Letters to Smith, Elder and Co.
Single Item
MS. Eng. lett. d. 168
Held at the Weston Library
Letters to Smith, Elder and Co. mainly concerning the publication of Modern painters, from:
- (fols. 1-104) John Ruskin, 1859-74
- (fols. 105-237) J. J. Ruskin, 1860-3.
Dates
- Creation: c. 1859-1874
Extent
237 Leaves
Language of Materials
- English
Preferred Citation
Oxford, Bodleian Libraries [followed by shelfmark and folio or page reference, e.g. MS. Eng. lett. d. 168, fols. 1-2]
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Shelfmark:
MS. Eng. lett. d. 168
Collection ID (for staff)
CMD ID 8501
Abstract
Letters to Smith, Elder and Co.
Biographical / Historical
Smith, Elder and Co. was a publishing company founded in 1816. John Ruskin (1819-1900) was an English art critic and social critic.
Other Finding Aids
Immediate Source of Acquisition
Bought from D. D. Evans, Day's Bookshop, Thame, 1956.
Topical
Subject
- Title
- Letters to Smith, Elder and Co.
- Status
- Published
- Date
- EAD version 2019 by Alice Whichelow
- Language of description
- English
- Script of description
- Latin
Repository Details
Part of the Bodleian Libraries Repository
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Weston Library
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