A. G. Tansley — The British Islands and Their Vegetation

Cambridge, Cambridge at the University Press, 1949. Cloth. A very smart study of British vegetation, including a comprehensive look at the environment and history of the British Islands. Complete in two volumes. Issued with corrections. Volume I contains parts I-IV. Illustrated with a frontispiece, ninety-three monochrome plates containing photographs, as well as numerous in text figures. Collated complete. Volume II contains parts V-IX. Illustrated with sixty-nine monochrome plates containing photographs and numerous in-text figures throughout. Collated complete. A detailed look into the particular types of vegetation that can be found across the British Islands, with references to the impacts of climate, historical occupations, rivers and more. Written by Arthur Tansley, an English botanist who was a pioneer in the science of ecology. In the original green cloth binding. Externally, smart with minor rubbing to the extremities and light fading to the spine. The odd small mark to the boards. Internally, firmly bound. Pages are very bright with minor age toning to the endpapers. Very Good Indeed . Ill.: Not Stated. Very Good Indeed .