28th Jul, 2021 10:30 GMT/BST
White (Gilbert). Group of finely bound copies of The Natural History and Antiquities of Selborne, various editions, mainly 19th century, including: 1) The Natural History of Selborne ... edited ... by Edward Jesse, London: Henry G. Bohn, 1861. 8vo, contemporary purple calf, bookplate of W. H. Mullens (1866-1946), ornithologist and co-author of A Bibliography of British Ornithology (1917), 2) ibid. 8vo, recent crushed red morocco gilt, 3) Natural History and Antiquities of Selborne. With Notes by Frank Buckland. A Chapter on Antiquities by Lord Selborne, and New Letters. Illustrated by P. H. Delamotte, London: Macmillan and Co., 1875. Large 8vo, contemporary tan calf gilt, and 13 others similar (qty: 16) The lot not collated and sold as a set of fine bindings.
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Auction: Books, Maps & Manuscripts, 28th Jul, 2021
Books, Maps & Manuscripts
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