{"product_id":"the-book-of-pebbles-9780500023754","title":"The Book of Pebbles","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThe perfect seaside and armchair companion to the pebbles of the British Isles.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTrade Review\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e'As someone who lives on Chesil Beach – perhaps the most famous shingle beach in the UK – Christopher Stocks is uniquely well-placed to talk about the visceral appeal of pebbles: the sounds they make as they are ground together by the waves and their physical properties – their “weight and heft, their smooth shapes seeming almost designed to be held in the hand”.' - The Scotsman\u003cbr\u003e'For anyone unable to walk along a beach without stopping every few steps to pick up a lozenge of quartz washed by the receding tide or a grey-slate skimmer, this book is an ideal companion.' - Country Life\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTable of Contents\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eForeword by Angie Lewin • 1. On Chesil Beach • 2. Sir Mortimer at War • 3. Picasso’s Pebbles • 4. Jim Ede and the Louvre of the Pebble • 5. Basically Derek • 6. Eminent  Victorians • 7. At the Natural History Museum • 8. No Stone Unturned • 9. Some Pebbles • 10. Some Beaches • Afterword","brand":"Thames \u0026 Hudson Ltd","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":49402749288791,"sku":"9780500023754","price":11.69,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/1739\/5799\/files\/9780500023754.jpg?v=1730481399","url":"https:\/\/bookcurl.com\/products\/the-book-of-pebbles-9780500023754","provider":"Book Curl","version":"1.0","type":"link"}