[Rarebooks] FS: LEC Gilbert White's Natural History of Selborne, an interesting printing anomaly

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WHITE,  Gilbert.  THE  NATURAL  HISTORY  OF  SELBORNE.  Ipswich:
Limited  Editions  Club  1972.  Quarto (8-1/2"  x  11-3/4")  bound  in
quarter  gold-stamped  calfskin  and  green  boards  decorated  with a
morning  glory  pattern repeated on the slipcase. Illustrated by  John
Nash  with 16 full-page lithographic plates and many vignettes in  the
text.  Copy  #1029  SIGNED  by the artist on  the  colophon  page.  An
interesting  copy  in that it has one signature, comprising pages  99,
100,  109,  and 110, not bound in but rather loosely  inserted.  Minor
wear  to  slipcase.  Slight rubbing to spine tips. Near Fine  in  Near
Fine slipcase.                                                 $100.00

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