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.
David More, who lives in South London, has spent the last twelve years researching, travelling and drawing to produce this magnificent book. The text is written by John White, a recently retired tree expert who has devoted his life to the study and care of trees and woodlands.
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 2003This 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
 |
Ask a Question About this Product More... |
|
