Beechcombings

Richard Mabey

RRP: £20.00

Publisher: CHATTO & WINDUS

Publication Date : 04/10/2007

Hardback

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Guardian Bookshop Notes:

Mainly about beech trees but also other issues, including global warming and the importance of trees in the landscape.

Publisher's description:

Beech trees reached Britain about 8,000 years ago, and they were workhorses, not ornaments - fuel for Rome's glassworks; firewood for London; oars for the ships of Venice; and raw material for furniture. This book is a personal investigation of the relationship that humans have with trees.

ISBN: 9781856197335