A scientific survey of Merseyside / editor, Wilfred Smith; assistant editors, F.J. Monkhouse, H.R. Wilkinson

Smith, Wilfred. Monkhouse, Francis John. Wilkinson, H. R

Edité par Liverpool : Published for the British Association by the University Press of Liverpool, 1953

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Very good library copy in the original gilt-blocked cloth. Spine and panel edges somewhat bumped, dust-toned, and rubbed as with age. Bookplates and/or library marks in prelims/title page, but the rest of text remains clear. Remains in great condition overall. Physical description; xv, 299 p. ill., maps (2 fold. col. in pocket) 25 cm. Contents; Merseyside and the Merseyside district / Wilfred Smith. -- Part 1: the land and the sea. -- Geology / R. M. Shackleton. -- The physical landscape and landforms / R. Kay Gresswell. -- The coast / R. Kay. Gresswell. -- Weather and climate / S. Gregory. -- Physical oceanography of the Irish Sea / K. F. Bowden. -- Botany / W. T. Mathias. -- Zoology / J. W. Jones and H. B. N. Hynes. -- Marine zoolog / J. S. Colman. -- Part 2: Merseyside -- History of Liverpool to 1700 / F. J. Routledge -- History of Liverpool, 1700-1900 / Sheila Marriner. -- Genesis of population / Richard Lawton. -- Present distribution of population / Wilfred Smith. -- Social structure / Elizabeth Gittus. -- The growth of Liverpool's trade, 1700-1950 / Francis E. Hyde. -- The dock-system of the Port of Liverpool / Sir Rex Hodges. -- The location of industry / Wilfred Smith. -- The Merseyside development area / W. Robertson. -- The urban structure of Liverpool / Wilfred Smith. -- The University / Sir James Mountford. -- Part 3: The Merseyside district. -- Prehistoric archaeology / T. G. E. Powell. -- The Roman occupation / F. W. Walbank. -- English and Scandinavians on Merseyside / Simeon Potter. -- The Mediaeval period / G. Barraclough. -- The modern period / F. A. Bailey. -- Place-names of North Wales / G. Melville Richards. -- The Middle Mersey and the chemical area / S. Gregor, R. Lawton and A. T. A. Learmonth. -- The West Lancashire coalfield / R. Lawton and Wilfred Smith. -- The North Wales coalfield and Chester / R. Lawton and Wilfred Smith. -- The agricultural geography / Wilfred Smith. Subjects; Science Surveys. Mersey River Valley (England). Liverpool (England). Mersey River Valley. Mersey River Valley (England). Mersey Valley. Mersey Valley Geography. 1 Kg.

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• Titre: A scientific survey of Merseyside / editor, Wilfred Smith; assistant editors, F.J. Monkhouse, H.R. Wilkinson
• Éditeur: Liverpool : Published for the British Association by the University Press of Liverpool
• Date de parution: 1953
• Reliure: Couverture rigide
• Édition: 1st edition.
• Poids: 1 kilogramme