
by SharmanAptRussell (Author)
This study of butterfies through their life cycles helps reveal the logic behind our fascination with butterflies. It explains the passion of legendary collectors such as the tragic Eleanor Glanville and brilliant Henry Bates and takes us inside some of the most prestigious natural history museums.
                        Format:  Hardcover
                         Pages: 256
                        Edition: First Edition
                        
                        
                        Publisher: William Heinemann Ltd 
 Published: 06 Nov 2003
                        
                        
                        
                        
                        
                        ISBN 10:  0434012173
 ISBN 13: 9780434012176
                        
                        Book Overview: The story of man's fascination with butterflies, as symbols, as objects of beauty, and of obsession. In the tradition of Susan Orlean's The Orchid Thief.