The History of the Countryside

Rackham, Oliver

ISBN 10: 0460044494 / ISBN 13: 9780460044493

Published by J M Dent & Sons Ltd, 1986

About this Item

1st edition signed, with a personal letter from Oliver Rackham referencing a book exchange and also a newspaper obituary cut out of the paper by previous ownerBook is in very good condition with slight foxing to the top left of the outside edges of the pages only. The pages are clean and bright, binding tight with no loose pages and all pictures, maps and diagrams are present. There are very slight bumps to the bottom right corner and top right corner of the book. Under the dust jacket the blue boards are cleanand without marks, with gold lettering to the spine. The dust jacket is not price clipped and is in very good condition with only a minor crease to the top at the back and is now ina protective, removable plastic cover.

Seller Inventory # ABE-1776800107064

Bibliographic Details

• Title: The History of the Countryside
• Publisher: J M Dent & Sons Ltd
• Publication Date: 1986
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0460044494
• ISBN 13: 9780460044493
• Binding: Hardcover
• Edition: 1st Edition
• Condition: Very Good
• Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good
• Weight: 780 grams
• Signed: Signed by Author(s)

About this title

Synopsis

Fields, highways, hedgerows, fens, marshes, rivers, heaths, coasts, woods, and wood pastures: this tribute to the endlessly changing character of Britain's countryside illustrates how it developed over the centuries. Going right up to the present day, and including both natural and man-made features, it demonstrates the sometimes subtle, sometimes radical ways in which people, flora, fauna, climate, soils, and other physical conditions have played a role in shaping the landscape. "...quirky and rewarding...full of answers to questions that others have not had the wit to ask."--Economist. "One thing is certain: no one would be wise to write further on our natural history...without thinking very hard about what is contained in these authoritative pages."--Country Life.

About the Author

Dr Oliver Rackham is a botanist and a Fellow of Corpus Christi College, Cambridge. An acknowledged authority on the British countryside, especially trees, woodlands and pasture. THE HISTORY OF THE COUNTRYSIDE won the 1986 Angel Literary Award, the Sir Peter Kent Conservation Prize and the Natural World Book of the Year Award.