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Cassell's Trees of Britain and Northern Europe

Cassell's Trees of Britain and Northern Europe

by David More (Illustrator), David More (Illustrator), John White (Author)

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    Hardcover 2003

    $35.66
Synopsis

Britain and Ireland are blessed in their trees. Centuries of introductions, from the Romans to to the great collectors travelling in Asia, Africa and the Americas, have enriched our restricted native tree-flora. Now, thanks to a maritime climate with moderate rainfall and mild winters, more trees grow here, and better, than almost anywhere else in the temperate world. David More and John White offer an unparalleled and illustrated record of our these trees - and their magnificent variety - at the start of the new century. This is the most complete tree book available in English or any other language. The book has been more than twelve years in the making - two years of research, followed by ten years of meticulous painting of trees, bark, leaves and fruits. It describes and illustrates more than 1,000 species and varieties of trees, which we can see in Britain, Ireland and Northern Europe.

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Format: Hardcover
 Pages: 800
 Edition: 01
 Publisher: Orion
Published: 13 Mar 2003
ISBN 10: 0304361925
ISBN 13: 9780304361922
Book Overview: A 'must-buy' for anyone who loves Britain's natural heritage. Contains more species and cultivars (1800) and more illustrations (2000 in full colour) than any other book on the subject. Excellent value for money: the only other tree reference book still in print with comparable coverage, by Bean, comes in 5 volumes at 370 - and has no colour illustration. The quality of David More's illustrations is unequalled by any other botanical artist. Trees currently have the status of a cult subject. W & N have sold well over 100,000 copies of Thomas Pakenham's MEETINGS WITH REMARKABLE TREES to date.

Media Reviews
'Pride of place goes to the reams of paintings by David More, over a decade of work detailing leaves, branches, fruit and above all, stunning paintings of overall trees ... handsome, informative and highly useful' PLANT TALK (Oct 03) (Reviewed with Cassell's Wild Flowers of Britain and Northern Europe) 'Two expensive but true masterpieces that will fill a long-vacant gap in your wildlife library. Superbly illustrated and written, we highly recommend them.' ACTIVE (National Trust magazine) Autumn 2003 'This landmark reference book was a labour of love by David More. He embarked on the project as a private enterprise and spent years travelling, studying, sketching and painstakingly painting every leaf, seed and tree native to thes isles and northwest Europe. The result is a meticulously illustrated and visually thrilling guide to more than 1,000 tree species.' BBC GARDENERS WORLD (Dec 03) plus reader offer
Author Bio
David More trained as an artist and worked in the Royal Navy cartographic department anf for the Department of the Environment before becoming a full-time artist. He spent twelve years researching, travelling and drawing to produce the illustrations for this book. John White, who wrote the text, was formerly Research Dendrologist with the Forestry Commission. He has devoted his life to the study of trees and woodlands, and is the author of numerous publications on the trees of the northern hemisphere.