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    By Rev. Gilbert White
    London   Macmillan and Co
    9" by 6" x, 4-476 [1]pp
    Rev. Gilbert White's important work of natural history, in a vibrant full calf binding from Simson & Co. of Hertford.
    By Rev. Gilbert White

    1900 The Natural History and Antiquities of Selborne

    London   Macmillan and Co
    9" by 6" x, 4-476 [1]pp
    Rev. Gilbert White's important work of natural history, in a vibrant full calf binding from Simson & Co. of Hertford.
    £79.00
    : 1kgs / : 981F30
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    Leather Binding, Signed Binding

    First published in 1789, this work is a collection of letters documenting the natural history of the area surrounding Selborne.

    The work was well received upon its publication, and has continued to be widely read well into the twentieth century.

    Fans of the work include the likes of Virginia Woolf, John Ruskin, Charles Darwin, and Samuel Taylor Coleridge.

    It is generally considered to be a classic of nature and antiquarian writing.

    In a full calf signed binding from Simson & Co. of Hertford.

    Condition

    In a full calf signed binding, with gilt detailing to back strip and board perimeters. Boards vibrant, with a touch of fading to back strip, as is common with deep shades of calf, and further light fading to tail of front board. Head of front joint starting, with board firmly held. Internally, firmly bound. Pages just a touch age toned due to paper type, with the odd spot.

    Good

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