The Butterfly Hunter. The Life of Henry Walter Bates. NEW. Many old growth trees are

Many old growth trees are still threatened by logging that proceeds at a relentless pace

A centennial history of the port town commissioned by the Lyttelton Borough Council and utilising council records

Jennifer Potter

Scarce first edition

An interesting account of the history

The Butterfly Hunter. The Life of Henry Walter Bates. NEW. Many old growth trees areAnthony Crawforth. A biography of Henry Bates, a contemporary of Wallace and Darwin, who spent the years 1848 59 traveling, observing and collecting insects in the Brazilian Amazon. During this time he amassed an enormous collection of entomological specimens and formulated important scientific theory. After his return to Britain he began sorting and publishing his collection, announcing his theory of insect mimicry in 1862. His book, The Naturalist