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Open a larger version of the following image in a popup: John Ruskin; Adele Bichan (illus.), The Contemptible Horse, 1962

John Ruskin; Adele Bichan (illus.)

The Contemptible Horse, 1962
N.p.: Private Press of Leonard F. Bahr
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John Ruskin; Adele Bichan (illus.), The Contemptible Horse, 1962
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Octavo. (44)pp. With five pen-and-ink drawings by Adele Bichan to add visual humor to this reprinting of Ruskin's letter to 'My Dear Tinie,' written from the Bridge of Allan in...
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Octavo. (44)pp. With five pen-and-ink drawings by Adele Bichan to add visual humor to this reprinting of Ruskin's letter to "My Dear Tinie," written from the Bridge of Allan in Scotland, August 31, 1857. With an introduction by Norman H. Strousse. Light rubs along edges, else near fine in marbled paper over boards backed in vellum.
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