The pebbles on the beach : a spotter's guide
Ellis, Clarence, 1889-2018
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Pebble hunting is a pleasant and health-giving hobby, whether pursued on a beach, the lake-side, or the river-bank, and all but those who are nearing the last stages of decrepitude can enjoy it. This is a spirited guide to the simple pleasure of pebble spotting. Ellis is a charming, knowledgeable and witty guide to everything you didn't know you wanted to know about pebbles. He ruminates on what a pebble actually is, before showing us how they are formed, advising on the best pebble-spotting grounds in the UK, helping to identify individual stones and giving tips on the necessary kit.
Main title:
The pebbles on the beach : a spotter's guide / Clarence Ellis.
Author:
Ellis, Clarence, 1889-, author
Edition:
New edition / with a foreword by Robert Macfarlane.
Imprint:
London : Faber & Faber, 2018.
Collation:
xiii, 218 pages : illustrations (black and white, and colour) ; 20 cm
Notes:
Previous edition: 1954.Pebble identification guide included on fold-out book jacket.Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN:
9780571347933 (pbk)
Dewey class:
552
LC class:
QE432
Local class:
552
Language:
English
Subject:
BRN:
2264786