Collins New Naturalist Library (112) – Books and Naturalists: v. 112 - Softcover

Allen, David Elliston

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0007300174 ISBN 13: 9780007300174

Publisher: Collins, 2010

Synopsis

Natural history, perhaps more than any other pursuit or study, has always relied very heavily on books to help it develop and gain momentum. Without a way of defining and categorizing the many thousands of species of plants and animals, the subject could not exist as it does today.

About this title

Review:

‘...an engaging history of natural history publishing, full of beautiful images and delightful stories about the books and people who collected them ... Allen’s book will serve both as an excellent introduction to this arcane and complex – but fascinating – history, and as a fitting addition to the library of anyone who loves natural history and the many books that record it.’
The Times Literary Supplement

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About the Author:

David Elliston Allen has had a specialist interest in the subject of this book for many years, the combined legacy of an undergraduate degree in anthropology, a period as an analyst of marketing surveys and co-authorship of two county Floras. A past President of the Botanical Society of the British Isles and of the Society for the History of Natural History, his books include ‘The Naturalist in Britain: A Social History’, first published in 1976. Allen has spent many years administering academic research grant programmes, particularly in aspects of history.

About this edition

• Publisher: Collins
• Publication date: 2010
• ISBN 10: 0007300174
• ISBN 13: 9780007300174
• Binding: Paperback
• Edition number: 1
• Number of pages: 512