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The Antiquities of Selborne in the County of Southampton.
by White, Gilbert. Scott, W. Sidney (Editor)
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- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Fine in a Near Fine DJ
- Seller
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Langley, Washington, United States
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About This Item
London:: The Falcon Press ,, 1950.. First edition. Fine in a Near Fine DJ . Fine in a Near Fine chipped, foxed DJ. Octavo (5 1/2 x 8 3/4 Inches.) Black cloth with gilt lettering set in red panel on spine. [1-12] 267 pp., 12 plates. Fully illustrated with wash drawings of Selbourne made in the year 1776 by Samuel Hieronymus Grimm. Jacket design by Charles Stewart. A separate issue of The Antiquities of Selboure- which Reverend White intended to be an integral part of his Natural History of Selboure, but was rarely published ensuite. Includes The Poetry of Gilbert White along with a historical and topographical account of Selbourne and two appendices. Cloth
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- Bookseller
- Lowry-James Rare Prints & Books
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- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 7128
- Title
- The Antiquities of Selborne in the County of Southampton.
- Author
- White, Gilbert. Scott, W. Sidney (Editor)
- Book Condition
- Used - Fine in a Near Fine DJ
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First edition
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Publisher
- The Falcon Press ,
- Place of Publication
- London:
- Date Published
- 1950.
- Keywords
- gilbert white natural history of selbourne 18th century english nature writing 18th century english naturalists Samuel Hieronymus Grimm Grimm, Samuel Hieronymus Books
- Bookseller catalogs
- Natural History;
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Lowry-James Rare Prints & Books
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About Lowry-James Rare Prints & Books
Established in 1986, Lowry-James Rare Prints & Books features original engravings and lithographs from the 17th through the 19th Centuries including original work by John James Audubon, early Natural History Prints, Botany and Horticulture, Maps and Cartography.
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- Foxed
- Foxing is the age related browning, or brown-yellowish spots, that can occur to book paper over time. When this aging process...
- Fine
- A book in fine condition exhibits no flaws. A fine condition book closely approaches As New condition, but may lack the...
- 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...
- Jacket
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- Cloth
- "Cloth-bound" generally refers to a hardcover book with cloth covering the outside of the book covers. The cloth is stretched...
- Octavo
- Another of the terms referring to page or book size, octavo refers to a standard printer's sheet folded four times, producing...
- 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....
- First Edition
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