The Harbours of England.
London,
E. Gambart and Co.
1856
First edition, folio, 375 by 270mm (375 by 265mm), 12 engraved plates, ex-libris of George Clinton Ward, John Henry Le Keux, and Louise Ward Watkins, publisher's red cloth, decorated in gilt, rebacked in red morocco.
1940
notes:
A fine example of Ruskin's Harbours of England; consisting of 12 engraved plates after works by Turner, with accompanying text by the great nineteenth century art critic John Ruskin.
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provenance:
The work bears the ex-libris of Henry Le Keux who was the engraver of Ingram's 'Memorials of Oxford' and 'Memorials of Cambridge'.
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