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£100 - £200

The Natural History of Selborne by Gilbert White - HB 1902 First Edition SIGNED with additional letter from Richard Kearton. Hard Cover. (London: Cassell & Company, Limited 1902). With notes by Richard Kearton, F.Z.S. and 123 Illustrations from Photographs taken direct from Nature by Cherry and Richard Kearton. First UK Edition Thus. Publisher's green boards with gilt lettering to the front board and spine with gilt vignette of a cottage to the front board. 294 pages + 8 page advertising catalogue to the rear of the book. The book was originally priced at 6/- and published in December 1902 according to the English Catalogue of Books for that year. Boards have bumped corners and scuffing. Spine is complete with wear to seams, top and tail. Gift inscription to inside front board, Larger inscription by Richard and Cherry Keaton with signatures to FEP. Pre-title page has a pasted two-page letter of gratitude from Richard Keaton with signature within which he expresses gratitude for kindness to a Mr & Mrs Crompton and to which he offers the book as 'a small token'. Totally unique copy of this book. Pages generally clean with some light ageing/foxing to endpapers.

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Hard Cover. (London: Cassell & Company, Limited 1902). With notes by Richard Kearton, F.Z.S. and 123 Illustrations from Photographs taken direct from Nature by Cherry and Richard Kearton. First UK Edition Thus. Publisher's green boards with gilt lettering to the front board and spine with gilt vignette of a cottage to the front board. 294 pages + 8 page advertising catalogue to the rear of the book. The book was originally priced at 6/- and published in December 1902 according to the English Catalogue of Books for that year. Boards have bumped corners and scuffing. Spine is complete with wear to seams, top and tail. Gift inscription to inside front board, Larger inscription by Richard and Cherry Keaton with signatures to FEP. Pre-title page has a pasted two-page letter of gratitude from Richard Keaton with signature wihtin which he expresses gratitude for kindness to a Mr & Mrs Crompton and to which he offers the book as 'a small token'. Totally unique copy of this book. Pages generally clean with some light ageing/foxing to endpapers. This lot is part of the collection that came from one of the oldest aristocratic families in British history.