28th Jul, 2021 10:30 GMT/BST
White (Gilbert). The Natural History and Antiquities of Selborne ... the Standard Edition by E. T. Bennett. Thoroughly revised, with Additional Notes, by James Edmund Harting. Illustrated with Engravings by Thomas Bewick, Harvey, and Others, 21 copies, mixed editions (including four 1st editions), London: Bickers and Son [or Swan Sonnenschein], 1875-91. 8vo, original varicoloured pictorial cloth gilt, gilt edges, some wear to headcaps and corners, one copy of the 2nd edition (1876) with bookplate of W. H. Mullens (1866-1946), ornithologist and co-author of A Bibliography of British Ornithology (1917), one copy of the 1st edition (1875) with envelope of flower cuttings docketed 'Flowers gathered at Selborne, July 12 1876' and related details (qty: 21) The lot not fully collated and sold as seen.
Sold for £130
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Auction: Books, Maps & Manuscripts, 28th Jul, 2021
Books, Maps & Manuscripts
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