The Hill Lands of Britain - Development or Decay
by Stapledon, R.G
- Used
- good
- Hardcover
- Signed
- first
- Condition
- Good/No Jacket
- Seller
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Sturminster Newton, United Kingdom
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About This Item
London: Faber & Faber, 1937. Book. Good. Hardcover. Signed by Author(s). 1st Edition. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. Dark brown hardcover with title in green on spine. Condition: Condition: Good, with light shelfwear and a few small white splashmarks to spine. ~binding sound. Inscribed by the author, Roger Stapledon to the travel writer, Elspeth Huxley on front endpaper, and dated 1937. 138pp. R.G. Stapledon's main interest in agricultural science was the improvement of grassland and the development of improved grass and clover varieties. This book includes sections on hill land, vegetation, soil and climate, river pollution, agricultural intensification and the organisation of possible "national lands"..
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- Bookseller
- Karen Jakobsen Art & Design Books (GB)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 007000
- Title
- The Hill Lands of Britain - Development or Decay
- Author
- Stapledon, R.G
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Good
- Jacket Condition
- No Jacket
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Publisher
- Faber & Faber
- Place of Publication
- London
- Date Published
- 1937
- Size
- 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾
- Weight
- 0.00 lbs
- Keywords
- agricultural science, british grassland, land reform
- Bookseller catalogs
- Natural History;
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