A survey of Southampton and its region / edited by F.J. Monkhouse ; prepared for the meeting of the British Association held from 26 August to 2 September 1964
1964, First Edition. Southampton, Hampshire : Southampton University Press. Good, tight library copy in the original gilt-blocked cloth. Spine bands and panel edges slightly dust-toned and rubbed as with age. Faint foxing to prelims and edges. Some minor library marks remain internally. Remains well-preserved overall. Item #453819
Physical description; xviii, 349 pages, 22 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations, maps (2 folded) ; 25 cm. Contents; 1. Introduction -- 2. Geology -- 3. Geomorphology -- 4. The hydrography of the Solent and Southampton Water -- 5. Soils -- 6. Weather and climate -- 7. Hydrology and water supply -- 8. Botany -- 9. Zoology -- 10. Land use, agriculture, forestry and conservation -- 11. The Hampshire Development Plan -- 12. The concept of Wessex -- 13. The place-names of Hampshire -- 14. Settlement in prehistoric and Roman times -- 15. The history of Southampton -- 16. The social pattern -- 17. Economic activity -- 18. The Port of Southampton -- 19. Communications -- 20. Aspects of the civic scene -- 21. The Ordnance Survey -- 22. The University -- 23. The planning of Southampton. Subjects; Southampton (England) -- Description and travel. Southampton (England) -- History. Southampton (England) -- Economic conditions. Southampton (England) -- Social conditions. Hampshire (England) -- Description and travel. Geology -- England -- Southampton Region.
Price: €25.00