The Natural History of Selborne. Edited by Edward Jesse. by White, Gilbert - 1851

London, Cresset Press, 1960. Hard Cover. xxiii, 296 p., ill., 20.5 cm. Illustrated with wood engravings by Claire Oldham. This edition first published, 1947. White, "the greatest [non professional] naturalist Britain has produced." produced a classic in his study of the natural history of the Hampshire village of Selborne. PA. Stock# 35,914. Vg/ dj good+. Fisher, James, 1912.

J.M DENT & SONS LTD, 1966. Hardcover. Good/Acceptable. 1966. Reprinted. 296 pages. Illustrated dust jacket over black cloth with gilt lettering. Pages are mildly tanned & foxed throughout. Heavier to text block edges. Binding remains firm. Text is clear. Boards have mild edge-wear with bumping to corners. Light sunning to spine and edges with crushing to spine ends. Gilt lettering remains bright & clear. Unclipped jacket. Panels have moderate edge wear with chips, tears, and creasing.

London : Folio Society, 1962-01-01. Hardcover. Good. . Cover and edges shows wear. Former owner's nameplate inside front cover. Pages are clean and intact.

GB: Pearson, 1899. Bugundy cloth lettered in gold on spine and with extensive blind decoration including heraldic lion on spine and heraldic achievment on front cover. Endpapers browned and edges spotted. some spine wear to top and bottom edges.. Hardback. G++/No DW.

Folio Society,, 1962 [1965]. 8vo., Third Impression thus, with frontispiece, 11 plates and endpaper maps; pictorial cloth, gilt back, dark top, a near fine copy in publisher's board-slip-case, the latter lightly frayed at corners. First published by the FS in 1962.

London & New York: John Lane the Bodley Head, 1902. Cloth. Good/No Jacket. New, Edmund H. Classic work on Natural history in the form of Letters addressed to Thomas Pennant and Daines Barington. Frontis illustrated with their portraits. Beautifully illustrated Full Page and In-Text B&W illustrations including many Birds and 2 maps, by Edmund H. New. Green cloth with Gilt "St. George & the Dragon" medallion on front and Gilt lettering on spine. Top page edges Gilt, other edges untrimmed. 552 pages + publisher's adverts. 6" Tall, 780g. Some fading to spine. Front board a bit warped. Hinges sound & text block sound. Prize label on endpaper, dated 1903. No other inscriptions. Size: 12mo - over 6¾ - 7¾" Tall

London : First Folio Society edition 1962. Hard Cover decorative two tone grey cloth NO SLIPCASE 213 pages with illustrations and maps to eps, just the odd tan spot Otherwise covers and inside in VERY GOOD CLEAN TIGHT READING ORDER. Full refund if not satisfied. 24 hour despatch. If not pictured in this listing, a scan of the actual book is available on request.

New York, Chanticleer Press, (1947). Illustrated with wood engravings by Claire Oldham -- 8vo, 296pp, frontispiece: wood engraving, notes, index -- Very good+ condition Nah #4472 Quantity Available: 1 Category: Natural History; Pictures of this item not already displayed here available upon request Inventory No: 002153.

GB: John Lane The Bodley Head, 1900. Publisher's brown decorated cloth. Fairly clean tight text in sound covers but with VERY HEAVILY BROWNED SPINE (TITLES BARELY LEGIBLE). sO Just a good reading copy, SPECIAL POSTAGE RATES MAY APPLY Packed weight 1999g. . 1st Edition. Hardback. Good/No DW. Illus. by Edmund H New.

London : Folio Society, 1962. Folio Society edition. Hardcover. Very good copy in the original gilt-blocked cloth. Panel edges very slightly dust-toned as with age. Corners sharp with an overall tight, bright and clean impression. Physical description; x, [2], 216 pages : illustrations, map (on lining papers) ; 26 cm. Subjects; White, Gilbert (1720-1793). Natural history — England — Selborne.

Lisbon, Biblioteca Nacional de Portugal / Centro de Estudos Históricos, Universidade Nova, 2021.. FIRST and ONLY EDITION. 8°, original illustrated wrappers. As new. 110 pp., (1 blank l.), profusely illustrated, indexes of authors, places of publication, printers and booksellers. One of 500 copies. *** FIRST and ONLY EDITION of this excellent exhibition catalogue. Alves Dias is one of Portugal's leading historians, and a distinguished bibliophile.***

Special Offers Entomology . 1st. Ed. Pub. Peregrine Books. 1994. pp.xviii, 127 with 8 coloured illus. 8vo. New hdbk. in new dw. RRP £20.00. A fascinating book describing the authorÂ’s experiences of studying butterflies in the UK. All native British Butterflies are mentioned at some point in the text, which is handsomely supported by 8 watercolour plates by Mandy Shepherd.

Natural history Monographs . 1st. Ed. Pub. Peregrine Books. 2000. pp.xii, 249 with illus. 8vo. New hardback in new dw. RRP. £27.00. The distinguished naturalist, Derek Ratcliffe, passed away in 2005 aged 75. Born in 1929, this book tells the tale of his life from boyhood, when his interest in birds, butterflies, moths and dragonflies started to develop, through to the period in his life before 1970. Ratcliffe took the opportunity presented by writing this book of paying tribute to some of the people who helped him along the way and became lifelong friends.

Special Offers Gardening . 1st. Ed. Pub. Gloucestershire Orchard Trust. 2018. pp.vi, 50 with colour photography throughout. Large 8vo. New softback.

Pequena., 2017. 1st. Ed.. pp.xxii, 234 with b/w. photos. 8vo. A new softback. This is the first book to describe comprehensively the history of whaling in Brazil, starting with traditional whaling as a Portuguese crown monopoly and culminating with the introduction of modern ships, equipped with harpoon guns in the twentieth century - an initiative led by a British company (Duder and Brother) in Brazil.

Special Offers Gardening . 1st. Ed. Pub. Hartpury Heritage Trust. 2013. pp.xiv, 214 with colour photography throughout. Large 8vo. New softback.

Natural history Monographs . 1st. Ed. Pub. Pequena. 2006. pp.xvi, 363 with many illus. 8vo. New hardback in new dw. Signed by the author, Ian Hart. A fascinating account of the whaling industry in the Falkland Islands Dependencies. The sequence of events which led to the extension of British sovereignty in the Antarctic and the legislation & policing imposed by the Falkland Islands Government to control the burgeoning whaling industry are also discussed.

Pequena., 2009. 1st. Ed.. pp.303 with many photographs. 8vo. New hardback in new dw. Signed by the author, Ian Hart. This volume is a celebration of the life of Edward Beveridge Binnie, (born on the Falkland Islands in 1884) the eighth child of immigrant Scottish parents. The book traces his rise from humble beginnings through Falkland Islands Government service to becoming the first Antarctic Magistrate.

Pequena., 2020. 1st. Ed.. pp.xx, 380 with b/w. photographs and illustrations throughout. 4to. New hardback in new dw. Print run of just 400 copies. Signed by author. There have been very few attempts to document British involvement in the whaling and sealing industry. This book describes, in detail, some of the major companies that undertook this trade and the profound effect this had on the whale and seal populations in the southern hemisphere.

Lourenço Marques, [from rear cover] Composto e Impresso na Sociedade de Estudos, 1960.. FIRST and ONLY EDITION. 4°, original pale blue printed wrappers (browned, short tear on spine). Illustrations, maps and tables in text. Some light dampstains. In good condition. Old faint circular stamp on front cover. (2 ll.), 11 pp., (1 l.), 9, (2) pp., (1 l.), 7 pp., (1 l.), 8 pp., (1 l.), 7 pp., (1 l.), 9 pp., (1 blank l., 1 l.), 9 pp., (1 blank l., 1 l.), 15 pp., errata slip, (1 l.), 4 pp., (1 l.), 6 pp., (1 blank l., 1 l.), 23 pp., 2 folding tables, (1 l.), 6 pp., (1 blank l., 1 l.), 11 pp., (1 l.), 10 pp., (1 ll. plates, printed on both sides, 1 blank l., 1 l.), 7 pp., (8 pp. illustrations, 1 blank p., 1 l.), 13 pp., (1 blank l., 1 l.), 23 pp., (1 l.), 11 pp. including 3 full-page illustrations, (1 l.), 6 pp., (1 blank l., 1 l.), 24 pp., (1 blank l., 1 l.), 5 pp., (1 l. with bibliography, 2 ll. plates, 1 l.), 17 pp., (1 l.), 14 pp., (1 blank l.). *** FIRST and ONLY EDITION. The volume contains four brief… Read More