THE SEA COAST. By J.A. Steers. New Naturalist No. 25.

1953 1st edition. 8vo (150 x 222mm). Ppxii,276. Colour and b/w plates, b/w line illustrations, bibliography. Green buckram, spine titled in gilt. Dust-wrapper price, 25s. net.

"Our greatest authority on coastal topography, Prof. Steers, shows in a persuasive and compelling way the origin and evolution of cliffs, estuaries, sea marshes, sand dunes and the communities of plants they support". Chapters include: The relation of the coast to the general structures of Great Britain; The movements of beach material; Erosion and accretion, evidence of coastal change; The coast in profile and plan; Cliff scenery; Sand and shingle spits, and salt marshes; Major shingle structures; Studies in the evolution and setting of our coastal scenery; Description of the alndscape and its orgins, Scotland, England, Wales, the West Coast, the South and West Coast; Evidences of elevation and depression of coastlines.