin, Richard Herne Shepherd
Brand: Broadhursts Books
SKU: 5691
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Publication: London, Privately Printed / N/A, 1879

Formatting: 8vo, pp. [viii], 60.

Condition Report: Good. The limp maroon cloth binding remains fundamentally sound but exhibits notable wear consistent with its age. There is prominent fraying and minor loss of cloth at the head of the spine, alongside a short, visible split to the upper front joint. The boards themselves show slight rubbing, mild surface marks, and gentle fading around the edges, while the gilt spine titling has moderately oxidised but remains legible. Internally, the volume is much better preserved; the pages are relatively crisp and clean with only mild, uniform age-toning and very scarce foxing. The binding holds tight throughout. Despite the external structural wear, it remains a charming and entirely serviceable reference copy.

Catalogue Note: This is the 1879 edition of Richard Herne Shepherd's pioneering bibliography of John Ruskin, encompassing works published between 1834 and 1879.

Issued during Ruskin's lifetime, Shepherd's early bibliographical lists were frequently printed in small runs, often for private circulation among subscribers and collectors, making them relatively scarce on the open market today.

The volume is unillustrated and features a printed dedication page. Bound in a characteristically simple limp cloth, the absence of a formal publisher's imprint on the title page strongly aligns with the semi-private distribution common to Shepherd's works of this period.

A fascinating piece of nineteenth-century literary history, this early bibliography offers a meticulous chronological record of the revered Victorian art critic and social thinker John Ruskin. Compiled by Richard Herne Shepherd, a somewhat controversial but undeniably industrious literary figure, the volume catalogues Ruskin's prose and verse from 1834 up to 1879. Today, it serves as both a valuable reference tool for Ruskin scholars and a compelling artefact of Victorian bibliographic practice, elegantly capturing the immense scope of Ruskin's influence during his own era.

Book Condition: Good

Book Authors: Richard Herne Shepherd

Book Publisher: N/A

Book Language: English

Narrative Type: Non-Fiction

Genre: History

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Signed: No

Book Pages: 60

Book Publication Year: 1879

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Book Binding: Hardcover

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Country/region of manufacture: London, United Kingdom

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