{"product_id":"9781916812338","title":"The Butterfly","description":"Author: Nigel Andrew\u003cbr\u003eISBN: 9781916812338\u003cbr\u003ePublisher: Saraband\u003cbr\u003eYear first published: 01 Dec 2025\u003cbr\u003ePages: 240\u003cbr\u003eFormat: Paperback \/ softback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eUnderstanding, loving and protecting butterflies  in all their enchantments.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eButterflies have enchanted and intrigued us for centuries. From the eighteenth-century 'aurelians', through the Victorian 'golden age' of collecting to the twentieth-century focus on conservation, humans have chased glimpses of these beautiful but elusive creatures. Winding through literature, art, music, and dreams,\u003ci\u003e The Butterfly: Flights of Enchantment \u003c\/i\u003euncovers why butterflies continue to inhabit such a profound place in our imagination. Today, the art of butterfly-watching can be a mindfulness practice for many; a Romantic escape from our industrialised existences.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eA first of its kind in combining the history of human interest in butterflies with a guide to practical observation, this pocket guide encourages us to nurture our curiosity and head out into our local environment, focusing on edgeland habitats that are home to many species.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIt is perhaps because butterflies are so fragile and fleeting that we are so beguiled by them. But now, as numbers dwindle, they have never been more difficult to spot.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe Butterfly\u003c\/i\u003e paves the way toward uncovering the history of our fascination with butterflies and learning how to spot and identify them.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Ships in 10 to 15 days","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46861487505566,"sku":"ADS-9781916812338","price":24.78,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0400\/9043\/5742\/files\/9781916812338.jpg?v=1779252646","url":"https:\/\/classicbargains.com.au\/products\/9781916812338","provider":"Classic Bargains Australia","version":"1.0","type":"link"}