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Scotland's Beginnings
Doctor Dr Michael A. Taylor
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Description for Scotland's Beginnings
Paperback. Describing the origins of wildlife in Scotland, this book captures in words, drawings, paintings and photographs the dramatic sceneries - erupting volcanoes, colliding continents - and ever-changing landscape of Scotland. Num Pages: 88 pages, 120 colour illus. BIC Classification: 1DBKS; HBJD1; HBLA; RBGF; RBX. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 209 x 6. Weight in Grams: 274.
What would we have seen if we looked out over the landscape of Scotland at its very beginning, before the impact of mankind? What would it be like to swim in the Jurassic sea? Or stand early one morning in the dragon-fly haunted coal forests of the Midland Valley? This book captures in words, drawings, paintings and photographs the dramatic sceneries - erupting volcanoes, colliding continents - and ever-changing landscape of Scotland. A second volume by Andrew Kitchener, describing the origins of wildlife in Scotland, is scheduled for 2006.
Product Details
Publisher
NMSE - Publishing Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
88
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2004
Condition
New
Weight
276g
Number of Pages
88
Place of Publication
Edinburgh, United Kingdom
ISBN
9781901663266
SKU
V9781901663266
Shipping Time
Usually ships in 4 to 8 working days
Ref
99-1
About Doctor Dr Michael A. Taylor
Dr Michael A Taylor is Principal Curator of Vertebrate Palaeontlogy; Dr Andrew C Kitchener is Principal Curator of Birds and Mammals, both National Museums Scotland.
Reviews for Scotland's Beginnings
'... a superbly illustrated, information-packed booklet. A strong feature of the book is the inclusion of many excellent photographs of named localities with information about their wildlife, which makes you want to jump straightaway into your car and head for Scotland.'British Journal of Entomology and Natural History'... Detailed without being overwhelming, it is a very well-written guide. It is also ... Read more