WHITE, Gilbert (1720-93). The Natural History and Antiquities of Selborne, London, by T. Bensley for B. White and Son, 1789, 4°, FIRST EDITION, folding engraved frontispiece, engraved additional title, sectional title to "The Antiquities of Selborne" with engraved vignette, 6 engraved plates, one folding, errata leaf (offsetting, Y2-3 cut down at lower margins, 2H1 with stains on verso), contemporary polished calf (spine rubbed, joints cracked, upper cover slightly faded [Upcott p. 295; Martin p. 90] -- A Naturalist's Calendar, London, for B. and J. White, 1795, 8°, FIRST EDITION, hand-coloured engraved plate (spotting of text), contemporary half calf (spine worn at head). [Martin p. 98] (2)

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WHITE, Gilbert (1720-93). The Natural History and Antiquities of Selborne, London, by T. Bensley for B. White and Son, 1789, 4°, FIRST EDITION, folding engraved frontispiece, engraved additional title, sectional title to "The Antiquities of Selborne" with engraved vignette, 6 engraved plates, one folding, errata leaf (offsetting, Y2-3 cut down at lower margins, 2H1 with stains on verso), contemporary polished calf (spine rubbed, joints cracked, upper cover slightly faded [Upcott p. 295; Martin p. 90] -- A Naturalist's Calendar, London, for B. and J. White, 1795, 8°, FIRST EDITION, hand-coloured engraved plate (spotting of text), contemporary half calf (spine worn at head). [Martin p. 98] (2)

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