The Natural History and Antiquities of Selborne, in the county of Southampton, to which are added, The Naturalist's Calendar; observations on various parts of nature; and poems Pictorial color laminated boards (hardcover)

Pictorial color laminated boards (hardcover)

Publisher’s red cloth

Publisher’s original gilt-decorated and blind-stamped Smithsonian-issue dark green cloth

ink stamp on front endpaper of the atlas volume “Afognak

This is the very rare first edition of the Charas work which went through three Italian printings and three English printings

The Natural History and Antiquities of Selborne, in the county of Southampton, to which are added, The Naturalist's Calendar; observations on various parts of nature; and poems Pictorial color laminated boards (hardcover)Pp. x, 587, (1), 2 engraved vignettes on titles, 8 engraved plates, (1 hand colored), including a folding frontispiece view of Selborne. Publishers original full antique leather, spine with five raised bands with black leather gilt title label in one compartment, repeated gilt designs in the other five compartments, marbled page edges with matching marbled endpapers, 4to. This is one of the most important and complete editions, the text is the