Author: L. Dudley Stamp Book Title: Britain's Structure and Scenery Language: English Publisher: The Fontana Library / Collins Publication Year: 1965 (Third Impression) Format: Paperback Genre: Earth Sciences, Geology, Geography, Topography, British Natural History Country/Region of Manufacture: United Kingdom Number of Pages: 271 (excluding plates and index)
Description Title: Britain's Structure and Scenery Author: L. Dudley Stamp (Professor of Social Geography at the London School of Economics, former Director of the Land Utilisation Survey) Publisher: The Fontana Library (Collins) Edition / Printing: Third Impression, January 1965 (First published in the New Naturalist Series in 1946; first issued in The Fontana Library in 1960) Binding: Softcover / Paperback
Overview A classic work of British geological and topographical literature. Originally part of the esteemed New Naturalist series, Professor Stamp's comprehensive volume explores the formation of Britain's landscape, examining how underlying rocks, glaciation, rivers, and sea action shaped the distinctive geography of Highland and Lowland Britain. Abundantly illustrated with monochrome photographs, geological columns, maps, and line drawings.
Condition Cover: Soft covers showing light shelf wear, minor edge rubbing, and some fading typical of vintage paperbacks. The spine remains intact with clear lettering. Price sticker on the front lower right corner.
Internal Pages: Clean and readable with mild age-toning to the paper. Binding is secure. Contains all photographic plates and figures as called for.
Illustrations & Maps: Includes numerous detailed black-and-white photographic plates (such as Plate 16 showing the alluvial terraces of the River Findhorn), explicit geological cross-sections, and line maps (e.g., Fig. 47 and Fig. 61 illustrating glacial lakes and regional geography).
Completeness: Complete through the final index pages (ending on page 301). Interior text block and bindings remain clean and firmly intact.