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Gilbert White edited and with an Introduction by James Fisher
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London: The Cresset Press, Date: 1947. Hardcover. Fair. 12mo - over 6¾ - 7¾" tall. illustrated with wood engravings by Claire Oldham. Ex library copy with label, stamp and pocket. No jacket, patterned green and blue binding, is possibly a library binding. 1947. The Cresset Press [GB]
Gilbert White, edited and with an Introduction by James Fisher
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[publisher: The Cresset Press, London] Hardcover Ex library copy with label, stamp and pocket. No jacket, patterned green and blue binding, is possibly a library binding. [Isle of Wight, United Kingdom] [Publication Year: 1947]
[publisher: Cresset Press] Hardcover 1960. Second Impression. 296 pages. Brown dust jacket over blue cloth. Pages remain bright and clear with minimal tanning and foxing. Pen inscription to front free endpaper. Thumb-marking present. Annotations and marginalia to pages throughout. Visible creasing to gutter. Boards have mild edge-wear with slight rubbing to surfaces. Light crushing to spine ends. Visible tanning to spine and edges. Water staining to boards. Textblock is shaky. Unclipped jacket has moderate edgewear with chips, tears and creasing. Loss to spine ends. Visible tanning to spine. Noticeable rubbing to surfaces. Scuffing to edges. [Goring-by-Sea, SXW, United Kingdom] [Publication Year: 1960]
Cresset Press, Date: 1960. Hardcover. Acceptable/Acceptable. 1960. Second Impression. 296 pages. Brown dust jacket over blue cloth. Pages remain bright and clear with minimal tanning and foxing. Pen inscription to front free endpaper. Thumb-marking present. Annotations and marginalia to pages throughout. Visible creasing to gutter. Boards have mild edge-wear with slight rubbing to surfaces. Light crushing to spine ends. Visible tanning to spine and edges. Water staining to boards. Textblock is shaky. Unclipped jacket has moderate edgewear with chips, tears and creasing. Loss to spine ends. Visible tanning to spine. Noticeable rubbing to surfaces. Scuffing to edges. 1960. Cresset Press [GB]
[publisher: Cresset Press] Hardcover 1960. Second Impression. 296 pages. Brown dust jacket over blue cloth. Pages remain bright and clear with minimal tanning and foxing. Pen inscription to front free endpaper. Thumb-marking present. Annotations and marginalia to pages throughout. Visible creasing to gutter. Boards have mild edge-wear with slight rubbing to surfaces. Light crushing to spine ends. Visible tanning to spine and edges. Water staining to boards. Textblock is shaky. Unclipped jacket has moderate edgewear with chips, tears and creasing. Loss to spine ends. Visible tanning to spine. Noticeable rubbing to surfaces. Scuffing to edges. [Goring-by-Sea, SXW, United Kingdom] [Publication Year: 1960]
[publisher: The Cresset Press] DJ may have small chips and tears. Book will have been read but remains clean. Cover may have light wear or slight soiling. Pages may be slightly tanned. May contain inscriptions but text pages will be free from markings. [Wallingford, United Kingdom] [Publication Year: 1960]
[publisher: The Cresset Press] Hardcover 1960. Seventh Impression. 296 pages. Illustrated dust jacket over blue cloth boards. Gilt lettering. Contains black and white illustrations. Pages and binding are presentable with no major defects. Minor issues present such as mild cracking, inscriptions, inserts, light foxing, tanning and thumb marking. Overall a good condition item. Boards have mild shelf wear with light rubbing and corner bumping. Some light marking and sunning. Gilt lettering is bright and clear. Clipped jacket. Panels and spine have light edgewear with tears and creases. Moderate tanning and wear marks to flaps, panels and spine. [Goring-by-Sea, SXW, United Kingdom] [Publication Year: 1960]
The Cresset Press, Date: 1960. Hardcover. Good/Acceptable. 1960. Seventh Impression. 296 pages. Illustrated dust jacket over blue cloth boards. Gilt lettering. Contains black and white illustrations. Pages and binding are presentable with no major defects. Minor issues present such as mild cracking, inscriptions, inserts, light foxing, tanning and thumb marking. Overall a good condition item. Boards have mild shelf wear with light rubbing and corner bumping. Some light marking and sunning. Gilt lettering is bright and clear. Clipped jacket. Panels and spine have light edgewear with tears and creases. Moderate tanning and wear marks to flaps, panels and spine. 1960. The Cresset Press [GB]
[publisher: The Cresset Press Ltd] Light wear to boards with fading. Content is clean with spotting and a sticker on the ffep. Good DJ with some toning [Wallingford, United Kingdom] [Publication Year: 1960]
[publisher: The Cresset Press] Hardcover 1960. Seventh Impression. 296 pages. Illustrated dust jacket over blue cloth boards. Gilt lettering. Contains black and white illustrations. Pages and binding are presentable with no major defects. Minor issues present such as mild cracking, inscriptions, inserts, light foxing, tanning and thumb marking. Overall a good condition item. Boards have mild shelf wear with light rubbing and corner bumping. Some light marking and sunning. Gilt lettering is bright and clear. Clipped jacket. Panels and spine have light edgewear with tears and creases. Moderate tanning and wear marks to flaps, panels and spine. [Goring-by-Sea, SXW, United Kingdom] [Publication Year: 1960]
[publisher: Cresset Press] Hardcover 1947. No Edition Remarks. 296 pages. No dust jacket. Blue cloth with gilt lettering. Contains black and white illustrations throughout. Pages remain bright and clear with minimal tanning and foxing. Front free endpaper is removed. Previous owner's inscription to front pastedown. Pencil inscription to half title page. Light creasing to gutter. Boards have mild edge-wear with slight rubbing to surfaces. Visible sunning to spine and edges. Some marks and scratches to boards. Textblock is shaky. [Goring-by-Sea, SXW, United Kingdom] [Publication Year: 1947]
Cresset Press, Date: 1947. Hardcover. Acceptable. 1947. No Edition Remarks. 296 pages. No dust jacket. Blue cloth with gilt lettering. Contains black and white illustrations throughout. Pages remain bright and clear with minimal tanning and foxing. Front free endpaper is removed. Previous owner's inscription to front pastedown. Pencil inscription to half title page. Light creasing to gutter. Boards have mild edge-wear with slight rubbing to surfaces. Visible sunning to spine and edges. Some marks and scratches to boards. Textblock is shaky. 1947. Cresset Press [GB]
[publisher: Cresset Press] Hardcover 1947. No Edition Remarks. 296 pages. No dust jacket. Blue cloth with gilt lettering. Contains black and white illustrations throughout. Pages remain bright and clear with minimal tanning and foxing. Front free endpaper is removed. Previous owner's inscription to front pastedown. Pencil inscription to half title page. Light creasing to gutter. Boards have mild edge-wear with slight rubbing to surfaces. Visible sunning to spine and edges. Some marks and scratches to boards. Textblock is shaky. [Goring-by-Sea, SXW, United Kingdom] [Publication Year: 1947]
[publisher: Cresset Press] Hardcover 1960. Second Impression. 296 pages. Brown dust jacket over blue cloth with a black and white illustrated frontis and black and white illustrations throughout. Minor tanning to pages with heavier tanning to pastedowns and endpapers. Pencil inscriptions to front endpaper and visible foxing to text block edges. Boards have minor rubbing and light bumping to corners. Fair crushing to spine ends. Clipped jacket with minor edge wear and visible foxing and ink marks. Heavier foxing and sunning to spine. There is visible tearing to corners, edges and spine ends and major foxing to interior. [Goring-by-Sea, SXW, United Kingdom] [Publication Year: 1960]
[publisher: CRESSET] Hardcover 1960. Second Impression. 296 pages. Dust jacket over blue embossed cloth with gilt lettering. Black and white illustrated frontispiece. Black and white illustrations throughout. Book is in better condition than most examples of this age. Neat, clean, well bound pages with very minimal foxing, tanning and thumbing. Small inscriptions and neat labels may be present. Boards have mild shelf wear with light rubbing and corner bumping. Some light marking and sunning. Unclipped jacket has light edge-wear with minor tears and chipping. Mild rubbing and marking. [Goring-by-Sea, SXW, United Kingdom] [Publication Year: 1960]
Cresset Press, Date: 1960. Hardcover. Good/Good. 1960. Second Impression. 296 pages. Brown dust jacket over blue cloth with a black and white illustrated frontis and black and white illustrations throughout. Minor tanning to pages with heavier tanning to pastedowns and endpapers. Pencil inscriptions to front endpaper and visible foxing to text block edges. Boards have minor rubbing and light bumping to corners. Fair crushing to spine ends. Clipped jacket with minor edge wear and visible foxing and ink marks. Heavier foxing and sunning to spine. There is visible tearing to corners, edges and spine ends and major foxing to interior. 1960. Cresset Press [GB]
[publisher: The Cresset Press] Hardcover A hardback volume in Good condition, interior clean and bright. No dustjacket. This book is in stock now, in our UK premises. Photos of our books are available on request (dustjacket and cover illustrations vary, and unless the image accompanying the listing is marked 'Bookseller Image', it is an Abebooks Stock Image, NOT our own). Overseas buyers please also note that shipping rates apply to packets of 750g and under, and should the packed weight of an item exceed this we reserve the right to ship via 'Economy', or request extra postage prior to fulfilling the order, or cancel. [Dundee, United Kingdom] [Publication Year: 1947]
[publisher: Cresset Press] Hardcover 1960. Second Impression. 296 pages. Brown dust jacket over blue cloth with a black and white illustrated frontis and black and white illustrations throughout. Minor tanning to pages with heavier tanning to pastedowns and endpapers. Pencil inscriptions to front endpaper and visible foxing to text block edges. Boards have minor rubbing and light bumping to corners. Fair crushing to spine ends. Clipped jacket with minor edge wear and visible foxing and ink marks. Heavier foxing and sunning to spine. There is visible tearing to corners, edges and spine ends and major foxing to interior. [Goring-by-Sea, SXW, United Kingdom] [Publication Year: 1960]
CRESSET, Date: 1960. Hardcover. Very Good/Very Good. 1960. Second Impression. 296 pages. Dust jacket over blue embossed cloth with gilt lettering. Black and white illustrated frontispiece. Black and white illustrations throughout. Book is in better condition than most examples of this age. Neat, clean, well bound pages with very minimal foxing, tanning and thumbing. Small inscriptions and neat labels may be present. Boards have mild shelf wear with light rubbing and corner bumping. Some light marking and sunning. Unclipped jacket has light edge-wear with minor tears and chipping. Mild rubbing and marking. 1960. CRESSET [GB]
[publisher: CRESSET] Hardcover 1960. Second Impression. 296 pages. Dust jacket over blue embossed cloth with gilt lettering. Black and white illustrated frontispiece. Black and white illustrations throughout. Book is in better condition than most examples of this age. Neat, clean, well bound pages with very minimal foxing, tanning and thumbing. Small inscriptions and neat labels may be present. Boards have mild shelf wear with light rubbing and corner bumping. Some light marking and sunning. Unclipped jacket has light edge-wear with minor tears and chipping. Mild rubbing and marking. [Goring-by-Sea, SXW, United Kingdom] [Publication Year: 1960]
[publisher: The Cresset Press] Hardcover 1947. No Edition Remarks. 296 pages. No dust jacket. Blue cloth with gilt decoration. Contains black and white illustrated frontispiece, with other illustrations throughout. Pages are lightly tanned, but text remains clear. Mild marking to some pages throughout; text is not obscured. Binding is firm. Previous owner's inscription to front free endpaper. Boards and spine have minimal shelf-wear, with mild corner bumping and crushing to ends. Spine and edges are moderately sunned. Gilt remains bright. Visible water stains overall. Book has a slight forward lean. [Goring-by-Sea, SXW, United Kingdom] [Publication Year: 1947]
The Cresset Press, Date: 1947. Hardcover. Good. 1947. No Edition Remarks. 296 pages. No dust jacket. Blue cloth with gilt decoration. Contains black and white illustrated frontispiece, with other illustrations throughout. Pages are lightly tanned, but text remains clear. Mild marking to some pages throughout; text is not obscured. Binding is firm. Previous owner's inscription to front free endpaper. Boards and spine have minimal shelf-wear, with mild corner bumping and crushing to ends. Spine and edges are moderately sunned. Gilt remains bright. Visible water stains overall. Book has a slight forward lean. 1947. The Cresset Press [GB]
[publisher: The Cresset Press] Hardcover 1947. No Edition Remarks. 296 pages. No dust jacket. Blue cloth with gilt lettering. Black and white illustrated frontispiece. Black and white illustrations throughout. Light tanning to pages with mild foxing to text block edges. Tanning heavier to pastedowns and free endpapers. Binding remains firm. Boards have minor corner bumping and edgewear with mild sunning and bubbling overall. Spine has light tanning with soft crushing to ends. Lettering remains bright and clear. Book has a slight forward lean. [Goring-by-Sea, SXW, United Kingdom] [Publication Year: 1947]
[publisher: The Cresset Press] Hardcover 1947. No Edition Remarks. 296 pages. No dust jacket. Blue cloth with gilt decoration. Contains black and white illustrated frontispiece, with other illustrations throughout. Pages are lightly tanned, but text remains clear. Mild marking to some pages throughout; text is not obscured. Binding is firm. Previous owner's inscription to front free endpaper. Boards and spine have minimal shelf-wear, with mild corner bumping and crushing to ends. Spine and edges are moderately sunned. Gilt remains bright. Visible water stains overall. Book has a slight forward lean. [Goring-by-Sea, SXW, United Kingdom] [Publication Year: 1947]
The Cresset Press, Date: 1947. Hardcover. Good. 1947. No Edition Remarks. 296 pages. No dust jacket. Blue cloth with gilt lettering. Black and white illustrated frontispiece. Black and white illustrations throughout. Light tanning to pages with mild foxing to text block edges. Tanning heavier to pastedowns and free endpapers. Binding remains firm. Boards have minor corner bumping and edgewear with mild sunning and bubbling overall. Spine has light tanning with soft crushing to ends. Lettering remains bright and clear. Book has a slight forward lean. 1947. The Cresset Press [GB]
[publisher: The Cresset Press] Hardcover 1947. No Edition Remarks. 296 pages. No dust jacket. Blue cloth with gilt lettering. Black and white illustrated frontispiece. Black and white illustrations throughout. Light tanning to pages with mild foxing to text block edges. Tanning heavier to pastedowns and free endpapers. Binding remains firm. Boards have minor corner bumping and edgewear with mild sunning and bubbling overall. Spine has light tanning with soft crushing to ends. Lettering remains bright and clear. Book has a slight forward lean. [Goring-by-Sea, SXW, United Kingdom] [Publication Year: 1947]
London, Cresset Press, 1960. Hard Cover. xxiii, 296 p., ill., 20.5 cm. Illustrated with wood engravings by Claire Oldham. This edition first published, 1947. White, "the greatest [non professional] naturalist Britain has produced." produced a classic in his study of the natural history of the Hampshire village of Selborne. PA. Stock# 35,914. Vg/ dj good+. Fisher, James, 1912. London, Cresset Press, 1960 [US]
The Cresset Press, London, Date: 1947. Hardcover. Good Condition/Fair. Illustrator: Claire Oldham. A hundred years before Darwin, White realised the crucial role of worms in the formation of soil and understood the significance of territory and song in birds. Dust jacket has piece missing to top of spine and bottom of front cover and small chips to edges. 296 pages. Foxing to endpapers and page edges. Illustrator: Claire Oldham. Quantity Available: 1. Shipped Weight: Under 1 kilogram. Category: Animals & Nature::Natural History; Natural History & Resources; Rare & Collectible::Rare & Collectible. Inventory No: 264229.. 1947. The Cresset Press [AU]
[publisher: The Cresset Press, London] Hardcover A hundred years before Darwin, White realised the crucial role of worms in the formation of soil and understood the significance of territory and song in birds. Dust jacket has piece missing to top of spine and bottom of front cover and small chips to edges. 296 pages. Foxing to endpapers and page edges. Illustrator: Claire Oldham. Quantity Available: 1. Shipped Weight: Under 1 kilogram. Category: Animals & Nature::Natural History; Natural History & Resources; Rare & Collectible::Rare & Collectible. Inventory No: 264229. [Bowral, NSW, Australia] [Publication Year: 1947]
[publisher: The Cresset Press, United Kingdom] Hardcover First Edition G+ / Fair. 1st Printing of the 1947 Cresset UK Edition thus, edited, with introduction and notes, by James Fisher, and illustrated with wood blocks by Claire Oldham. Book is securely bound, uniformly age toned (darker toning to pastedowns and eps), and free of blemishes and markings. Cover is clean and bright, with gentle rubbing and bumping to corners, straight head and tail, straight hinges and edges, and boldly legible, crisply distinct gilt stamped lettering and design. Dust Jacket is fragile and brittle, owning to the extent of age toning and of thinning along hinges and wraps, with chipping to corners and edges (some involving varying degrees of loss, some tape-repaired tears), 4" tear along rear wrap (no loss), and with most prominent being 3" loss across DJ head and along adjacent top edges, and 1/2" loss at bottom joint of front panel. (Please see Seller images.) Pre-ISBN. ShiroBooks, independent bookseller, takes pride in accurate descriptions, careful wrapping and safe shipping; please contact ShiroBooks PRIOR TO ORDERING if more information, details or photos are needed. [Eureka, CA, U.S.A.] [Publication Year: 1947] ...
[publisher: Cresset Press, 1947.] Hardcover First Edition 1st edition thus. 8vo. xxiii + 296pp. Wood engravings by Claire Oldham. Original gilt lettered blue cloth, boards slightly faded to edges. US$11 [Hay on Wye, United Kingdom] [Publication Year: 1947]
[publisher: Cresset Press, London] Hardcover Edited and with an introduction by James Fisher. Slight foxing to dj and fep [Blaenau Ffestiniog, United Kingdom] [Publication Year: 1947]
[publisher: The Cresset Press] Hardcover Spine, binding and cover all fine; boards very robust though some fading on the front board. Contents very clean, endpapers tanning, no inscription. Dustcover quite damaged. [Maidenhead, United Kingdom] [Publication Year: 1947]
The Cresset Press 1947 hardcover A hardback volume in Good condition, interior clean and bright. No dustjacket. This book is in stock now, in our UK premises. Photos of our books are available on request (the pictures you see on Alibris are NOT our own). Are you outside UK? Then unless you arrange shipping 'Via Alibris' we WILL cancel your order; this is due to the derisory shipping allowance that Alibris make to sellers for overseas orders.
[publisher: The Cresset Press] Hardcover 1947. No Edition Remarks. 296 pages. Illustrated dust jacket over blue cloth boards. Contains black and white illustrations. Clean pages and illustrations with light tanning and mild foxing throughout. More pronounced to free endpapers and pastedowns. Binding remains firm. Boards have moderate edge-wear with bumping to corners and rubbing to surfaces. Gilt lettering is bright and clear. Visible wear marks to boards. Unclipped jacket. Panels and spine have light edgewear with tears and creases. Moderate tanning and wear marks to flaps, panels and spine. [Goring-by-Sea, SXW, United Kingdom] [Publication Year: 1947]
The Cresset Press, Date: 1947. Pages - 296. Jacket - Poor/Hardcover. 1. Used - Good. Spine, binding and cover all fine; boards very robust though some fading on the front board. Contents very clean, endpapers tanning, no inscription. Dustcover quite damaged. 1947. The Cresset Press [GB]
[publisher: The Cresset Press] Light wear to boards. Content is clean and bright. Good DJ with some chips/tears and toning [Wallingford, United Kingdom] [Publication Year: 1947]
The Cresset Press, Date: 1947. Hardcover. Acceptable/Acceptable. 1947. No Edition Remarks. 296 pages. Illustrated dust jacket over blue cloth boards. Contains black and white illustrations. Clean pages and illustrations with light tanning and mild foxing throughout. More pronounced to free endpapers and pastedowns. Binding remains firm. Boards have moderate edge-wear with bumping to corners and rubbing to surfaces. Gilt lettering is bright and clear. Visible wear marks to boards. Unclipped jacket. Panels and spine have light edgewear with tears and creases. Moderate tanning and wear marks to flaps, panels and spine. 1947. The Cresset Press [GB]
[publisher: The Cresset Press] Hardcover 1947. No Edition Remarks. 296 pages. Illustrated dust jacket over blue cloth boards. Contains black and white illustrations. Clean pages and illustrations with light tanning and mild foxing throughout. More pronounced to free endpapers and pastedowns. Binding remains firm. Boards have moderate edge-wear with bumping to corners and rubbing to surfaces. Gilt lettering is bright and clear. Visible wear marks to boards. Unclipped jacket. Panels and spine have light edgewear with tears and creases. Moderate tanning and wear marks to flaps, panels and spine. [Goring-by-Sea, SXW, United Kingdom] [Publication Year: 1947]
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