Ruskin, John / [Richard Parminter Cuff R.P.Cuff)].
The Seven Lamps of Architecture. With Illustrations, Drawn by the Author [and engraved by R.P.Cuff (that is Richard Parminter Cuff)].
New Edition. Sunnyside / Orpington (Kent), George Allen [& Chiswick Press – Charles Whittingham], 1880. Quarto (21 cm wide x 28 cm high). Frontispiece, XII, [III], 222 pages with 14 full – page engravings (including the original tissue-guards for 13 of them. Hardcover / Modern half leather with marbled-paper-covered-boards and new endpapers. The Volume now in protective Mylar. This stunning, second edition from 1880, with deckled edges and fantastic paper from Chiswick Press, was not only approved by Ruskin by admired for its execution by George Allen and even more so by the artist Richard Parminter Cuff. Ruskin praises the work of both men in his Preface. Only very few signs of staining. Overall the best version of this book we have ever handled. The new binding, by our favourite bookbindery in Frankfurt/Germany, is now allowing for handling the book without fear, for generations to come. An important Masterpiece of Art History.