The Natural History of Selborne and The Naturalist's Calendar
- Collection : A fine ornithological and natural history library
- Publisher : Frederick Warne
- Published In : London
- Illustrations : frontis, woodcut text figs
Description:
Edited, with notes, by G. Christopher Davies. The "Chandos Classics" edition. The Natural History of Selborne, first published in 1789, is one of the most popular books in the English language, while its author, Gilbert White is widely regarded as the father of ecology and the forerunner of all modern natural historians.
Martin p. 157.
Condition
8vo, orig. cloth, printed paper title piece to spine. Gatherings unopened. Bookplate of the Lewis Balfour bequest, British Ornithologists' Union and small ink stamp to verso of title page only. Very Good. Signature of Henry Balfour (1863-1939) dated1886 to endpaper, British archaeologist, and first curator of the Pitt Rivers Museum.
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