Lord selbourne (2 Ergebnisse)

Publisher's Cloth. Zustand: Very Good. xxii, 480, 55 pp. Green publisher's cloth with gilt lettering and a device to the spine and black lettering and decorations to the front board. Rubbing to the spine and corners and a slight lean to the binding. With illustrations throughout by P. H. Delamotte, notes by Frank Buckland, and a chapter on antiquities by Lord Selbourne. Ink inscriptions to the prelims, leaves a little toned, otherwise internally clean. 8vo. Delamotte, P. H. (illustrator). …

Cloth. Zustand: Very Good. A lovely edition of Gilbert White's classic with greater focus on Selborne as a village, a copy belonging to the prestigious Selborne Society. The Natural History and Antiquities of Selborne, a new charming edition of Gilbert White's classic, with a chapter of the antiquities by Lord Selborne, and notes by English zoologist Frank Buckland. Published in 1897, first published in 1789.This particular copy is from the Selborne Collection, with a blind stamp from the Selborne Society to the front free end paper, Britain's oldest national conservation society.In the publisher's original green cloth. Contains a frontispiece and numerous in-text illustrations throughout by P.H. Delamotte.Considered a pioneer of English Natural Practical History for his care with observations, this edition celebrates White's impact on Selborne, with a new chapter by Lord Selborne observing the parish's history to provide more context for the work. Delamotte's illustrations provide a loving glimpse into both the village and the nature that White describes. In the publisher's original green cloth. Externally, smart, with minimal marks to boards. Bumping to the head and tail of the spine, and to the extremities, with minor rubbing to joints. Black end papers are clean. Selborne Society blind stamp to front free end paper, and library bookplate to front pastedown. Internally, firmly bound. Pages are bright and clean, with minor signs of browning to first and final leaves. Selborne Society blind stamp to title leaf. Very Good. P.H. Delmote (illustrator). book.…