CLIMATE AND THE BRITISH SCENE. By Gordon Manley. New Naturalist No. 22.

(1952) 1970 reprint. 8vo (150 x 222mm). Ppxviii,314,iii[ads]. Colour and b/w photograph plates, maps, tables, bibliography. Green buckram, spine titled in gilt.

"... no other aspect of life in Britain is so frequently the subject of comment as the daily weather. Manley traces the subtle influence of sunshine and cloud, of dew, mist, rain, hail and snow, of heat and cold on the changing scene through the seasons... we owe much to our climate. The richness of plant and animal life, the extremely high productivity of our farm lands, the fleeting beauties of our landscape which have inspired so many writers - all are closely linked with Britain's climate".