Queen of the Air Being a Study of the Greek Myths of Cloud and Storm
by John Ruskin
- Used
- Hardcover
- Condition
- Good +/No Jacket
- Seller
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WINFIELD, Kansas, United States
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CA$27.67CA$19.37
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About This Item
New York, NY: Thomas Y. Crowell Company, 1900 Thomas Y. Crowell Company, New York. 1900. Hardcover. Reprint of the 1869 original by Smith and Elder. This book was one of Crowell's Handy Volume Classics (4" x 6") with a Birch Bark Design boards and spine; these were produced in 1900-1901, while the company was at 46 East 14th Street in NYC, their last year there was 1900 this justifying the date for the book which is not dated. Book is tight, square, and unmarked. Book Condition: Good +; bumping to tips; fabric wear at tips, head, tail, and front spine shoulder; dust soiling to textblock edges. No DJ. Birch bark cloth boards and spine with brown lettering on the spine and front board; frontispiece photo of Ruskin with tissue guard. Clean internals. Interior hinges are sound and not split. 179 pp 16mo. In a unique take on Greek mythology, the influential Victorian-Edwardian sage considers the myth of the goddess Athena. Ruskin asks us to consider Athena-"in the heavens, the earth, and the heart"-as a vital force in the material world channeled by those leading virtuous lives and also as "the directress of the imagination and will." A clean very presentable copy.
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- Bookseller
- Walnut Valley Books/Books by White
(US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 016672
- Title
- Queen of the Air Being a Study of the Greek Myths of Cloud and Storm
- Author
- John Ruskin
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Good +
- Jacket Condition
- No Jacket
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- Reprint Edition
- Publisher
- Thomas Y. Crowell Company
- Place of Publication
- New York, NY
- Date Published
- 1900
- Size
- 16mo - over 5¾ - 6¾
- Keywords
- Greek Myths, John Ruskin, Goddess Athena, Greek Mythology, Cloud and Storm, Thomas Crowell, Greek myths of storm, Athena and the vital force in material organism, Athena as directress of the imagination and will, philosophy,
Terms of Sale
Walnut Valley Books/Books by White
30 day return guarantee, with full refund including original shipping costs for up to 30 days after delivery if an item arrives misdescribed or in the unfortunate event, damaged. All books are packed and wrapped with care to avoid shifting during shipment and edge/tip strikes during the mailing process.
About the Seller
Walnut Valley Books/Books by White
Biblio member since 2018
WINFIELD, Kansas
About Walnut Valley Books/Books by White
Walnut Valley Books is a small independent home-based business with the bulk of my holdings being of an American military nature covering everything from the Revolutionary War to the current wars in Iraq and Afghanistan. I also have holdings of books on the Middle East, the southwestern United States (New Mexico especially, Kansas related titles, Oklahoma related titles, and other regionally specialized books. All of my holdings are hand-selected to be good quality books of interest to the reader, historian, or the collector. In addition to the above, you will also find a wide range of other topics such as Medical, US History, autobiographical, biographical, sports, women's studies, and many other eclectic topics.
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- Cloth
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- Tail
- The heel of the spine.
- Reprint
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- Tight
- Used to mean that the binding of a book has not been overly loosened by frequent use.
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