The Natural History and Antiquities of Selborne, in the County of Southampton. Edited by Thomas Bell.
by White, Rev. G
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- Hardcover
- first
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Hay-on-Wye, Herefordshire, United Kingdom
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About This Item
van Voorst., 1877. 1st. Ed. Thus. Large paper issue. Two volume set, half-titles, 9 plates (two fold-out) plus wood engraved vignettes. Royal 8vo. Hardbacks. AEG. A trivial amount of spotting, o/w. contents in fine condition. Fine contemporary green morocco leather binding by Francis Bedford (1799-1883) spines richly decorated in gilt, French fillet borders gilt to covers, inner dentelles gilt, all in superb condition. An exceptional set. Zoologist and dentist, Professor Thomas Bell (1792-1880) purchased Gilbert Whites home The Wakes in 1844. Bell took a very keen interest in White and he edited two volumes of the Natural History and Antiquites of Selborne publishing it in 1877. Bell discovered rare natterjack toads under grass in the Ha-ha at The Wakes.
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- Bookseller
- C.Arden Bookseller (GB)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 58318
- Title
- The Natural History and Antiquities of Selborne, in the County of Southampton. Edited by Thomas Bell.
- Author
- White, Rev. G
- Book Condition
- Used
- Edition
- 1st. Ed. Thus
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Publisher
- van Voorst.
- Date Published
- 1877
- Keywords
- Fine illustrated and antiquarian Natural history
- Note
- May be a multi-volume set and require additional postage.
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Hay-on-Wye, Herefordshire
About C.Arden Bookseller
Around 10,000 books for sale through our bookroom on Forest Road, Hay-on-Wye. We're happy to view and buy books in our specialisms.Located in Hay-on-Wye, the âTown of Booksâ, our focus is on natural history, including the Collins' New Naturalist series, zoology, entomology, ornithology, gardening, botany, bees & beekeeping.We are members of the Antiquarian Booksellers Association (ABA), the senior trade body for dealers in antiquarian and rare books.Opening hours: - Mon. to Fri. 9.30am to 5.00pm - Sat 9.30am to noon
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- Fine
- A book in fine condition exhibits no flaws. A fine condition book closely approaches As New condition, but may lack the...
- AEG
- All Edges Gilt. Describes a book in which the top, fore edge and bottom of the outside of the pages are decorated with gold...
- O/W
- An abbreviation for otherwise
- Morocco
- Morocco is a style of leather book binding that is usually made with goatskin, as it is durable and easy to dye. (see also...
- 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...