Four printed publicity items by the publisher George Allen.

Author: 
George Allen & Sons [John Ruskin; Augustus Hare; Thomas J. Wise; Walter Crane; William Jolly; E. T. Cook and Alexander Wedderburn]
Publication details: 
First three items ('George Allen, Ruskin House, 156 Charing Cross Road') dated 1894; last item ('George Allen & Sons') dated 1906.
£180.00
SKU: 5833

All items unbound, grubby and creased. ONE. Handbill (12mo, 1 p), dated 'August 1894', annoucing as 'NEARLY READY' William Jolly's 'Ruskin on Education'. TWO. List (quarto, 4 pp), dated 'December 1, 1894', of 'Books Published by George Allen [...] During the last Twelve Months'. THREE. Pamphlet (octavo, 32 pp), dated 'December 1894', of 'Works by John Ruskin, Augustus J. C. Hare and others, Published by George Allen'. Includes full-page advertisement announcing as 'in preparation', T. J. Wise's edition of Spenser's 'Faerie Queen', with illustrations by Walter Crane. Red stamp of George's bookshop in Bristol on title-page. FOUR. Announcement (octavo, 16 pp, on fine 'Unbleached Arnold' paper), of the 'Completion of "The Library Edition" of the Life, Letters and Works of John Ruskin [edited by Cook and Wedderburn]', dated 'London, May 1909.' Title in red and black, with Allen's striking device prominently placed. Five-page description of edition, specimen page, list of contents, and 'Some recent press opinions'. 'Special order form' loosely inserted.