The Natural History of Selborne with Observations on Various Parts of Nature
by White, (Rev. Gilbert)
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- very good
- Hardcover
- Condition
- Very Good
- Seller
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Ely, Cambridgeshire, United Kingdom
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About This Item
London : George Bell, 1898. Hardcover. Very Good. Edited by E Jesse, with additions and supplementary notes by Sir William Jardine. 17.5 cm x 12.5 cm xxiv- 416 pages, engraved frontis of Selborne with forty engravings of birds and animals all 40 of the plates finely HAND COLOURED to a high standard. The contents clean and tight with no inscriptions or marks. Bound in a contemporary full red calf with the gilt crest of 'Schola Civitatis Londinensis' (City of London School) to upper board within blind stamped and gilt decorated borders. The spine in six compartments with green title label, with gilt central device within decorative floral corner pieces to the remaking 5 compartments. The binding clean and tight with no splits chipping or rubbing.
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- Bookseller
- Hereward Books (GB)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 003353
- Title
- The Natural History of Selborne with Observations on Various Parts of Nature
- Author
- White, (Rev. Gilbert)
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Publisher
- George Bell
- Place of Publication
- London
- Date Published
- 1898
- Keywords
- fine binding, hand coloured, Whites Selborne
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- Spine
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- Device
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- 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...