The World of the Soil

A 1959 Readers Union edition of Sir E. John Russell's classic study of soil ecology, originally published as part of the New Naturalist series. This volume explores the physical, chemical, and biological aspects of soil, illustrated with colour and black-and-white photographs.

An ex-library reading copy. Publisher: Readers Union / Collins. Published: 1959.

Edition: Readers Union edition. Binding: Hardcover. Condition: Fair.

Condition notes: Ex-library copy with a large 'Cumbria County Libraries / Withdrawn from Stock' stamp on the half-title page. Minor pencil notation to the half-title. The green cloth binding shows wear, bumping to the spine ends, and some staining/fading to the lower edge of the boards.