The Life and Letters of Gilbert White of Selbourne, written and edited by his Great-Grand Nephew, 2 Volumes, complete marbled endpapers

marbled endpapers

in black cloth-covered slipcase lettered in gilt on the spine and front cover and with gilt view of a gallery at Angkor Wat on the front cover

52 figures

the plates are bright and clean

The text is in Chinese with Latin names used throughout

The Life and Letters of Gilbert White of Selbourne, written and edited by his Great-Grand Nephew, 2 Volumes, complete marbled endpapersPp. xv, 330; ix, 300, with 30 full page plates, and illustrations. Contemporary three quarter red Morocco leather, spine with 5 raised bands, lettered in gilt in two compartments and with elaborate gilt floral designs in the four other compartments, over blue marbled boards with matching marbled endpapers, top page edge in gilt, 8vo. An elegant and beautifully bound copy of the first edition. From the research collection of herpetologist Lauren E.