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Rainbow Dust: Three Centuries of Delight in British Butterflies
Rainbow Dust: Three Centuries of Delight in British Butterflies
hardback
Published:
30 July, 2015
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| Type | Book |
|---|---|
| ISBN13 | 9780224098656 |
| ISBN10 | 0224098659 |
| Number Of Pages | 256 |
| Item Weight | 484 g |
| Product Dimensions | 26 x 222 x 138 mm |
| Publisher / Reseller | Square Peg |
| Format | hardback |
Media Reviews
A scholarly and captivating excursion into the history of natural history, further enlivened by vivid portraits of some of the butterfly enthusiasts of the past -- Michael McCarthy Independent Never again will this reader, at least, take a butterfly for granted... Beautifully written and thoroughly researched, Rainbow Dust is a truly marvellous book -- Sophia Waugh, 5 stars Telegraph In Peter Marren Britain's butterflies have found their champion. Is Rainbow Dust worth a flutter? Oh, absolutely -- John Lewis-Stempel The Times [A] superbly distilled statement on our national obsession with butterflies -- Mark Cocker Spectator Whether you know a lot or a little about butterflies, this is an essential read -- Peter Forbes Independant
Author's Bio
Peter Marren is a wildlife writer, journalist and authority on invertebrate folklore and names. His books include The New Naturalists, which won the Society for the History of Natural History's Thackray Medal, Britain's Rare Flowers, which won the Botanical Society of the British Isles' Presidents' Award. He won a Leverhulme Research Fellowship for work on Bugs Britannica.