UNPUBLISHED AUTOGRAPH LETTER TO ADA HARTNELL
RUSKIN
(John, 1819-1900, Writer and Critic)
Fine Autograph Letters Signed to Ada Hartnell of the Guild of St George
saying that he “cannot tell you how much pleasure and strength your letter has given, or will give me. It came at a confused time when I was unable to answer it rightly and I am so still - but here, today, coming home - my gathering work finished for this year... I hold among the first of these, the thanking you - and will try to see you before the end of the week... How guiltily one neglects one’s most precious - quiet abiding friends - & lets oneself drift among the crowd...” with a postscript that he will “write again should I not see you. I shall be at Herne Hill, Godalming on Wednesday evening but see over what night have I to expect people to come to me to help me - when I neglect a creature like you - and later no thought to follow up the guiding of God - in such quiet ways, while I storm... alone...”, 2 sides 8vo., Geneva, 19th October
Item Date:
1874
Stock No:
42111
£1475
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RUSKIN
(John, 1819-1900, Writer and Critic)
Autograph Letter Signed ‘J. Ruskin’ to S. C. HALL
(Samuel Carter, 1800-1889, Author and Editor) explaining that he is “so very unwell just now that I cannot venture to make any arrangements or promises - when the weather gets a little better & the mornings light - perhaps I shall find some heart again - but I dare not say I can or will do anything that involves thinking just now. Pray believe my sincere desire to do what will be agreeable to you and with dear love from Joan and me to Mrs Hall...”, 1 side 8vo, Denmark Hill headed paper, 9th January no year
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0
Stock No:
43229
£975
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RUSKIN RECOMMENDS A SCULPTOR FOR A SHAKESPEARE MEMORIAL IN MELBORNE
RUSKIN
(John, 1819-1900, Writer and Critic)
Fine Autograph Letter Signed to Colonel Robertson
saying that he is “glad to hear of your safe arrival in England; and as sincerely wish that I could be of any use to you, but I have long given up all discussions upon matters of art – there is only one way to get a good thing done; go to Munro, Woolner, Marochetti, or any other good sculptor you like, and let him do the thing entirely in his own way. All bye[sic] opinions are useless: mine, just now especially so, for my head is full of quite different matters, (so far as it is full of anything). I have been put into a state of enduring and intense disgust by the way the Prussians and English have been behaving these three years back; (Prussia backing Austria and England standing behind her counter, whistling, with her hands in her pockets) - which has left me neither head, nor heart for any of my old work; in fact I was made thoroughly ill by the peace of Villafranca and am now only coming a little round again - but what I am doing - or should do, will be very different from any of my old business. I hear very good speaking of Mr H. S. Leifchild, 111 Stanhope Sq. Mornington Crest. I suspect he would be able both to advise and do, in this business of yours....”, 3 sides 8vo., no place, no date, circa
Item Date:
1860
Stock No:
43423
£1750
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RUSKIN GIVES DETAILED ADVICE ON EDUCATION FOR BOYS
RUSKIN
(John, 1819-1900, Writer and Critic)
Fine Autograph Letter Signed to Colonel Robertson
saying he had “made a stupid mistake in writing to you, thinking of another friend, who first named Mr Liefchild to me and who is interested in his obtaining the commission for the Shakespeare memorial at Melbourne. Indeed those are difficult questions which you are putting to yourself about your little son’s education - Have you Mrs Sherwood’s ‘Henry Milner’. It is a book which if children will at all take to it, is I think wholly good for them. It seems to me impossible to decide on general systems, or successions of teaching; the disposition of the child must decide everything as you see things affect him & turn out for him. This only I should think your parental care might ensure:- that he should be prevented from thinking much about himself or from contending with others; but should get into the early habit of learning however little, that little with absolute accuracy, and putting to some helpful use, as soon as he could - what he learned. If I had a son, I would make him use his arithmetic as soon as he has learned it – in keeping accounts for somebody; his chemistry in ascertaining the nature of substances – the commonest first. He should know good sugar from bad as well as a grocer; and be able to pronounce on flour and butter like baker or cook. His natural history should be learned in the fields, the poultry yard, the furshop and so on: and the one aim before him should be to make himself true and useful; not to be thought clever, nor take prizes, nor get on in the world. I think no system will do him much harm, if your influence is always clear & simple. No system on the other hand, will be of much use, if it alone be trusted to. I hardly ever write letters no; nor have I experience enough to make it in this case a matter of regret that I have got into this negative habit. I send this chiefly to with you a Happy New Year...”, 4re sides 8vo., no place, no date, circa
Item Date:
1860
Stock No:
43424
£1500
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JOHN RUSKIN WRITES ABOUT THE “LAWS OF FESOLE”
RUSKIN
(John, 1819-1900, Writer and Critic)
Fine Unsigned Autograph Letters to his publisher, George ALLEN
(1832-1907, Craftsman and Engraver who became assistant to Ruskin and then became his publisher) saying he is “much pleased at your being in so good spirits. I am fairly well, and the new notions getting into close form. The Laws of Fresole had better be planned as a series to be finished next year, of properly elementary teaching. I will do it in twelve parts of the size of Fors [Clavigera] at the same price, giving four to line, four to colour, four to shade. One plate in each and supplementary plates arranged for an appendix. Then the general and wide teaching, with old Modern Painters in bits will follow under another name. Write here, tomorrow, but all next week to Broadlands. You’ll get the Thistle on Monday or Tuesday...”, 2 sides 8vo., Corpus Christi College, Oxford headed paper crossed out, Heren Hill, 4th December with the year added
Item Date:
1875
Stock No:
42160
£1750
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