The Life and Letters of Gilbert White of Selbourne, written and edited by his Great-Grand Nephew, 2 Volumes, complete This is Oliger Jacobaeus’ dissertation

This is Oliger Jacobaeus’ dissertation on frog anatomy and ontogeny

in memory of their safe trip to Russia in May 1879

All of the plates in the present volume were hand-colored by Peter Brown

52 figures

Light brown wrapper

The Life and Letters of Gilbert White of Selbourne, written and edited by his Great-Grand Nephew, 2 Volumes, complete This is Oliger Jacobaeus’ dissertationPp. xv, 330; ix, 300, with 30 full page plates, and illustrations. Contemporary three quarter red Morocco leather, spine with 5 raised bands, lettered in gilt in two compartments and with elaborate gilt floral designs in the four other compartments, over blue marbled boards with matching marbled endpapers, top page edge in gilt, 8vo. An elegant and beautifully bound copy of the first edition. From the research collection of herpetologist Lauren E.