Signed book: The Ethics of the Dust by John Ruskin. First American edition. NY: John Wiley & Son, 1866. Hardcover, 5.25 x 8. Signed on the first free end page in black ink with his ownership signature, "J. A. Garfield, 1867." Garfield's personal bookplate, "Library of James A. Garfield, Inter Folia Fructus," is affixed to the front pastedown. Autographic condition: fine, with light toning and a bit of old adhesive residue in the upper right corner area. Book condition: VG-/None, with significant staining to rear board.
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