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.