The Natural History of Selborne
by Gilbert White
- Used
- good
- Hardcover
- Condition
- Good
- Seller
-
Leigh-On-Sea, Essex, United Kingdom
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About This Item
London: Swan, Sonnenschein & Co.; George Allen, 1911. Hardcover. Good. Decorative quarter cloth edition of Gilbert White's great account of the Natural History and Antiquities of Selborne, written in 1789 as a series of letters. Decorative gilt to spine, Top edge gilt. Ex-girls school library with stamps to half-title. Bumping and rubbing to edges with some fraying to top of spine. Contents sound. Good overall.
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Details
- Bookseller
- AJ Scruffles (GB)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 006763
- Title
- The Natural History of Selborne
- Author
- Gilbert White
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Good
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Publisher
- Swan, Sonnenschein & Co.; George Allen
- Place of Publication
- London
- Date Published
- 1911
- Keywords
- topography, wildlife, geography, attractive_bindings, science, nature, history, topography, biology, animals, birds, ornithology
Terms of Sale
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About the Seller
AJ Scruffles
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Leigh-On-Sea, Essex
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Glossary
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- Edges
- The collective of the top, fore and bottom edges of the text block of the book, being that part of the edges of the pages of a...
- Top Edge Gilt
- Top edge gilt refers to the practice of applying gold or a gold-like finish to the top of the text block (the edges the pages...
- Rubbing
- Abrasion or wear to the surface. Usually used in reference to a book's boards or dust-jacket.
- Gilt
- The decorative application of gold or gold coloring to a portion of a book on the spine, edges of the text block, or an inlay in...
- Spine
- The outer portion of a book which covers the actual binding. The spine usually faces outward when a book is placed on a shelf....