Hardcover
1878 · London
by White, Rev. Gilbert; with Additions and Supplementary Notes by Sir William Jardine, Edited, with Further Illustrations , a Biographical Sketch of the Author, and a Complete Index by Edward Jesse
London: George Bell and Sons, 1878. Finely bound in stamp-signed Riviere and Son binding of dark green full polished calf, the back with red morocco labels and ornate gilt decorations, marbled end papers with ornate gilt inner dentelles, top edge gilt. Near Fine, the covers with a few faint rubs. xxiv, 416 pp. with 40 engravings. An uncommon later edition of this classic of natural history, WorldCat locates only two libraries with holdings. . Later Edition. Polished Calf. Near Fine. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.
(Inventory #: 009499)