The natural history of Selborne / by Gilbert White ; edited with notes by Grant Allen ; illustrated by Edmund H. New
by White, Gilbert (1720-1793)
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About This Item
London ; New York : John Lane, 1900. First edition. Hardcover. Good copy in the original title-blocked pictorial cloth. Boards dust-toned. Spine bands and panel edges worn. Internally, bright and clean. Frontispiece is accompanied by a guard sheet. Scattered foxing throughout. Remains quite well-preserved overall. Physical description: 528p: illustrations; 25 cm. Notes:Includes bibliographical references and index. Contents: The natural history of Selbourne (consisting of letters to Thomas Pennant and letters to the Hon. Daines Barrington) -- Observations on various parts of natural history -- Naturalist's calendar -- Poems -- Appendix (Marginalia from Samuel Taylor Coleridge's copy of ""White's Selborne"").Subjects: Natural history Great Britain. Natural history England Selborne; Early works to 1800. Natural history Great Britain. Selborne (England) Description and travel; Early works to 1800. Genre:Illustrated.
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- Title
- The natural history of Selborne / by Gilbert White ; edited with notes by Grant Allen ; illustrated by Edmund H. New
- Author
- White, Gilbert (1720-1793)
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First edition
- Publisher
- London ; New York : John Lane
- Date Published
- 1900
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