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A passionate and informative celebration of trees and of man s ingenuity in exploiting their resources: the perfect gift for anyone who cares about the natural world
Trees are marvels of nature, still-standing giants of extraordinary longevity. In a beautifully written sequence of essays, anecdotes, and profiles of species from yew to scots pine, Max Adams explores both the amazing biology of trees and humanity s relationship with wood and forest across the centuries. Embellished with images from John Evelyn s classic "Sylva "(1664), this beautifully designed gift book offers both a natural and a cultural history of trees, and will delight anyone who cares about the natural world and our interaction with it."
Trees are marvels of nature, still-standing giants of extraordinary longevity. In a beautifully written sequence of essays, anecdotes, and profiles of species from yew to scots pine, Max Adams explores both the amazing biology of trees and humanity s relationship with wood and forest across the centuries. Embellished with images from John Evelyn s classic "Sylva "(1664), this beautifully designed gift book offers both a natural and a cultural history of trees, and will delight anyone who cares about the natural world and our interaction with it."
- Format: Hardcover
- Author: Adams, Max
- ISBN: 9781781855461
- Condition: Used
- Dimensions: 7.40 x 1.00
- Number Of Pages: 256
- Publication Year: 2015