Praeterita : Scenes and Thoughts in My Past Life (2 Volumes in 1)
New York: American Publishers Corporation, 1888 circa. Hardcover. Maroon cloth/boards; gilt lettering. 380 pp. with no illustrations. "As a memoir elevated to the level of fine art, John Ruskin’s Praeterita stands alongside The Education of Henry Adams and the confessions of Augustine, Rousseau, and Tolstoy. A luminous account of his..... More