[Bibliographical Note.-The Letters collected in Time and Tide originally appeared in newspapers, as follows :— Letter i. appeared originally in the Scotsman, February 27, 1867, and Letter ii. in the same paper, March 4. But no more letters appeared in that paper. The Letters appeared in the Leeds Mercury on the following dates The Letters also appeared in the Manchester Daily Examiner and Times on the following dates in 1867 : Letter V. appeared also in the Pall Mall Gazette of March 1, 1867 (see below, p. 333). After their publication in this form, Ruskin revised the Letters very considerably and collected them in a volume, of which there have been the following editions: First Edition (1867).—The title-page is as shown here, on the preceding leaf. Foolscap 8vo, pp. viii.+199. Contents (here pp. 309-311), pp. iii.-v.; List of Appendices, p. vi.; Preface (here pp. 313-314), pp. vii.-viii. ; Text of the Letters, pp. 1-180; Appendices, pp. 181-199. The imprint"London: Printed by Smith, Elder and Co., Old Bailey, E.C."-appears in the centre of the reverse of p. 199. The headlines are "Time and Tide" on the left-hand pages; and on the right-hand pages "Letter I. Co-operation," and so forth, except that the pages containing the Appendices" were so headed on the left-hand as well as on the right. Issued ographical Note.-The Letters collected in Time and Tide originally red in newspapers, as follows: Letter i. appeared originally in the Scotsman, February 27, 1867, and etter ii. in the same paper, March 4. But no more letters appeared that paper. The Letters appeared in the Leeds Mercury on the following dates 1867: Letter i.. Letters iii., iv., and 27 Letters viii., ix. Letter v. 26 xx. xxiii., xxiv., XXV.. The Letters also appeared in the Manchester Daily Examiner and Times on the following dates in 1867 : tter V. appeared also in the Pall Mall Gazette of March 1, 1867 (see p. 333). fter their publication in this form, Ruskin revised the Letters very lerably and collected them in a volume, of which there have been the ving editions: Frst Edition (1867).-The title-page is as shown here, on the preceding Dolscap 8vo, pp. viii.+199. Contents (here pp. 309-311), pp. iii.-v.; of Appendices, p. vi.; Preface (here pp. 313-314), pp. vii.-viii.; Text e Letters, pp. 1-180; Appendices, pp. 181-199. The imprintdon: Printed by Smith, Elder and Co., Old Bailey, E.C."-appears e centre of the reverse of p. 199. The headlines are "Time and on the left-hand pages; and on the right-hand pages "Letter I. eration," and so forth, except that the pages containing the "Apices" were so headed on the left-hand as well as on the right. Issued on December 19,1 1867, in a dark brownish-purple cloth, lettered up the back: "Time and Tide, by Weare and Tyne. Ruskin"; and "The Laws of Work" on the front cover. Price 1s. 6d. Second Edition (1868).-This is an exact reprint of the first, except for the alteration of date and for the addition of the words "Second Edition" on the title-page. Issued on January 23, 1868. Collected "Works" Edition (1872).—This was the fifth volume in the "Works" series, the general title-page being : The Works of John Ruskin, | Honorary Student of Christ Church, This title-page (with blank reverse) occupied pp. iii.-iv.; followed by the particular title-page : Time and Tide, | by | Weare and Tyne. Twenty-five Letters to a Octavo, pp. xii. +211. Contents, pp. vii.-x.; Preface, pp. xi.-xii. ; Text of the Issued on December 20, 1872, in purple calf, with gilt edges, tooled after an ecclesiastical fashion, and lettered across the back: “Ruskin. | Works. | Vol. | V. | Time | & Tide." Price 9s. 6d. ; increased on January 1, 1874, to 18s. In July 1882 copies were put up in mottled-grey paper boards, with white paper labels, and sold at 13s. In this edition the paragraphs were numbered; the text was again revised; insertions and additional notes were introduced; and three of the Appendices in the previous editions (6, 7, and 9) were omitted. Collected "Works" Edition-Second Thousand (1882).—This was an exact reprint of its predecessor, except that the title-pages were different, and that the imprint was now "Hazell, Watson, and Viney, Printers, London and Aylesbury." The publisher's imprint on the general title-page was altered to "George Allen, | Sunnyside, Orpington, Kent. | 1882." On the particular title-page the author was described as "Honorary Student of Christchurch, and Honorary Fellow of | Corpus Christi College, Oxford." "Second Thousand" was added; the publisher's imprint was changed as on the general title-page, and below the date were the words "[All rights Reserved].” Issued in December, 1882, in mottled-grey paper boards, with white paper back-label, which reads: "Ruskin. | Works. | Vol. V. | Time | and | Tide." 1 So stated in the Bibliography by Wise and Smart; but the date seems doubtful, as the author added a note on December 16 (see below, p. 444). Price 13s. This edition is still current. The price was reduced in 1900 to 7s. 6d. Small Edition (1886).-Of this, the fifth issue, the title-page was as follows: Time and Tide | by | Weare and Tyne. Twenty-five Letters to a Small crown 8vo, pp. xi.+253. Contents, pp. v.-viii.; Preface, pp. ix.-xi. ; Text of the Letters, pp. 1-234; Appendices, pp. 235-253. Imprint (at the foot of the reverse of the title-page and of the last page)" Printed by Hazell, Watson, & Viney, Ld., London and Aylesbury." Headlines as in the previous editions. Issued in April 1886, both in chocolate and in dark green coloured cloth, lettered across the back: "Ruskin. | Time | and | Tide." Price 5s. 3000 copies. The text follows that of the Collected "Works" Edition, but one or two trifling corrections were made. Re-issues of the Small Edition were made in April 1891 (2000 copies)—the publisher's imprint now gave the address of "8 Bell Yard"; the printers were still Messrs. Hazell, Watson, and Viney; in December 1894 (2000) publisher's address, "156 Charing Cross Road"; this edition was printed by Messrs. Ballantyne, and was the first to include an Index (pp. 236–261), compiled by Mr. Wedderburn; in December 1897 (1000); in May 1899, "13th Thousand"; in June 1900, "14th Thousand"; in July 1901, "15th Thousand"; in June 1903, "16th Thousand." The price was reduced in January 1904 to 3s. 6d. Pocket Edition (1904).—Of this edition, uniform in all respects with the Pocket Edition of The Elements of Drawing already described (Vol. XV. p. 6), the title-page is :— Time and Tide | By | John Ruskin | London: George Allen. Issued in March 1904. Price 2s. 6d. cloth, 3s. 6d. limp leather. 3000 copies. Except for the title-page this edition is a page to page reprint of the "Small Edition," being printed from the same electrotype plates. It was reprinted in April 1904 (3000 copies, completing the "22nd Thousand" of the work). Unauthorised American Editions of Time and Tide have appeared in various forms. An authorised American ("Brantwood") Edition was issued in 1891, by Charles E. Merrill & Co., New York, with an introduction (pp. v.-x.) by Charles Eliot Norton. Reviews of the book appeared in the Saturday Review, March 14, 1868; the Athenæum, April 15, 1868, and Blackwood's Magazine, June 1868, vol. 103, pp. 675-691: an article entitled "The Latest Lawgiver." |