The pebbles on the beach : a spotter's guide /

by Ellis, Clarence.

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BookPublisher: London : Faber & Faber, 2018Edition: New edition / with a foreword by Robert Macfarlane.Description: xiii, 218 pages : illustrations (black and white, and colour) ; 20 cm.ISBN: 9780571347933 (pbk.) :; 0571347932 (pbk.) :.Classification number: 552 ELLSubject(s): Pebbles | Petrology -- Great Britain | Coasts -- Great Britain | Popular Science | Popular Science and MathematicsSummary: Pebble hunting is a pleasant and health-giving hobby, whether pursued on a beach, the lake-side, or the river-bank, and all but those who are nearing the last stages of decrepitude can enjoy it. This is a spirited guide to the simple pleasure of pebble spotting. Ellis is a charming, knowledgeable and witty guide to everything you didn't know you wanted to know about pebbles. He ruminates on what a pebble actually is, before showing us how they are formed, advising on the best pebble-spotting grounds in the UK, helping to identify individual stones and giving tips on the necessary kit.

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Pebble identification guide included on fold-out book jacket.

Previous edition: 1954.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Pebble hunting is a pleasant and health-giving hobby, whether pursued on a beach, the lake-side, or the river-bank, and all but those who are nearing the last stages of decrepitude can enjoy it. This is a spirited guide to the simple pleasure of pebble spotting. Ellis is a charming, knowledgeable and witty guide to everything you didn't know you wanted to know about pebbles. He ruminates on what a pebble actually is, before showing us how they are formed, advising on the best pebble-spotting grounds in the UK, helping to identify individual stones and giving tips on the necessary kit.

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