BIBLIOGRAPHICAL NOTE lxxxv

it is hoped that at some subsequent date a newly engraved Plate of the subject will be issued to take its place in the 8vo edition of the work.

“ORPINGTON, May 14th, 1888.”

Chapter II. (Part 26). September 28, 1888. Text, pp. 47-92.

” III. ( ” 27). June 3, 1889. Text, pp. 93-122.

” IV. ( ” 28). July 6, 1889. Text, pp. 123-182.

A Second Edition of Part 1 was issued in 1885, and of Parts 2-12 in 1886. 3000 copies of each were printed. A Second Edition of Parts 13 and 14 was issued in December 1899 (300 copies); of Part 15 in June 1900 (275 copies); and of Part 16 in December 1903 (250 copies).

A Third Edition of Part 1 was issued in January 1898 (1400 copies). The price of the Parts was reduced to 8d in July 1900.

ISSUE IN VOLUME FORM

Upon the completion of chapter xii. in volumes i. and ii. respectively each set of twelve chapters was made up and issued in a bound volume.

Volume I.-The title-page of the volume was as shown here on p. 3, with the addition above the rose of “Volume I. | With Steel Engraving,” and the date 1886. Half-title (with blank reverse), pp. i.-ii.; title-page (with imprint, “Printed by Hazell, Watson, & Viney, Ld., London and Aylesbury,” at the foot of the reverse), pp. iii.-iv.; Contents (titles of chapters only), with blank reverse, unnumbered; Preface, pp. v.-vii.; p. viii., blank. Text, as shown above, pp. 1-432.

Issued in grey-paper boards, with white paper back-label; also in dark-green cloth, lettered across the back: “Ruskin | Præterita | Vol. I.” Price 13s.

Second Edition.-Of this volume, there are two forms of a Second Edition. One is made up of the second edition of the Parts, issued in 1885-1886; the preliminary matter being identical with that of the first edition described above. The other has the substituted preliminary matter which was issued in 1900 (see below). The title-page has on it the words “Second Edition,” and the publisher’s imprint is “George Allen, | Orpington and London. | 1900.” On the reverse of the title-page is the imprint, “Printed by Ballantyne, Hanson & Co. | At the Ballantyne Press.” The author’s Preface occupies pp. v.-vii.; p. viii. is blank; the Fuller Contents occupy pp. ix.-xv. The text of the volume is made up of such Parts as remained over from various editions. The price of the volume in this second edition of 1900 was 9s. 6d.

Volume II.-The title-page of this volume differs from that of Vol. I. in (1) “Volume II.” and “1887,” and (2) in the omission of the rose. Pp. i.-iv. as in Vol. I.; Contents, p. v.; p. vi., blank; text, pp. 1-442. Price, etc., as before.

The Second Edition of this volume was issued in 1900. The title-page and imprints correspond with those of the Second Edition (1900) of volume i. The Fuller Contents occupy pp. v.-xi. Price 9s. 6d.

Volume III.-This was not issued till after Ruskin’s death, and it included Dilecta, which, therefore, must next be described.

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