Publication: East Aurora, New York: Done Into a Book at the Roycroft Shop, 1897.
Description: Illuminated Roycrofters edition of John Ruskin's "Sesame and Lilies" lectures on literature, education, and gender roles. Signed on limitation page "Elbert Hubbard." Initialed and dated by illuminator Minnie Gardner on title page "M.G. 12/5/98." No. 34 of 40 "specially illumined" copies out of a total print run of 450 copies. Illuminated initials and watercolor vignettes on a total of 46 pages. Printed in red and black. Bound in quarter white cloth with gray paper over boards, with title stamped in gilt on front cover and spine, gray endpapers, and ribbon marker. 8.2 x 5.5 inches; 142, [6] pages. From the collection of Arthur Williams Hall (1873–1952), Massachusetts bibliophile and manufacturer of laboratory equipment, with his pencil notes on the front pastedown; thence by descent through three generations. Light discoloration to front cover and endpapers and spotting to rear turn-in; interior clean and crisp. Near Fine. An exceptionally attractive copy, beautifully illuminated by one of Roycroft's most talented artists.
