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An early Autograph Letter Signed ‘Ever faithfully yours, J Ruskin’, to Mrs. Cockburn, “delighted to go with you to the British Museum on Thursday or Friday”, communicating also his mother’s invitation to Mrs Cockburn and Mrs Dunlop for lunch. 1 page 7 x 4 inches, minor blemishes, some paper adhering to right edge. Undated. John Ruskin (1819-1900), author, painter and art critic. “There are now no private days – suppose we say Friday at two? How shall I meet you?” The Ruskins were good friends with Robert and Mary Cockburn. Mrs Cockburn was the Mary Duff of Lachin-y-Gair, a distant cousin of Byron, and reputedly the first of his loves.