The Natural History of Selborne; Observations on Various Parts of Nature; and the Naturalist's Calendar, By the Late Rev. Gilbert White, A.M. With Notes by Captain Thomas Brown
by White, Gilbert
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- Hardcover
- Condition
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- Seller
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Skipton, North Yorkshire, United Kingdom
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About This Item
Edinburgh:: (1833). Hardback. Full leather binding. An early nineteenth century edition of this classic of natural history. x,356pp. Lacks two leaves from the poems section of the prelims and possibly missing one plate. Frontis and seven further paltes. Full calf binding with raise bands to spine and black leather label. gilt ruled borders to bands and gilt titles. Bevelled boards. Boards impressed with diamond texture. Marbled endpapers. Some loss to head of spine. Leather is dull and scuffed. Front hinge is very fragile being split internally and with some cracking to the leather externally. Text block is sound and square. Fair . Hardback. 1833.
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- Bookseller
- C L Hawley
(GB)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 24334
- Title
- The Natural History of Selborne; Observations on Various Parts of Nature; and the Naturalist's Calendar, By the Late Rev. Gilbert White, A.M. With Notes by Captain Thomas Brown
- Author
- White, Gilbert
- Format/Binding
- Hardback
- Book Condition
- Used
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Publisher
- (1833)
- Place of Publication
- Edinburgh:
- Date Published
- 1833
- Keywords
- Antiquarian,Gilbert White,Natural history
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C L Hawley
Biblio member since 2005
Skipton, North Yorkshire
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- Calf
- Calf or calf hide is a common form of leather binding. Calf binding is naturally a light brown but there are ways to treat the...
- Hinge
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- Plate
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- Gilt
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- Spine
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