1884 Natural History Antiquities Selborne ILLUSTRATED BEWICK Rev Gilbert White
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The Natural History and Antiquities
Of Selborne
By The Rev Gilbert White
Third Edition
1884
Illustrated with Engravings by Thomas Bewick and Others
Rebound in a red quarter leather binding with gilt motifs, five bands and titles to spine.
ILLUSTRATED THROUGHOUT IN... TEXT BY BEWICK
WITH DECORATED INITIALS
The Natural History and Antiquities of Selborne, or just The Natural History of Selborne is a book by English naturalist and ornithologist Gilbert White. It was first published in 1789 by his brother Benjamin. It has been continuously in print since then, with nearly 300 editions up to 2007.
The book was published late in White's life, compiled from a mixture of his letters to other naturalists—Thomas Pennant and Daines Barrington; a 'Naturalist's Calendar' (in the second edition) comparing phenology observations made by White and William Markwick of the first appearances in the year of different animals and plants; and observations of natural history organized more or less systematically by species and group. A second volume, less often reprinted, covered the antiquities of Selborne. Some of the letters were never posted, and were written for the book.
White's Natural History was at once well received by contemporary critics and the public, and continued to be admired by a diverse range of nineteenth and twentieth century literary figures. His work has been seen as an early contribution to ecology and in particular to phenology. The book has been enjoyed for its charm and apparent simplicity, and the way that it creates a vision of pre-industrial England.
The original manuscript has been preserved and is displayed in the Gilbert White museum at The Wakes, Selborne
Author: The Rev Gilbert White
Publisher: London: Bickers and son, 1, Leicester Square
Edition: 1884 3rd Edition
Attributes: Nice Copy, in a new quarter leather binding, illustrated throughout
Condition: Rebound in a red quarter leather binding, which remains firm, pages bound securely, closed tear and creases to the foldout. new endpapers and pastedowns, spotting to the first few pages, rest of pages lightly toned to the margins, occasional marks.
Information: 22.2cm x 15.4cm - 568pp
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