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The Natural History and Antiquities of Selborne and a Garden Kalendar. In Two Volumes
by White, Gilbert; Edited by R. Bowdler Sharpe, LL.D., with an introduction to the Garden Kalendar by the Very Reverend S. Reynolds Hole, Dean of Rochester, and numerous illustrations by J. G. Keulemans, Herbert Railton, and Edmund J. Sullivan
- Used
- very good
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Very Good/No Jacket, As Issued
- Seller
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Bloomington, Indiana, United States
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About This Item
London / New York : S. T. Freemantle / J. B. Lippincott Co. , 1900. # 188 of 208 copies printed for America. Two volumes in publisher's original green buckram, gilt lettering at spines, top edges gilt. Profusely and wonderfully illustrated. Very Good, spot of discoloration rear board Vol. II, scattered light toning at end papers only. A handsome set of this classic of natural history. . Limited and Numbered First Edition. Cloth. Very Good/No Jacket, As Issued. Thick 8vo.
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- Bookseller
- Dale Steffey Books, ABAA
(US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 008172
- Title
- The Natural History and Antiquities of Selborne and a Garden Kalendar. In Two Volumes
- Author
- White, Gilbert; Edited by R. Bowdler Sharpe, LL.D., with an introduction to the Garden Kalendar by the Very Reverend S. Reynolds Hole, Dean of Rochester, and numerous illustrations by J. G. Keulemans, Herbert Railton, and Edmund J. Sullivan
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good
- Jacket Condition
- No Jacket, As Issued
- Edition
- Limited and Numbered First Edition
- Publisher
- S. T. Freemantle / J. B. Lippincott Co.
- Place of Publication
- London / New York
- Date Published
- 1900
- Size
- Thick 8vo
- Weight
- 0.00 lbs
- Bookseller catalogs
- Literature; Biology; Nineteenth Century;
- Note
- May be a multi-volume set and require additional postage.
Terms of Sale
Dale Steffey Books, ABAA
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About the Seller
Dale Steffey Books, ABAA
Biblio member since 2006
Bloomington, Indiana
About Dale Steffey Books, ABAA
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- Buckram
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- Gilt
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- New
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