The Tree in Changing Light by Roger Mc. Donald - 2001

Sydney, NSW, Australia: Knopf, 2002. No rubbing, bumping or shelfwear to either dj or boards. Spine sound with tight hinges. Interior tight, unmarked. 177 pp.. First. Papered Boards. Fine/Fine. Illus. by Atkins, Rosalind. 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall.

Knopf Books, Sydney, 2001. Hardcover. Fine in edgeworn dustjacket.. A beautiful and bestselling meditation on trees Because a tree bloomed seasonally we felt its body like our own. A tree stood still and yet suffered change. A tree growing old grew down into itself. Trees could not heal wounds, only cover them up. Trees were magnificent survivors. Trees got used. Trees behaved erratically under stress. Trees strove to fulfill an ideal shape but were twisted out of it by pressures of existence.In The Tree In Changing Light, Roger McDonald meditates on our unique landscape and its rich tapestry of native and introduced trees, which 'give language to our existence'. His most intimate and personal book to date, it also celebrates country men like his grandfather Chester Bucknall, a forester and pine-planter, of whom he writes, 'I believe him to have been a dreamer about trees'; Wilf Crane, Roger McDonald's mentor with trees who flew planes across country on solo planting raids and whose death while… Read More

Australia: Knopf, 2001. First Edition. Hard Cover. Very Good/Very Good. Signed by Author. Signed by the Author Type: Philosophy This copy is tight and square with a clean unmarked text....SIGNED BY THE AUTHOR ON THE TITLE PAGE........wood engravings by Rosalind Atkins...the dust cover has some wear on the front top edge