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A Naturalist's Calendar, with Observations in Various Branches of Natural History; Extracted from the papers of the late Rev. Gilbert White, M. A. of Selborne, Hampshire, Senior Fellow of Oriel College, Oxford. Never before published. by WHITE, Rev. Gilbert (1720-1793).

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Title: A Naturalist's Calendar, with Observations in Various Branches of Natural History; Extracted from the papers of the late Rev. Gilbert White, M. A. of Selborne, Hampshire, Senior Fellow of Oriel College, Oxford. Never before published.
Author: WHITE, Rev. Gilbert (1720-1793).
Seller: Jeff Weber Rare Books (Switzerland)
Description: London:: B. and J. White, 1795., 1795. 8vo. (196 x 123 mm) iv, [5]-170, [6] pp. One hand-colored plate. Uncut. Modern quarter white paper spine, preserving original boards, new head caps and paper spine label. RARE. FIRST EDITION. The advertisement preface notes that Dr. John Aiken compiled this work, incorporating the author's unpublished notes and observations. The first section of this work is devoted to the calendar itself, giving month-by-month landmarks of plant flowering, insect activities, animal behaviors, etc. The second section, Observations on Various Parts of Nature, White discusses his observations of birds, quadrupeds, insects and vermes (worms), vegetables and weather. The hand-colored plate of a hybrid pheasant is particularly handsome. With regard to meteorology, White quotes Dr. Samuel Johnson in mentioning the 'Black Spring' of 1771 in which the weather was so severe that on the Isle of Skye, "The snow, which seldom lies at all, covered the ground for eight weeks, many cattle died, and those that survived were so emaciated that they did not require the male at the usual season." The last chapter consists of a summary of the noteworthy meteorological events from 1768 until the present year. The British naturalist and "man of genius" [Martin], Gilbert White spent much of his time in the quiet study of his beloved subject, nature. The substance of White's calendar observations, made during his many years of country walks, was originally incorporated into his renowned Natural History and Antiquities of Selborne, 1789. At his death, his manuscripts and notes became the property of his brother, the bookseller and publisher, Benjamin White, and in 1795 Dr. J. Aiken, a fellow naturalist. "prepared and extracted . . . from the Naturalist's Calendar which White had prepared, and added thereto from White's papers a selection of Observations on Various Parts of Nature. From its depth of observation, and the diversity of subjects dealt with, the minute details which characterize the observations, and the well-reasoned conclusions to which the author arrives, it could not fail, even now, to make a lasting impression on the natural history literature of the day." [Martin]. BM Readex, Vol. 26, p. 1149; DNB, Vol. xxi, pp. 36-48; Martin: Bibliography of Gilbert White, p.98.

Partie Orientale Del Canada Nuova Scozia Settentrionale, E Parte Di Labrador by ZATTA, Antonio

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Title: Partie Orientale Del Canada Nuova Scozia Settentrionale, E Parte Di Labrador
Author: ZATTA, Antonio
Seller: Argosy Book Store (United States)
Description: Venice: Antonio Zatta, 1788. unbound. Map. Engraving with original hand coloring. Image measures 12.25" x 16.75". Beautiful early map of part of Southeastern Canada including Quebec, the Saint Lawrence, and Prince Edward Island. Part of a twelve section map comprising the Italian edition of Mitchell's map of North America In good condition with some light stains to the margins and surface abrasions. Antonio Zatta (1775-1797) was the most prominent Italian map publisher of the late 18th century. His Venice-based publishing company produced maps that mark an important transition from 18th- to 19th-century cartographic styles. He updates and redefines the traditional title cartouche by replacing the mythic elements common in earlier maps with more representative images.

THE SECRET FILES OF SHERLOCK HOLMES by Thomson, June

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Title: THE SECRET FILES OF SHERLOCK HOLMES
Author: Thomson, June
Seller: Type Punch Matrix (United States)
ISBN: 9781883402365
Condition: About fine in near fine jacket.
Description: New York: Otto Penzler Books, 1990. First edition. About fine in near fine jacket.. First printing of this exceptional pastiche of seven untold cases "found" in the tin dispatch box mentioned in THE PROBLEM OF THOR BRIDGE. 8.25'' x 5.5''. Original quarter red cloth, blue paper boards, gilt-lettered spine. In original unclipped ($20/$25.95 in Canada) pictorial dust jacket designed by Todd Radom. 224 pages. Though no provenance markings, this copy from the library of the noted actor and Sherlockian Curtis Armstrong. Jacket with faint shelfwear. Book with tiny rubbing to foot of spine. Interior clean and crisp.

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