The Natural History and Antiquities of Selborne in the County of Southampton.

elegant calf binding

An elegantly bound copy of one of the great classics of Victorian nature writing, originally published in 1789.

Gilbert White (1720-1793) was a parson who, between 1751 and his death in 1793, kept a detailed journal of his horticultural activities and observations of the natural world. He was also part of a wide circle of British naturalists and scientists and portions of his correspondence, together with material from his journal and investigations into local antiquities, comprises the text of this, his magnum opus.

It is White's focus 'on the everyday, on what is accessible to the curious observer in any age, that is a principal reason for the book's enduring popularity' (Oxford Dictionary of National Biography).

Reissue; 8vo (22 x 13.5 cm); contents fresh; contemporary tan calf, spine elaborately gilt in compartments, burgundy morocco label, gilt triple fillets and inner dentelles, marbled endpapers, top edge gilt, bookplate of Arthur Nathan, a fine copy; 476pp.