Preston rev thomas (5 Ergebnisse)

Paperback. Zustand: Brand New. 89 pages. 9.00x6.00x0.23 inches. In Stock.

First Edition. Pamphlet, 18pp, paper covers. Undated, no publisher given, probably 1980s or 1990s VG.

1st edition. Pp.461, armorial bookplate of Convent of the Imaaculate Conception OSF Bocking Essex to inside front board. Dark green cloth, gilt title to spine, wear to top of spine. Good.

Cloth. Zustand: Very Good. First edition. An uncommon, first edition of this informative catalogue of the flora of Marlborough, illustrated with a photographic map. The first edition. Uncommon work. Bound in the publisher's original green cloth. This informative study provides a botanical examination of the flora of Marlborough, with notices of the birds and a view of the geological features of the neighbourhood. Containing a catalogue of the different plants found in Marlborough, along with their scientific terms and environmental features, such as where they are likely to be found, and at what time of year. Written by Rev. Thomas Arthur Preston, who was a botanist and distinguished scholar of Emmanuel College, Cambridge. Illustrated with a double-paged photographic map frontispiece. Collated, complete. Bound in the publisher's original green cloth. Externally, very smart, with light rubbing to joints and extremities. Light bumping to spine and extremities, with a horizontal closed tear to the head of the spine. Front hinge is a little strained, but holding firm. Internally, firmly bound. Pages are bright, with ink annotations mainly consisting of crosses and dashes, from a previous owner. Very Good. Not Stated (illustrator). book.…

12pp., 12mo. On three bifoliums. In good condition, lightly aged. A long speculation - of great interest in the light of subsequent developments - on 'the connection between Vegetation & Climate', beginning with a discussion of 'the case of the Hawthorn'. 'The whole subject', he notes, 'at present is in its infancy and there are so many varied questions for wh. we seek answers that at present I do not think we can state any certain conclusions. | Botanically, the constitution of each species is an interesting source of investigation. I at no time imagined that some species were so constant in their time of flowering that they were practically useless as probable indicators of the weather.' He also discusses 'the connection between one species & another, especially when applicable to cultivation', and continues with reference to mulberry trees and the 'leafing of the Oak & Ash'. He sums up: 'Though myself fully believing that trees have a very great influence on composition of Rainfall, I must warn you that it [is] not a universally accepted Theory. Mr. Scott, for instance, believes that except the destruction or planting of trees takes place upon a very large scale, no effect is really produced on climate. I believe that he wd. Consider the whole of England as almost too small a space for this effect to be produced. As I said I do not hold to this, but still there are some eminent meteorologists who do, and of course their opinion has considerable weight.' Preston was a scholar of Emmanuel College, Cambridge, where he had a distinguished academic career; he was the author of the 'Flora of Marlborough' (1863) and other botanical works. He was founder of the Natural History Society at Marlborough. For more information see his obituary in the Quarterly Journal of the Royal Meteorological Society (1905).…