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The Natural History of Selborne

Written by Gilbert White and first published in 1789, this book is compiled from a mixture of White`s letters to other naturalists – Thomas Pennant and Daines Barrington; a `Naturalist`s Calendar` detailing phenology observations of the first appearances in the year of different animals and plants; and observations of natural history. Illustrated throughout with stunning woodcuts.