Sm. 4to (262x188mm), orig. green cloth, bevelled boards, gilt vignette to front board, blind to rear, gilt title to spine, slightly dulled, aeg. Occasional light foxing. Small label removed from front free endpaper. Ink name to title page. Vg. Bookplate of Robert Washington Oates (1874-1958). Oates was a dedicated naturalist and book collector, and was instrumental in securing the home of Gilbert White as a permanent memorial to the naturalist and author. There he also established the Oates Memorial Museum and Library, which commemorated his cousin, Captain Lawrence Oates (1880-1912), a member of Scott's Antarctic Expedition, and his uncle Frank Oates (1840-1875).