[Fine Binding | Ellen Gates Starr] The Ethics of the Dust

Ruskin, John. The Ethics of the Dust: Ten Lectures to Little Housewives on the Elements of Crystallisation. London: Smith, Elder, & Co., 1867. Bound in full dark brown pigskin by Ellen Gates Starr in 1911, signed "E.G.S. 1911" on the rear turn-in, featuring a fascinating geometric design of five rows of alternating inlaid red and blue diamonds, with a pattern of rows with groups of four blue diamonds between. Each row is decorated with and connected by blind tooling, creating shapes of triangles and diamonds. Seven bands to spine, with the influence of Cobden-Sanderson seen with bands at the head and tail. Title to second compartment with inlaid red and blue diamond design and gilt squares at corners to remaining compartment. Gilt ruled turn-ins with red, blue, and gilt squares and diamonds to corners. All edges gilt, on the rough. Tan paper endpapers. Bookplate to front pastedown. Housed in dark blue full morocco solander case. A phenomenal example; near flawless. Of particular in