{"product_id":"1825-the-natural-history-of-selborne-by-rev-gilbert-white-custom-binding","title":"1825 The Natural History of Selborne By Rev. Gilbert White","description":"\u003cp\u003eRare, 1825 The Natural History of Selborne by The Late Rev. Gilbert White, With an Added Naturalists Calendar, Misc. Observations and Poems. This set was custom bound in a beautiful blue calf leather and has gold gilt roses on the spine. They are fine bindings… with a marbled fore-edge and high quality details throughout!\u003cbr\u003eThe books contain multiple engravings, along with a hand colored Engravings of “A Hybrid Bird” at the front of volume one. I was not able to find any other editions like this… so they are very custom and unique! Both are in great condition for their age… just a little cracking at the bottom of the hinges, but they are still very well intact.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e✨This book compiles White’s detailed observations of wildlife, weather, and seasonal changes in his home parish of Selborne, Hampshire. Instead of focusing on dead specimens and taxonomy like many contemporaries, White concentrated on the living behavior, habitats, and daily lives of animals and plants in one specific area. He is often called an early father of ecology because he emphasized how species interact with one another and their environment, such as noting the crucial role of earthworms in soil formation long before Charles Darwin. The book has remained continuously in print since 1789, making it one of the most published books in the English language and a foundational text for nature writing.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"The Budding Burrow","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":52830472405277,"sku":null,"price":650.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0818\/4211\/0749\/files\/B2A46B76-6781-42C9-8F5A-ED52746E21C3.jpg?v=1787966832","url":"https:\/\/www.thebuddingburrow.com\/products\/1825-the-natural-history-of-selborne-by-rev-gilbert-white-custom-binding","provider":"The Budding Burrow","version":"1.0","type":"link"}