{"product_id":"here-is-the-background-on-this-volume-and-its-estimated-retail-value-in-a-standard-brick-and-mortar-bookstore-environment-the-book-overview-context-the-complete-works-of-john-ruskin-stones-of-venice-volumes-i-ii","title":"The Complete Works of John Ruskin: Stones of Venice (Volumes I \u0026 I- USED GOOD, COLL","description":"\u003cul data-path-to-node=\"4\"\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cp data-path-to-node=\"4,0,0\"\u003eThomas Y. Crowell \u0026amp; Co. (New York)\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cp data-path-to-node=\"4,1,0\"\u003e\u003cb data-path-to-node=\"4,1,0\" data-index-in-node=\"0\"\u003eDate:\u003c\/b\u003e Circa 1900–1905 (Crowell issued this multi-volume set right at the turn of the century).\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cp data-path-to-node=\"4,2,0\"\u003e\u003cb data-path-to-node=\"4,2,0\" data-index-in-node=\"0\"\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover, ribbed burgundy cloth with gilt spine ornamentation, top edge gilt, and Ruskin’s signature stamped in gold on the front board.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cp data-path-to-node=\"4,3,0\"\u003e\u003cb data-path-to-node=\"4,3,0\" data-index-in-node=\"0\"\u003eFeatures:\u003c\/b\u003e Includes a frontispiece plate reproducing a painting by J.M.W. Turner (protected by a tissue guard).\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003ch3 data-path-to-node=\"5\"\u003eAbout the Content\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp data-path-to-node=\"6\"\u003eJohn Ruskin (1819–1900) was the preeminent art critic, social thinker, and polymath of the Victorian era. \u003ci data-path-to-node=\"6\" data-index-in-node=\"106\"\u003eThe Stones of Venice\u003c\/i\u003e (originally published between 1851 and 1853) is his massive, three-volume architectural masterpiece.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-path-to-node=\"7\"\u003eIn it, he meticulously examines the history and architecture of Venice, famously arguing that the rise and fall of the Venetian Republic was directly mirrored by the moral health of its architecture. It is the work that popularized Venetian Gothic style across the English-speaking world and heavily influenced the Arts and Crafts movement.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3 data-path-to-node=\"8\"\u003eUnderstanding This Edition\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp data-path-to-node=\"9\"\u003eThomas Y. Crowell was famous for producing accessible, decorative \"library editions\" of classic authors for American homes.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cul data-path-to-node=\"10\"\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cp data-path-to-node=\"10,0,0\"\u003eThis specific book binds together \u003cb data-path-to-node=\"10,0,0\" data-index-in-node=\"34\"\u003eVolume I (\"The Foundations\")\u003c\/b\u003e and \u003cb data-path-to-node=\"10,0,0\" data-index-in-node=\"67\"\u003eVolume II (\"The Sea-Stories\")\u003c\/b\u003e of \u003ci data-path-to-node=\"10,0,0\" data-index-in-node=\"100\"\u003eThe Stones of Venice\u003c\/i\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cp data-path-to-node=\"10,1,0\"\u003eBecause it was part of a larger 15-to-30-volume \u003ci data-path-to-node=\"10,1,0\" data-index-in-node=\"48\"\u003eComplete Works\u003c\/i\u003e set, it is designated as \u003cb data-path-to-node=\"10,1,0\" data-index-in-node=\"88\"\u003eVolume VII\u003c\/b\u003e within the overall collection framework.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e","brand":"Kicks Mix Bookstore","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47693872234659,"sku":null,"price":10.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0722\/6831\/6835\/files\/20260522_153946.jpg?v=1779487443","url":"https:\/\/kicksmixbooks.store\/products\/here-is-the-background-on-this-volume-and-its-estimated-retail-value-in-a-standard-brick-and-mortar-bookstore-environment-the-book-overview-context-the-complete-works-of-john-ruskin-stones-of-venice-volumes-i-ii","provider":"Kicks Mix Bookstore","version":"1.0","type":"link"}