Correspondence with booksellers concerning Gilbert White, 1888-1938.

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Correspondence with booksellers concerning Gilbert White, 1888-1938.

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Consists chiefly of invoices and letters from various booksellers in relation to Henshaw's interest in the works of the British naturalist, Gilbert White, in particular White's The Natural History of Selbourne. Also includes some book inventories from both booksellers and estate sales.

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Henshaw, Samuel, 1852-1941

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White, Gilbert, 1720-1793

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