Rare antique 1890 Edition: Gilbert White's "The Natural History of Selborne"

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Rare antique 1890 Edition: Gilbert White’s “The Natural History of Selborne”

£95.00

For sale is a rare, antique copy of “The Natural History of Selborne” by the Rev. Gilbert White, A.M., published in 1890 by London’s esteemed George Bell and Sons.

This is one of the most beloved and widely published works in English literature, considered a foundational text in ecology and natural observation (phenology). The book is a fascinating compilation of White’s letters and detailed observations on the flora, fauna, and weather of Selborne, Hampshire, in the late 18th century.

The title page specifies “WITH FORTY ENGRAVINGS,” which include stunning, likely hand-colored pictures.