WOODLANDS (NN 100)

Rackham, Oliver

ISBN 10: 0007202431 / ISBN 13: 9780007202430

Published by Collins, 2006

About this Item

1st 2006. Nearly fine condition with no wrapper. The 100th volume in the New Naturalist series. Leather bound edition to mark the 100th volume of the New Naturalist Library. Limited to 100 copies. All edges gilt. This is Copy No. 52, SIGNED by author on bookplate to front endpaper. Bookplate has small red smudge mark to one edge. Slip case is near fine. Packaged with care and promptly dispatched! Seller Inventory # 2135915

Bibliographic Details

Title: WOODLANDS (NN 100)

Publisher: Collins

Publication Date: 2006

Binding: Hardback

Condition: Fine

Dust Jacket Condition: No Jacket

Signed: SIGNED - please see description for details.

Edition: First edition.

About this title

Synopsis:

Exploring the significance and history of woodlands on the British landscape, this book looks at such diverse evidence as the woods used in buildings and ships, and how woodland has been portrayed in pictures and photographs, reconstructing British woodland through the ages. Aimed at the non-specialist, this book investigates what woods are and how they function. In lively style and illustrated with beautiful color photographs throughout, readers will learn: how woods evolved and how they are managed, the basic botany (understanding roots, partnerships, longevity, tree-rings), outline of woodland history, pollen analysis and wildwood, archives of woodland and how to study them, different types of woodland, the rise and fall of modern forestry. This is set to be a classic for collectors and general readers alike.

About the Author:

Oliver Rackham is a name synonymous with woodlands. He has written various books on trees and woodland, most recently a second edition of Ancient Woodland: its history, vegetation, and uses in England. Dr Rackham (OBE) is currently Praelector Rhetoricus at Corpus Christi College, Cambridge.