The first ed., written in the form of a series of letters by White to Thomas Pennant and the Hon. Daines Barrington, revised by the author before publication.

"Advertisement" signed on p. v: Gil. White, Selborne, January 1st, 1788.

The plates were engraved by Peter Maxell and Daniel Lerpiniere.

The added t.p., and the special t.p. for "The antiquites of Selborne" (p. [307]), have engraved vignettes that are included in the plate count in White's List of plates on p. 12.

Signatures: pip2 sAp2 sB-3Pp4s.

Errors in paging: p. 292 is misnumbered 262; p. 398 is misnumbered as 389; pp. 441-442 have been omitted from the numbering with no loss of text. Also, in the signatures, 3P2 is misnumbered as 2P2.

"List of the plates to the History of Selborne, from the drawings of S.H. Grimm"--P. 12.

Errata: p. 13.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ESTC (RLIN) T39642

Martin, E.A. Bib. of Gilbert White of Selborne (1934 ed.), p. [90]-97

BM (Nat. hist.), v. 5, p. 2309

Nissen, C. Illustrierten Vogelbèucher, 985

The appendices are in Latin.

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CHMRB and SCNHRB have 1 copy each.

CHMRB copy 39088010380608 has bookplates: 1. Ex libris the Cooper Union the gift of Anonymous; 2. Smithsonian Institution Libraries. Preservation supported by the Smithsonian Women's Committee. "May 1961" penciled on verso of t.p., with accession no.: 330154.

CHMRB copy has an extra color-illustrated plate bound in facing p. 320, reproducing an "Adoration of the Virgin and Child" scene (presumably from the church at Selborne?); a printed citation ([1] p.) for this ed., excised from Ernest Dressel North's catalog of One hundred famous authors, is also laid in.

CHMRB copy has contemporary gilt-tooled full mottled leather binding with raised bands; marbled endpapers; all edges gilt; signed: Bound by Riviere and Son; housed in an archival paperboard box for preservation.

SCNHRB copy 39088010379667 has the added t.p. bound in after p. 1.

SCNHRB copy has later brown half-leather binding with marbled paper boards, raised bands, and gilt-tooled spine.