The Natural History of Selborne By Gilbert White Edited with Notes by Grant Allen Illustrated by Edmund H. New [Half Leather Binding by Bickers & Son Later Edition]

Rev Gilbert White, (1720-1793) Edited by Grant Allen Illustrated by Edmund H. New

Verlag: John Lane The Bodley Head Ltd., 1929

Beschreibung

London: John Lane, The Bodley Head Ltd., 1929, Later Edition. In elegant half polished calf prize leather binding for Epsom College by Bickers and Son, with raised bands and gilt lined second and third compartments, with gilt titles, gilt crest to the front board, marbled end papers, prize plate to the front paste down. Illustrated with forty-eight full page illustrations including 2 maps, 63 smaller illustrations in the text and 72 illustrations of birds. Pagination: xl, 528, 4pp of adverts. Provenance: prize plate for HD Phillimor to the front. Approximately 7 ½ inches tall (18.5cm). Condition Report Externally Spine good condition faded to brown (from green), gilt titles and gilt lined compartments, raised bands, gently rubbed and worn. Joints good condition gently rubbed and worn. Corners good condition bumped and worn. Boards good condition green cloth and leather quarters, gilt crest to front board, marked and worn. Page edges good condition top edge gilt, darkened, others tanned. See above and photos. Internally Hinges very good condition sound. Paste downs good condition marbled with prize plate to the front. End papers good condition marbled, subsequently tanned and foxed. Title good condition tanned with some foxing. Pages good condition tanned with some foxing. Binding good condition attractive, solid and strong. See photos. Bestandsnummer des Verkäufers ABE-1724066647603

Bibliografische Details

Titel: The Natural History of Selborne By Gilbert ...

Verlag: John Lane The Bodley Head Ltd.

Erscheinungsdatum: 1929

Einband: Hardcover

Zustand: Very Good