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A BIBLIOGRAPHY OF 
[JESSE 
shire, by Leonard Blomefield (formerly Jenyns). Edited by 
Francis Darwin. Cambridge (Univ. Press) : 1903. 
Collation — 1 vol. 8vo, pp. xviii + pp. 84. 
Jesse (Edward), 1780-1868 
Jesse, who was born at Hutton- Crans wick, near Driffield, 
Yorkshire, January 14, 1780, was the third son of the Rev. 
William Jesse, Vicar of Hutton-Cranswick. 
In 1798 he was appointed Clerk in the San Domingo 
Office, and about 1802 Private Secretary to Lord Dartmouth, 
President of the Board of Control. A few years later he 
obtained a clerkship in the Woods and Forests Office, and 
some time before 1830 was appointed Deputy Surveyor, 
and afterwards Surveyor, of the Royal Parks and Palaces. 
He lived at various times at Richmond, Bushev Park, 
Molesey, and Hampton, and seems to have been a keen 
observer and lover of natural history. His most notable 
book is his Gleanings in Natural History (1832-35), which 
deals extensively with birds, his rather numerous other 
works being now little known. His edition of Jardine’s 
Selborne is, however, still a popular one. In 1862 he removed 
to Brighton, where he died March 28, 1868. 
1832[— 35]. Gleanings | in | Natural History ; | With | Local Recollec- 
tions. | By | Edward Jesse Esq. | Deputy Surveyor of His 
Majesty’s Parks. | To which are added | Maxims and Hints 
for an Angler. | [figure of Teredo navalis, etc.] London : | John 
Murray, Albemarle Street. | mdcccxxxii. 
Collation — 1 vol. post 8vo, pp. xii + pp. 313, with cuts. 
Idem. A new edit., 1832. Title-page slightly different ; same 
pagination. 
Idem. Second Series. ... To which are added | Some Extracts 
from the unpublished MSS. of the late Mr. White of Selborne. | 
. . . London : | ... mdcccxxxiv. 
Collation — 1 vol. post 8vo, pp. xi + pp. 321, with folding 
facsimile of a “ Page from the Journal of the Rev. Gilbert White 
of Selborne,” and cuts. 
Idem. Third and Last Series. ... To which are added Notices 
of Some of | The Royal Parks and Residences. | ... London : | 
. . . MDCCCXXXV. 
Collation— 1 vol. post 8vo, pp. xii + pp. 310, with 2 woodcut pi. 
