Book Description

About 30 miles south-west of Land's End is the low group of rocks and islands that form the Isles of Scilly. Mysterious, romantic and beautiful, they have long exercised the imagination of story tellers and historians. In this New Naturalist volume she examines the many aspects that make the islands and their flora and fauna so unique: their geography, geology and climate, the people of the islands, the way they used the land, and its present day management. She brings to life the major kinds of habitats found in Scilly: the heathlands, the coast, cultivated fields, and wetlands. She also discusses the people who have been important in the study of the island flora and fauna, and tells the story of the rise in popularity of the islands for birdwatchers.
Dealer Notes
First Edition; 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall; Gilt titles spine; Includes appendices, references, suggestions for further reading & species & general indexes; illustrated by colour photo's. & maps with b/w. drawings.
Author Parslow, Rosemary
Date 2007
Binding Hardcover (Original Green Cloth)
Publisher HarperCollins (Harper Collins), London
Condition Near Fine in Near Fine Dust Jacket in archive acetate film protection
Pages xii + 450

Price: £35.00

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