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THE NATURAL HISTORY AND ANTIQUITIES OF SELBORNE In The County of Southampton. To Which Are Added, The Naturalist's Calendar, Observations on Various Parts of Nature; and Poems. A New Edition, With Engravings
by White The Rev. Gilbert
- Used
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- See description
- Seller
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Newburyport, Massachusetts, United States
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About This Item
London: for White, Cochrane, and Co., 1813. Very Early Printing in format as the first edition. With twelve engraved plates including one handcoloured and one multi-folding. 4to, bound in three-quarter morocco over blue cloth boards, the spine decorated in panel designs in blind within compartments separated by raised bands, lettered in gilt in one compartment, t.e.g., others untrimmed. x, 587 pp. A fine and handsome copy in original quarto format with a full grouping ot engraved plates. Some mellowing as would be expected, a bit of minor aging to the binding. An unusually pleasing copy. A SIMPLY LOVELY EARLY 19TH CENTURY EDITION OF WHITE'S CHARMING WORK IN IMPRESSIVE QUARTO FORMAT AS THE FIRST EDITION. A copy with a full selection of engraved plates. "Open the book where you will, it takes you out-of-doors. In simplicity of taste and natural refinement [White] reminds you of Walton; in tenderness toward what he would have called the brute creation, of Cowper. He seems to have lived before the fall. His volumes are the journal of Adam in Paradise" (Lowell, quoted in Grolier 100, 124).
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Details
- Bookseller
- Buddenbrooks, Inc.
(US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 27358
- Title
- THE NATURAL HISTORY AND ANTIQUITIES OF SELBORNE In The County of Southampton. To Which Are Added, The Naturalist's Calendar, Observations on Various Parts of Nature; and Poems. A New Edition, With Engravings
- Author
- White The Rev. Gilbert
- Book Condition
- Used
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Publisher
- for White, Cochrane, and Co.
- Place of Publication
- London
- Date Published
- 1813
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About the Seller
Buddenbrooks, Inc.
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Newburyport, Massachusetts
About Buddenbrooks, Inc.
Buddenbrooks has one of the finest collections of landmark, rare books and manuscripts in the world. Our intention is to provide great books or manuscripts in excellent condition. We enjoy sharing our passion and expertise with anyone interested in fine and rare books. And we also look forward to the opportunity to meet you. We maintain premises in the heart of historic Newburyport which are reminiscent of a European style librarie. We encourage you to visit our shop where books are beautifully presented in fine library cabinets in a sophisticated environment. We are also available by appointment only to meet with clients in Boston, where we also have maintained a presence for over 40 years. If you see an item which interests you or if you would like to learn more about our offerings, please contact us via telephone, fax or e-mail.
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- Fine
- A book in fine condition exhibits no flaws. A fine condition book closely approaches As New condition, but may lack the...
- Spine
- The outer portion of a book which covers the actual binding. The spine usually faces outward when a book is placed on a shelf....
- Gilt
- The decorative application of gold or gold coloring to a portion of a book on the spine, edges of the text block, or an inlay in...
- Cloth
- "Cloth-bound" generally refers to a hardcover book with cloth covering the outside of the book covers. The cloth is stretched...
- Quarto
- The term quarto is used to describe a page or book size. A printed sheet is made with four pages of text on each side, and the...
- Raised Band(s)
- Raised bands refer to the ridges that protrude slightly from the spine on leather bound books. The bands are created in the...
- Morocco
- Morocco is a style of leather book binding that is usually made with goatskin, as it is durable and easy to dye. (see also...
- First Edition
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