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Edité par Forgotten Books, 2018
ISBN 10 : 1334277249ISBN 13 : 9781334277245
Vendeur : Forgotten Books, London, Royaume-Uni
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Paperback. Etat : New. Print on Demand. Excerpt from The Natural History and Antiquities of Selborne and a Garden Kalendar. About the Publisher, Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works. This text has been digitally restored from a historical edition. Some errors may persist, however we consider it worth publishing due to the work's historical value. The digital edition of all books may be viewed on our website before purchase. print-on-demand item.
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Edité par Hardpress Publishing, 2013
ISBN 10 : 131409923XISBN 13 : 9781314099232
Vendeur : PBShop.store US, Wood Dale, IL, Etats-Unis
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PAP. Etat : New. New Book. Shipped from UK. Established seller since 2000.
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Edité par S. T. Freemantle, 1900
Vendeur : World of Rare Books, Goring-by-Sea, SXW, Royaume-Uni
Etat : Fair. 1900. No Edition Remarks. 427 pages. No dust jacket. Green cloth with gilt lettering. Black and white illustration plates throughout and colour frontispiece with tissue guards. Fold out facsimile letter. Gilt top edge to textblock. Pages bright with some tanning and foxing, particularly to textblock edges and endpapers. Binding remains firm. Previous owner's label to front pastedown. Small tear to front free endpaper. Boards have moderate wear with bumping and fraying to corners, crushing to spine ends and rubbing and some staining, particularly to edges. Gilt lettering remains bright and clear.
Edité par S. T. Freemantle, 1900
Vendeur : Books From California, Simi Valley, CA, Etats-Unis
Hardcover. Etat : Acceptable. Volume 1 only. Ex-library copy with usual markings. Green cloth cover with gilt shows minor wear and rubbing. Pages are lightly tanned. Lacking title page.
Edité par London: S. T. Freemantle, 1900
Vendeur : Books From California, Simi Valley, CA, Etats-Unis
Hardcover. Etat : Good. Volume 2 only. Ex-library copy with usual markings. Cover shows minor wearw, rubbing, and bumped corners. Loose hinges, pages are tanned with minor scattered foxing.
Edité par S. T. Freemantle, London, UK, 1900
Vendeur : Broad Street Book Centre, Hereford, Royaume-Uni
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Hardcover. Etat : Good-. Keulemans, J. G.; Railton, H.; Sullivan, Edmund J. (illustrateur). 443 pages incl. appendices and index, 48 b/w illustration plates and numerous smaller illustrations within text. Light green cloth boards with gilt lettering to spine and emblem to front cover. Gilt top edge. Cloth cover a little grubby and shelf-worn, spine browned, corner bumped. Spine cracked, binding remains intact but fragile in places. Dark foxing to prelims, endpapers and outer page edges, occasionally spilling onto page margins and tissue guards; text and illustrations not affected. Endpapers browned and pages toned o/w contents clean and unmarked. Fore and bottom edge untrimmed. Heavy volume (1.37 kg) ? Overseas orders may require additional postage.
Date d'édition : 2022
Vendeur : S N Books World, Delhi, Inde
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Leatherbound. Etat : NEW. Leatherbound edition. Condition: New. Leather Binding on Spine and Corners with Golden leaf printing on spine. Bound in genuine leather with Satin ribbon page markers and Spine with raised gilt bands. A perfect gift for your loved ones. Reprinted from 1900 edition. NO changes have been made to the original text. This is NOT a retyped or an ocr'd reprint. Illustrations, Index, if any, are included in black and white. Each page is checked manually before printing. As this print on demand book is reprinted from a very old book, there could be some missing or flawed pages, but we always try to make the book as complete as possible. Fold-outs, if any, are not part of the book. If the original book was published in multiple volumes then this reprint is of only one volume, not the whole set. IF YOU WISH TO ORDER PARTICULAR VOLUME OR ALL THE VOLUMES YOU CAN CONTACT US. Resized as per current standards. Sewing binding for longer life, where the book block is actually sewn (smythe sewn/section sewn) with thread before binding which results in a more durable type of binding. Pages: 558 Language: English Volume 1 Pages: 558 Volume 1.
Date d'édition : 2022
Vendeur : S N Books World, Delhi, Inde
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LeatherBound. Etat : NEW. Leatherbound edition. Condition: New. Leather Binding on Spine and Corners with Golden leaf printing on spine. Bound in genuine leather with Satin ribbon page markers and Spine with raised gilt bands. A perfect gift for your loved ones. Reprinted from 1900 edition. NO changes have been made to the original text. This is NOT a retyped or an ocr'd reprint. Illustrations, Index, if any, are included in black and white. Each page is checked manually before printing. As this print on demand book is reprinted from a very old book, there could be some missing or flawed pages, but we always try to make the book as complete as possible. Fold-outs, if any, are not part of the book. If the original book was published in multiple volumes then this reprint is of only one volume, not the whole set. IF YOU WISH TO ORDER PARTICULAR VOLUME OR ALL THE VOLUMES YOU CAN CONTACT US. Resized as per current standards. Sewing binding for longer life, where the book block is actually sewn (smythe sewn/section sewn) with thread before binding which results in a more durable type of binding. Pages: 562 Language: English Volume 1 Pages: 562 Volume 1.
Date d'édition : 2023
Vendeur : True World of Books, Delhi, Inde
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LeatherBound. Etat : New. LeatherBound edition. Condition: New. Reprinted from , edition. Leather Binding on Spine and Corners with Golden leaf printing on spine. Bound in genuine leather with Satin ribbon page markers and Spine with raised gilt bands. A perfect gift for your loved ones. NO changes have been made to the original text. This is NOT a retyped or an ocr'd reprint. Illustrations, Index, if any, are included in black and white. Each page is checked manually before printing. As this print on demand book is reprinted from a very old book, there could be some missing or flawed pages, but we always try to make the book as complete as possible. Fold-outs, if any, are not part of the book. If the original book was published in multiple volumes then this reprint is of only one volume, not the whole set. Sewing binding for longer life, where the book block is actually sewn (smythe sewn/section sewn) with thread before binding which results in a more durable type of binding. Pages: 561.
Date d'édition : 2022
Vendeur : S N Books World, Delhi, Inde
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Leatherbound. Etat : NEW. Leatherbound edition. Condition: New. Leather Binding on Spine and Corners with Golden leaf printing on spine. Bound in genuine leather with Satin ribbon page markers and Spine with raised gilt bands. A perfect gift for your loved ones. Reprinted from 1900 edition. NO changes have been made to the original text. This is NOT a retyped or an ocr'd reprint. Illustrations, Index, if any, are included in black and white. Each page is checked manually before printing. As this print on demand book is reprinted from a very old book, there could be some missing or flawed pages, but we always try to make the book as complete as possible. Fold-outs, if any, are not part of the book. If the original book was published in multiple volumes then this reprint is of only one volume, not the whole set. IF YOU WISH TO ORDER PARTICULAR VOLUME OR ALL THE VOLUMES YOU CAN CONTACT US. Resized as per current standards. Sewing binding for longer life, where the book block is actually sewn (smythe sewn/section sewn) with thread before binding which results in a more durable type of binding. Pages: 570 Language: English Volume 2 Pages: 570 Volume 2.
Date d'édition : 2022
Vendeur : S N Books World, Delhi, Inde
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LeatherBound. Etat : NEW. Leatherbound edition. Condition: New. Leather Binding on Spine and Corners with Golden leaf printing on spine. Bound in genuine leather with Satin ribbon page markers and Spine with raised gilt bands. A perfect gift for your loved ones. Reprinted from 1900 edition. NO changes have been made to the original text. This is NOT a retyped or an ocr'd reprint. Illustrations, Index, if any, are included in black and white. Each page is checked manually before printing. As this print on demand book is reprinted from a very old book, there could be some missing or flawed pages, but we always try to make the book as complete as possible. Fold-outs, if any, are not part of the book. If the original book was published in multiple volumes then this reprint is of only one volume, not the whole set. IF YOU WISH TO ORDER PARTICULAR VOLUME OR ALL THE VOLUMES YOU CAN CONTACT US. Resized as per current standards. Sewing binding for longer life, where the book block is actually sewn (smythe sewn/section sewn) with thread before binding which results in a more durable type of binding. Pages: 576 Language: English Volume 2 Pages: 576 Volume 2.
Edité par Forgotten Books, 2018
ISBN 10 : 0265747120ISBN 13 : 9780265747124
Vendeur : PBShop.store US, Wood Dale, IL, Etats-Unis
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HRD. Etat : New. New Book. Shipped from UK. Established seller since 2000.
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Edité par ARKOSE PR, 2015
ISBN 10 : 134613779XISBN 13 : 9781346137797
Vendeur : moluna, Greven, Allemagne
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Gebunden. Etat : New.
Edité par LIGHTNING SOURCE INC, 2015
ISBN 10 : 1346671281ISBN 13 : 9781346671284
Vendeur : moluna, Greven, Allemagne
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Gebunden. Etat : New.
Edité par S. T. Freemantle / J. B. Lippincott, London / New York, 1900
Vendeur : About Books, Henderson, NV, Etats-Unis
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Hardcover. Etat : Very Good++ condition. Keulemans, J. G.; & Herbert Railton, & Edmund J. Sullivan (illustrateur). Limited First Edition (No. 48. of 208). London / New York: S. T. Freemantle / J. B. Lippincott, 1900. Very Good++ condition. SEE PHOTOS. Bright, shiny, square and reasonably tight. Inner and outer hinges are perfect. Corners are NOT bumped. NO fading. Pages are clean, crisp, and unmarked. NO foxing. NO owner's name or bookplate. NOT a library discard. "Anno Domini MDCCCC" [1900]. LIMITED FIRST EDITION, this being No. 48. of 208 copies printed for America (with "Lippincott" Not Freemantle, at the foot of the spine). Volume 1 only (of 2), but complete in itself. Complete with tissue guarded frontispiece portrait (color-tinted), a two-page folding facsimile letter, and all full-page plates and smaller illustrations, as called for. A yellow silk ribbon page marker is bound in. From the title page: "Edited by R. Bowdler Sharp, LL.D, with an Introduction to the Garden Kalendar by the Very Reverend S. Reynolds Hole, Dean of Rochester, & Numerous Illustrations by J. G. Keulemans, Herbert Railton, & Edmund J. Sullivan." Top edge gilt. Bound in the original green cloth with bevelled edges and a gilt-stamped coat of arms on the front cover. All gilt-stamping (spine and front cover) is still bright and shiny. Hardcover. 6.5" wide by 9" tall by 2.25" thick. This large, heavy book will require extra postage for Priority and International shipments, but only the standard charge for media mail. . Limited First Edition (No. 48. of 208). Hardcover (heavy). Very Good++ condition. Illus. by Keulemans, J. G.; & Herbert Railton, & Edmund J. Sullivan. Thick 8vo. xxiv, 428pp. Great Packaging, Fast Shipping.
Edité par S T Freemantle, GB, 1900
Vendeur : Richard Sylvanus Williams (Est 1976), WINTERTON, Royaume-Uni
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Hardback. Etat : G++. Etat de la jaquette : No DW. 1st Edition. Brown cloth lettered in gold on spines. Fairly clean tight etxts in sound bindings but spine quite worn. Set is in good double plus condition with noticeable signs of wear and/or age. SPECIAL POSTAGE RATES APPLY (GB 2023 £8) Packed weight 2700g.
Edité par S T Freemantle, London, 1900
Vendeur : UK Countryside Booksellers, Cromford, DERBY, Royaume-Uni
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Hardcover. Etat : Very Good. No Jacket. Two Volumes. The Natural History & Antiquities of Selborne & A Garden Kalendar by The Rev Gilbert White. Condition is very good, some slight age toning internally, edges are uncut. Spine of both volumes are notably faded.
Edité par S. T. Freemantle, 1890
Vendeur : Moe's Books, Berkeley, CA, Etats-Unis
Hardcover. Etat : Very good. No jacket. 2 volumes. 50 full page engravings and numerous smaller engravings. Edited by R. Bowdler Sharpe. Illustrations by JG Keulmans, Herbert Railton, and Edmund J. Sullivan. Bookplate inside each front cover. Light foxing.Covers sheflworn. Hinges lightly cracked.
Edité par S.T. Freemantle, 1900
Vendeur : Moe's Books, Berkeley, CA, Etats-Unis
Hardcover. Etat : Very good. No jacket. Two volumes. Covers edgeworn. Bookplate inside front covers.
Date d'édition : 1900
Vendeur : G.S. MacManus Co., ABAA, Bryn Mawr, PA, Etats-Unis
WHITE, Gilbert. The Natural History & Antiquities of Selborne & a Garden Kalendar. Edited by R. Bowdler Sharpe. Phila.: J.B. Lippincott Company, 1900. 1st American ed. 2 Vols. xxiii,427; xv,443pp. Portrait frontises., illus., plates, folding facsimiles. Orig. gilt-armorial cloth, T.e.g, non-priceclipped d/js. Jackets chipped, else a very good copy. One of 208 numbered copies. Arranged in three sequences of correspondence, those addressed to Pennant and to Barrington comprise the natural history portion, the rest is an account of parish antiquities. "White's Natural History of Selborne is open to everyone, for everyone has observed much of what it describes. Writer and reader each share the inheritance of the natural world, and delight in what is given, so that Selborne becomes an expression of universal thanksgiving, treasured by all" (ODNB).
Edité par S. T. Freemantle, London, 1900
Cloth. Etat : Very Good. J. G. Keulemans; Herbert Railton; Edmund J. Sullivan (illustrateur). A smart edition of this work exploring the natural history of Selborne by Reverend Gilbert White, with illustrations. Complete in two volumes. Volume one is illustrated with a frontispiece, forty-nine plates, and many in-text images, including a folding facsimile letter. Volume two is illustrated with a frontispiece, forty-eight plates, and many in-text images. Collated complete. A compilation of letters detailing the natural history of the area around White's family home at the vicarage of Selborne in Hampshire. The letters are intended for Thomas Pennant, a leading British zoologist of the day, and Daines Barrington, an English barrister and Fellow of the Royal Society. With a garden calendar, specific to the area. Written by Gilbert White, a pioneering English naturalist, ecologist, and ornithologist. Edited by Richard Bowdler Sharpe, an English zoologist and ornithologist who worked as curator of the bird collection at the British Museum of natural history. Illustrated by Johannes Gerardus Keulemans, a Dutch bird illustrator, Herbert Railton,an English artist and leading black and white illustrator, and Edmund Joseph Sullivan, a British book illustrator known for his style merging the British tradition of illustration from the 1860s with aspects of Art Nouveau. In the original full cloth binding. Externally, smart with light rubbing and bumping to the extremities. Light fading to the spine. Front hinge starting but firm to volume one. Internally, firmly bound. Pages are very bright and clean throughout. Contemporary ink inscription to the rear endpaper of volume two. Very Good. book.
Edité par S.T. Freemantle, 1900
Vendeur : Francis Edwards ABA ILAB, Hay on Wye, Royaume-Uni
2 vols. Thick 8vo. [xxiv] + 427pp. + [i] + [xvi] + 443pp. + [i]. Port. frontiss. including 1 partially coloured, 2 folding facsimiles, numerous full page plates and other ills. by J.G. Keulemans, Herbert Railton and Edmund J. Sullivan. F.e.ps. browned, contemporary inscription, sporadic spotting, edges of leaves spotted, upper hinge in vol. 2 cracked, original gilt lettered light green cloth with sm. gilt emblem to upper boards, some minor soiling and rubbing, spine to vol. 1 lightly browned, head and tail of spine sl. bumped, t.e.g. rest uncut. Additional postage may be necessary US$172.
Edité par S.T. Freemantle, Philadelphia, 1900
Vendeur : William Chrisant & Sons, ABAA, ILAB. IOBA, ABA, Ephemera Society, Fort Lauderdale, FL, Etats-Unis
Etat : Very Good. J. G. Keulemans, Herbert Railton, & Edmund J. Sullivan (illustrateur). Limited Edition. Two volume limited set of 208 printed copies for America, of which this is No. 42. Light green cloth boards with gilt title to spines and emblem on covers. Blue stain on cover of volume two. Foxing to first and last pages, but otherwise no previous owner's name or other markings in books. Vol one Pp. [xxiii] 427 Vol two Pp. [xv] 443 6.5 x 9 in or 16.5 x 23 cm.
Edité par S. T. Freemantle, 1900
Vendeur : Morning Mist Books and Maps, Cirencester, Royaume-Uni
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Hardcover. Etat : Very Good. Binding by Zaehnsdorf: half-bound crushed green morocco with green cloth boards. Spine sunned (see photo). Boards slightly marked and edges slightly scuffed. Binding firm. Marbled pastedowns and endpapers. Gilt to upper faces of page blocks with other faces untrimmed and spotted. Further spotting to titles and early/ final leaves, heavy in places, with periodic spotting within the main text, generally light. A few plates with ghosting onto the opposing page (both volumes lack tissue guards). Volume one with 50 full page illustrations and 37 small illustrations and volume two with 49 full page illustrations and 32 small illustrations. Two facsimile letters, as called for. 427 and 443pp. Further details available on request. Due to size and weight, extra postal costs will be necessary for delivery outside the U.K. (Ud5).
Edité par J. B. Lippincott, Philadelphia, 1900
Vendeur : PEMBERLEY NATURAL HISTORY BOOKS BA, ABA, Iver, Royaume-Uni
Etat : Very Good. xxiii, 427; xv, 443, 2 frontispeices (1 col), 97 b/w plates, woodcuts to text, 2 facsimile letters. . HB. 2 vols, 8vo, later half morocco, raised bands to spines, gilt tooling and title to compartments, marbled boards and endpapers, teg. Binding cracked between flyleaf and half-title in Vol. I, but firm. Occasional offsetting from plates. Vg. Limited edition of 208 copies printed for America, of which this in No. 193 . Edited by R. Bowdler Sharp, LL.D, with an Introduction to the Garden Kalendar by the Very Reverend S. Reynolds Hole, Dean of Rochester, & Numerous Illustrations by J. G. Keulemans, Herbert Railton, & Edmund J. Sullivan.Martin p.177.
Edité par S. T. Freemantle in Piccadilly., London, 1900
Vendeur : Marrins Bookshop, Folkestone, KENT, Royaume-Uni
Etat : Martin, p.90-97. TWO VOLUMES. Large 8vo, in fours. 8.75 x 6.25 inches. Volume One, xxii + [i] + 427 + [1] pp. Separate half title for A Garden Kalendar. Volume Two, xv + [i] + 443 + [1]. Separate vignette title page for The Antiquities of Selborne. Bound in half green morocco over green cloth boards, gilt; spine in compartments with raised bands, decorated gilt with gilt titles. Marbled green endpapers. Deckled edges. Bookseller's stamp of Sotheran, 37 Piccadilly, W. who commissioned the binding from Zaehnsdorf, whom they employed at this period. Spine faded and foxing, largely confined to edges and margins; otherwise a fine set. Loosely inserted: 1906 letter from editor on Natural History Museum notepaper. Illustrated by 99 plates with tissue guards, including one double page, 2 folding facsimiles and two portrait frontispieces, and by 66 text figures. Decorated by title page vignettes. A handsomely bound end of the nineteenth edition of this classic work of literature and natural history which has never been out of print since this its first appearance in 1789. The Natural History section is in the form of letters addressed to Thomas Pennant and Daines Barrington. The Antiquities section, describing the history of the parish of Selborne, is also in epistle format but not addressed to known correspondents. Volume One includes the Pennant letters and the Garden Kalendar (here printed in its entirety for the first time, with introduction by Samuel Reynolds Hole, Dean of Rochester from 1887); Volume Two the Barrington letters and the Antiquities, with Appendices in Latin, the Bibliography and the Index. Edited by Richard Bowdler Sharpe (1847-1909), Curator of the Bird Collection at the Natural History Museum, London (see enclosed letter). The plates include many fine studies of birds by the famous Dutch ornithological illustrator, Johannes Gerardus Keulemans (1842-1912), who lived and worked in England. (Martin. p. 177-179). THIS IS A HEAVY SET WHICH WILL INCUR SHIPPING COSTS ABOVE THE DEFAULT RATE QUOTED BY ABE, ESPECIALLY OUTSIDE THE UK. PLEASE CONTACT US DIRECTLY IF YOU WOULD LIKE A QUOTATION FOR POSTAGE BEFORE ORDERING. NATURAL HISTORY/SCIENCE HAMPSHIRE NATURAL HISTORY BIRDS TOPOGRAPHY 18TH CENTURY 19TH CENTURY ILLUSTRATED NATURAL HISTORY/SCIENCE.
Edité par London: S. T. Freemantle, 1900
Vendeur : The Scribe Bookstore, ABAC, Toronto, ON, Canada
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Hardcover. Etat : Fine. 2 volume set. Fine condition. Sharp set with no notable condition issues. Books come protected in mylar covers.
Edité par S. T. Freemantle, London, England, United Kingdom, 1900
Vendeur : SUNSET BOOKS, Newark, OH, Etats-Unis
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Hardcover. Etat : Fair. No Jacket. J.G. Keulemans; Herbert Railton; Edmund J. Sullivan (illustrateur). Limited Edition. LIMITED, LARGE-PAPER EDITION, signed by Editor and 3 Artists. Full-leather, gild lettering/decoration, 5-ribbed binding, boards are detached on Vol. I, as is the spine cover, and the cloth cover on right page of the Front End Paper is missing, Front board has leather chip top left corner, tape and sticker residue, Gild top page edges, tape residue on spine cover. Vol. II has detached Front Board with tape residue and scuff, wear through top & bottom of spine, NO missing pages, Rear board attached but loose. Seller's image, know what you are getting! 870 numbered pages. Pre-packing weight is 11 lb. 10.1 oz . ORIGINAL, NOT A REPRINT OR PHOTOCOPY!! NO Dust Jacket. Presentation block inside is "blank". Have number 118 in the limited edition of 150 number block. CLEAN TEXT! See Picture! The Copyright date is 1900 for this 1900 Printing. This volume was purchased through Local public auction. 2 volumes. 4to., (10 x 7 4/8 inches). Half-titles, title-pages printed in red and black. Engraved frontispieces and illustrated throughout. Original publisher's bevelled vellum with arms embossed on each front cover, and spines lettered in red (a little rubbed). First published in 1789, and never out of print since. Limited edition, number 7 of 150 copies for sale, signed by Bowdler Sharpe and each of the artists. An attractive edition of White's magnum opus. The Natural History and Antiquities of Selborne had its origins in White's correspondence with Daines Barrington and Thomas Pennant, in which they discussed their observations and theories about local flora, fauna and wildlife. White believed in studying living birds and animals in their natural habitat which was an unusual approach at that time, as most naturalists preferred to carry out detailed examinations of dead specimens in the comfort of their studies. This deceptively simple and unpretentious account of natural comings and goings in an eighteenth-century Hampshire parish has come to be regarded as one of the most perfectly realized celebrations of nature in the English language. The American writer J. R. Lowell once described it as 'the journal of Adam in Paradise.' Thank you for your purchase from Sunset Books! Help Promote World Literacy, GIVE a Book as a GIFT!! In stock, Ships from Ohio. WE COMBINE SHIPPING ON MULTIPLE PURCHASES!!!! SEE PICTURES!!!!! ANY ODD/GREEN TONES ON THE SCANS ARE CAUSED BY MY SCANNER!! All of our Technical/Textbook/Ex-Library volumes were obtained legally through Public or Auction sales. This volume was purchased through Local Public Auction. Size: 4to - over 9¾ - 12" tall. Signed by Illustrator(s). Book.
Edité par S. T. Freemantle in Picadilly, 1900
Vendeur : Shelley and Son Books (IOBA), Hendersonville, NC, Etats-Unis
Membre d'association : IOBA
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Hardcover. Etat : Very Good. Signed, Limited Edition. SIGNED. LIMITED EDITION, 1900. TWO VOLUMES, COMPLETE. This large-paper edition is limited to 160 copies, of which this is number 97. Signed by the editor and artists on the limited edition page on the verso of the flytitle page. Hardcover. Bound in absolutely beautiful cream vellum with a color embellishment in royal blue, gilt, red and green stamped on the cover. Red lettering on the spine with gilt crest. Top edge gilt. Deckled foredge and foot. Red and black title page. Illustrated throughout with fifty lovely plate engravings in black and white, protected by a translucent, titled leaf. Other smaller engravings are also found within the text, printed on what appears to be a tissue or india paper and affixed to the page. Both volumes contain a frontispiece, with the portrait of Volume I being colored in a peach monochrome. Text is centered on each page, with wide margins (2.25" at the foredge). Both volumes contain a list of full-page and smaller illustrations, as well as appendices. Volume II contains a bibliography and is indexed. Volume I, xxiii, 427 pp. Volume II, xv, 443 pp., plus errata. On a shelf, this set spans 6 inches. CONTENTS FOR VOLUME I:- Letters to Thomas Pennant, Esq.- Introduction to a Garden Kalendar- A Garden KalendarCONTENTS FOR VOLUME II:- Letters to the Hon. Daines Barrington- The Antiquities of Selborne- More Particulars Respecting the Old Family Tortoise, Omitted in the Natural HistoryCONDITION: Both volumes are in similar very good condition. The vellum has been preserved beautifully, and is quite smooth. Only light wear is present on the covers with minor soiling. The front joint at the foot is starting with cracks of 1/2 inch on Volume I and 1 inch in the same place on Volume II, yet all other joints are intact. Inner hinges are firmly attached and bindings are tight. There is a crack at the gutter at the list of illustrations page, but it has not compromised the integrity of the binding. There are some illustrations which are missing the titled protective cover. At over 11 lbs. with shipping materials, an additional shipping charge will likely apply. Full refund if not satisfied. Signed by Editor and Artists.
Edité par London: S.T. Freemantle in Piccadilly, 1900, 1900
Vendeur : Arader Galleries - AraderNYC, New York, NY, Etats-Unis
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WHITE, Gilbert (1720-1793). The Natural History and Antiquities of Selborne & A Garden Kalendar, Edited by R. Bowdler Sharpe . Illustrations by J.G. Keulemans, Herbert Railton, & Edmund J. Sullivan. London: S.T. Freemantle in Piccadilly, 1900 2 volumes. 4to., (10 x 7 4/8 inches). Half-titles, title-pages printed in red and black. Engraved frontispieces and illustrated throughout. Original publisher's bevelled vellum with arms embossed on each front cover, and spines lettered in red (a little rubbed). First published in 1789, and never out of print since. Limited edition, number 7 of 150 copies for sale, signed by Bowdler Sharpe and each of the artists. An attractive edition of White's magnum opus. The Natural History and Antiquities of Selborne had its origins in White's correspondence with Daines Barrington and Thomas Pennant, in which they discussed their observations and theories about local flora, fauna and wildlife. White believed in studying living birds and animals in their natural habitat which was an unusual approach at that time, as most naturalists preferred to carry out detailed examinations of dead specimens in the comfort of their studies. ".[T]he first book to link the worlds of nature and the village, is Gilbert White's 'The Natural History of Selborne.' This deceptively simple and unpretentious account of natural comings and goings in an eighteenth-century Hampshire parish has come to be regarded as one of the most perfectly realized celebrations of nature in the English language. The American writer J. R. Lowell once described it as 'the journal of Adam in Paradise.' This was extravagant even by the generous standards of the tributes heaped upon this book, yet Lowell had succeeded in catching something essential about both the man and his writing. Selborne, the real English village that is the setting for the book, may fall a mite short as a model for paradise; but the dramas of courtship, birth, survival and migration that are played out in its woods and fields, have, as recounted by White, something almost sacramental about them. Although he lived at a time when the rule of reason and the supremacy of man were accepted almost as gospel, White contrived to portray the daily business of lesser creatures as a source not just of interest, but of delight and inspiration. To that extent the book is a glimpse of a place of sanctuary" (Richard Mabey, "Gilbert White: A Biography of the Author of 'The Natural History of Selborne'"). Including illustrations by Keulemans, who began his career as a taxidermist providing stuffed birds to the State Museum of Natural History at Leiden. The director of that museum encouraged Keulemans to pursue his love of natural history, where he obtained a scientific appointment after an expedition to West Africa in 1865 and 1866. His accomplishments in illustration came to the notice of Richard Bowdler Sharpe, later a director of the British Museum, who encouraged him to move to England. Keulemans quickly achieved wide recognition and established himself as the most popular bird artist of the late Victorian period. He regularly provided illustrations for "The Ibis" and "The Proceedings of the Zoological Society". He illustrated many important bird books as well as those by Dresser, including Buller's "A History of the Birds of New Zealand" (1873), Shelley's "Monograph of the Sun-Birds" (1876-1880), William Vincent Legge's "Birds of Ceylon" (1880), Daniel Giraud Elliot's "Monograph of the Hornbills" (1887-1892), Richard Bowdler Sharpe's "Monograph on Kingfishers" (1868-1871), Henry Seebohm's "Monograph on Thrushes" (1902), and Osbert Salvin's "Biologia Centrali-Americana" (1879-1904).