The Aurelian Legacy - a History of British Butterflies and their Collectors by Michael Salmon (Author)

The Aurelian Legacy - a History of British Butterflies and their Collectors by Michael Salmon (Author)

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ISBN: 9780946589401

Publisher ‏ : ‎ Harley Books, 1 Jan. 2000

Hardcover, 432 pages

Liberally laced with contemporary quotations, this book brings to life the past three hundred years of butterfly study, with details of early societies, collecting equipment, biographies of 101 deceased lepidopterists, with portraits where available, as well as the chequered history in Britain of some 35 species of butterfly.