PETER J. NEVILLE HAVINS - The Forests of England

Great Britain, Readers Union, 1976. 1st Readers Union Edition, Binding: Cloth, Very Good/Very Good. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall Harback Hardback. Slight shelf wear to edges of D/J. A general survey of England's woodland landscape from prehistoric to contemporary times, this book traces the history of England's timberland through a continuing pattern of de-afforestation which began in Celtic, Roman and Saxon times to culminate in the virtual disappearance of England's forest cover by the beginning of the sixteenth century. The partial reversal of this trend largely brought about by a combination of government intervention and the use of coal rather than timber as fuel is also covered. Illustrated. 208 pp.