Gilbert whites natural history of selborne 1789 reveals a world of wonders in nature. Book the natural history of selborne victorian collections. The first edition, which is now before me, is a very handsome quarto. Buy the natural history of selborne by white, gilbert, secord, anne isbn. Advertisement the author of the following letters takes the liberty, with all proper deference, of laying before the public his idea of parochial history, which, he thinks, ought to consist of natural productions and occurrences as well as antiquities. The natural history and antiquities of selborne, or just the natural history of selborne is a book by english naturalist and ornithologist gilbert white.
It was founded by george arthur musgrave 1843 29 august 1912 and his wife theresa of torquay in devon and it was inspired by gilbert whites wellknown book, the natural history and antiquities of selborne. Gilbert white was, in a very peculiar sense, a man of one book. The natural history and antiquities of selborne stereotyped edition by rev. The folio society has published two very different editions of gilbert whites natural history of selborne. The natural history of selborne by gilbert white librarything. Natural history of selborne by gilbert white abebooks. The natural history and antiquities of selborne gilbert. White the natural history of selborne, and the naturalists calendar, 1879. The natural history of selborne by gilbert white world of. Everyday low prices and free delivery on eligible orders. Fascinating book not so much for the natural history as for the look at the history of science. It was first published in 1789 by his brother benjamin. The natural history of selborne by gilbert white free ebook.
The first folio society edition was published in 1962 no. Pdf gilbert white, john ray and the construction of the. Natural history of selborne t h white folio society 1994 ill. The natural history and antiquities of selborne wikipedia. Please see my listings in the folio society category of my ebay shop. The biodiversity heritage library works collaboratively to make biodiversity literature openly available to the world as part of a global biodiversity community. The natural history of selborne by gilbert white book.
White, gilbert, 17201793 allen, grant, 18481899 type. This by gilbert white is available at bauman rare books. The natural history of selborne gilbert white oxford. Besides seeing the extraordinary aims and actions of the revolution in france, 1789 was the year in which britain marked the publication of whites quiet and local text. The natural history of selborne by white gilbert, first. The natural history of selborne by gilbert white, paperback. The parish of selborne lies in the extreme eastern corner of the county of hampshire, bordering on the county of sussex, and not far from the county of surrey. Sorry but the edition you are looking for is now out of stock. The natural history of selborne oxford university press. The natural history of selborne is based on his correspondence with two distinguished naturalists, thomas pennant and daines barrington anne secord is an affiliated research scholar in the department of history and philosophy of science, university of cambridge. Natural history and antiquities of selborne by gilbert. Page 7 in the midst of this spot stood, in old times, a vast oak, with a short squat body, and huge horizontal arms extending almost to the extremity of the area. The natural history of selborne journals of gilbert white.
Details the natural history of selborne biodiversity. It has been continuously in print since then, with nearly 300 editions up to 2007. Editions of the natural history of selborne by gilbert white. Natural history of selborne gilbert white bauman rare books. The natural history of selborne is one the most published books in the english language.
The natural history and antiquities of selborne by gilbert. Mild tanning to pages throughout with occasional thumb marking present. Free kindle book and epub digitized and proofread by project gutenberg. Natural history and antiquities of selborne pdf free download. Natural history selborne county southampton, first edition. Natural history of selborne t h white folio society. Take a look through our popular categories to find a different edition that you can treasure. The reverend gilbert white was the curate of the village of selborne, a village in hampshire, from 1784 to his death in 1793, living most of his life in the village.
Over a period of twenty years white describes in minute detail the behaviour of animals through the changing seasons in the rural hampshire parish of selborne. The natural history of selborne by gilbert white and a great selection of related books, art and collectibles available now at. Yet the most enduring quality of his writing is the spirit of curiosity that bounds across every page, inspiring us to explore the abundance of life at our doorsteps and around our parishes. The natural history and antiquities of selborne simple. The book is in the form of a collection of letters to two friends, discussing the natural history of the areas that he knew, and natural history in general. Buy the natural history of selborne on free shipping on qualified orders. No 80 the natural history and antiquities of selborne by gilbert white 1789 this curates beautiful and lucid observations on the wildlife of a hampshire village. The natural history of selborne by gilbert white and a great selection of related books.
Wormell i am listing a library of folio society volumes. The natural history and antiquities of selborne book. This project is now finished, and contains a fairly complete transcription of forty years of the personal journals of gilbert white. An exquisite small volume that included whites antiquities in 1994, and a huge fine edition in 2009. The natural history of selborne from project gutenberg.
The word fossil, for instance, clearly didnt mean to white what it means today he talks about determining the type of a piece of fossil wood by seeing how it burns. When compiling his seminal work, the natural history and antiquities of selborne 1789, gilbert white relied on a number of natural history books in order to manage and accumulate information. The natural history of selborne nature classics library. Gilbert whites the natural history and antiquities of selborne was published without fanfare in 1789, a year otherwise famous for event. The object of the society was the preservation of birds, plants and pleasant places. With illustraions in colour by george edward collins. The natural history of selborne, and the naturalists. Buy the natural history of selborne nature classics library by white, gilbert, ravilious, eric isbn. The natural history and antiquities of selborne, or just the natural history of selborne is a book written by pioneering english naturalist and ornithologist gilbert white. Countless as have been the reprints of the natural history of selborne, its original form is no longer, perhaps, familiar to many readers. This venerable tree, surrounded with stone steps, and seats above them, was the delight of old and young, and a place of much resort in summer evenings. This is an exlibrary book and may have the usual libraryused book markings inside. Natural history antiquities selborne by white abebooks.