Combines minute observation of the behaviour of animals and birds with anecdote and local description, in a charmingly intimate style.
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Includes 17 contemporary illustrations by Thomas Pennant, one of White's chief correspondents. Includes a contextualizing introduction and an appendix of responses to the book from scientists, naturalists, poets, novelists, and writers over two centuries.
Useful explanatory notes add historical context, and a select bibliography, chronology of White, biographical index and general index make this the most comprehensive edition available. Finnegan, Journal of Historical Geography "This Oxford edition offers new insights into a work that has been hugely popular. Honor Bound Ryan P.
Mind and Cosmos Thomas Nagel. The Water-Babies Charles Kingsley. Broken Three Times Joan Kaufman. The Planet in a Pebble Jan Zalasiewicz. Green Signals Jairam Ramesh. A range of short brown stiff feathers, almost six inches long, fixed in the uropygium, is the real tail, and serves as a fulcrum to prop the train, which is long and top-heavy, when set on end.
When the train is up, nothing appears of the bird before but its head and neck; but this would not be the case were those long feathers fixed only in the rump, as may be seen by the turkey-cock when in a strutting attitude. By a strong muscular vibration these birds can make the shafts of their long feathers clatter like the swords of a sword-dancer, they then trample very quickly with their feet, and run backwards towards the females.
The illustrations are black and white engravings that were first published in Thomas Pennant's book, British Zoology. These engravings are sometimes left out of republished editions despite the fact that White commented on at least a few of them in some of his letters.
This page hardcover includes two appendices, 28 pages of explanatory notes, a helpful page biographical index, and a 6-page topics index. Besides this collection of letters, my other favourite section was Appendix II, which re publishes readers' responses from throughout the ages, including several amusing poems.
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Bibliophiles in particular will love this little book because it is beautifully produced: Just holding this book in my hands makes me think of long winter evenings spent reading in front of a fire crackling in the hearth. GrrlScientist has no known connection to the book's editor or author like, duh: Outside of receiving a free copy of this book, no compensation was received by either GrrlScientist or the Guardian for this review. Discounts available for multiple orders Bookseller: Reprint Oxford World Classics no. Very Good in Very Good dust jacket.
9780192500229 - Natural History of Selborne, The by Gilbert White
In the World's Classics series, blue cloth with brown dustjacket with a few small edge tears to top of spine. Dj is price clipped. Pend Books , United Kingdom Seller rating: Oxford University Press, reprint Wold's Classics 22 Very Good, name and date on endpaper, slight sunning to spine of jacket.
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- Natural History of Selborne, The by Gilbert White
Blue cloth lettered in gold on spine. Inscription of owner at start of book. Top edge slightly spotetd. In loose polythene protector.
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