The Natural History and Antiquities of Selborne, in the County of Southampton: With Engravings, and an Appendix [A Scolar Press Facsimile]
by Gilbert White
- Used
- very good
- Condition
- Very Good
- ISBN 10
- 0854172823
- ISBN 13
- 9780854172825
- Seller
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Washington, District of Columbia, United States
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About This Item
Menston: The Scolar Press Limited, 1973. Very Good. Menston: The Scolar Press Limited, 1973. Second Printing. Octavo; v + 468pp + Index, List of Plates, and Errata [all unpaginated, 13pp]. Fold-out frontispiece engraving of Selborne + second title engraved allegory + reproductions of six natural history images, for all of which the original 18th-century engravings were very fine. Dijon cloth with gold spine lettering.
Facsimile of 1789 book, originally printed by T. Bensley in London "for B. White and Son, at Horace's Head, Fleet Street." Gold rule on spine very slightly askew, a stamping flaw by Scolar. Textblock top edge gilded. Endpapers clean, binding tight; small light mark (coffee stain?) on fore-edge of textblock. Protective plastic cover.
Facsimile of 1789 book, originally printed by T. Bensley in London "for B. White and Son, at Horace's Head, Fleet Street." Gold rule on spine very slightly askew, a stamping flaw by Scolar. Textblock top edge gilded. Endpapers clean, binding tight; small light mark (coffee stain?) on fore-edge of textblock. Protective plastic cover.
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- Bookseller
- Capitol Hill Books, ABAA (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 000544
- Title
- The Natural History and Antiquities of Selborne, in the County of Southampton: With Engravings, and an Appendix [A Scolar Press Facsimile]
- Author
- Gilbert White
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Binding
- Hardcover
- ISBN 10
- 0854172823
- ISBN 13
- 9780854172825
- Publisher
- The Scolar Press Limited
- Place of Publication
- Menston
- Date Published
- 1973
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