The Natural History and Antiquities of Selborne, in the Country of Southampton

London: Printed by T. Bensley for B. White and Son, 1789. First edition. Two engraved titles and seven engraved plates, two folding, errata leaf present. v, 468, [6, index], [1, errata] pp. With page 292 misnumbered 262 and pp. 441-442 omitted from the pagination. 1 vols. 4to (269 x 205 mm). Later half calf, marbled boards, uncut, a few early annotations in ink, signed "LS", some spotting, fly-title to Natural History bound after Advertisement, some offsetting to text from plates, rebacked preserving original spine (some rubbing, front joint cracked), in quarter brown morocco folding case. First edition. Two engraved titles and seven engraved plates, two folding, errata leaf present. v, 468, [6, index], [1, errata] pp. With page 292 misnumbered 262 and pp. 441-442 omitted from the pagination. 1 vols. 4to (269 x 205 mm). A classic of English literature and a cornerstone of popular natural history. Gilbert White (1720-1793)is admired by modern ornithologists as one of the first observers to record detailed notes of birds and their habitats. The book is presented as a series of letters to fellow naturalist Thomas Pennant and Daines Barrington, R.S. Martin 90; Rothschild 2550; Grolier English 62. Provenance: Sir Benjamin Chapman (bookplate); morocco ex-libris of Frank Hogan