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Tall 8vo. 5 volumes. v1: [lxiii], 422, [32] pp. / v2: [xvi], 217 pp. / v3: [xviii], 348, [16] pp. Illus. Inscribed on half-title by Ruskin, 1856 / v4: [xii], 411, [16] pp. Illus. Inscribed on half-title by Ruskin, 1856 / v5: [xvi], 384, [32] pp. Illus. Inscribed on half title, 1860. Vol. 1 bears the bookplate of Kenneth Clark, Saltwood on paste-down. The set has been rebound by Westleys & Clark London, retaining the original covers of the volumes, and is in very good condition. (74349).

This five-volume work argued that art should focus on depicting nature with truth and sincerity.