1947. First Edition. 264 pages. No dust jacket. The Order Of Release: The Story of John Ruskin, Effie Gray and John Everett Millais. Blue cloth with silver lettering. Contains black and white illustrated plates. Pages are lightly tanned with moderate foxing to endpapers and text block edges. Former owner's inscription to front free endpaper, with pencil inscription to paste-down. Minor dog-eared corners, with a few small nicks along text block edge. Plates are bright although lightly tanned. Boards have light shelf-wear with slight corner bumping and mild crushing to spine ends. Moderate tanning and sunning to spine and edges. Book has a notable forward lean. Water drops to front board and spine. Scuffing to upper corner edges.