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| Title | The Observers Book of Geology |
| Author | Evans, I. O. FRGS |
| Asset Number | 00367 |
| Publisher | Frederik Warne & Co., Ltd. |
| ISBN | |
| Published Date | 1965 |
| Edition | 1 |
| Printing | 1 |
| Description | Brown cloth hardcover. No dust jacket.
The Observer's Book of British Geology is number 10 in the series. My edition is from somewhere around 1965, as the last subject in the list given at the front is Churches, but, although the title has been abbreviated to The Observer's Book of Geology, there's no indication that the text has been revised. The copy is missing its dust jacket and the bumpy brown cover is extremely tactile; the book fitting pleasurably into the grasp of a palm. It's visually appealing too - very neatly case bound, with a Wainwright-ish/steam railways sort of font on the outside and shiny pages with a clear type within, and, again, that pocket/hand size. There's something deeply satisfying in the little books as artefacts in themselves, regardless of content.
But the content itself is interesting and really well written, with the language wonderfully and clearly simple but not at all dumbed down. It starts with a Preface by the author, I. O. Evans F.R.G.S., which explains how the book came about (with numerous acknowledgements) and has a nice description of the Observer as 'the wayfarer with an appreciative eye for the interest and beauty of the countryside'. |
| Category | Earth Science |
| Epoch | Vintage |
| Date Acquired | 22/04/2022 |
| Condition | (2) Very Good |
