Bramble-Bees And Others
Condition: SECONDHAND
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Condition remarks:
Book: Poor
Jacket: No dust jacket - some marks on spine and corners
Pages: FEP missing
Markings: Previous owner
Few naturalists have possessed the gift of making the insect world as vivid and immediate as Jean-Henri Fabre, and Bramble-Bees and Others stands as one of his most captivating achievements. This volume chronicles Fabre's meticulous, lifelong observations of solitary bees — particularly those that nest in bramble stems — detailing their extraordinary instincts, architectural ingenuity, and the intricate dramas of their reproductive lives with the precision of a scientist and the wonder of a poet. Part of the celebrated series The Works of J. H. Fabre, this work exemplifies the author's singular ability to transform patient, ground-level field study into prose of rare beauty and intellectual depth. Translated by Alexander Teixeira de Mattos and published by the distinguished house of Hodder and Stoughton, the text reaches an English-speaking audience without losing any of Fabre's warmth or philosophical richness. For anyone who has ever paused to watch an insect at its labour and wondered at the intelligence hidden in miniature lives, this book presents an irresistible invitation to look closer.
Author: J. Henri Fabre
Format: Hardback
Genre: Zoology
Condition remarks:
Book: Poor
Jacket: No dust jacket - some marks on spine and corners
Pages: FEP missing
Markings: Previous owner
Few naturalists have possessed the gift of making the insect world as vivid and immediate as Jean-Henri Fabre, and Bramble-Bees and Others stands as one of his most captivating achievements. This volume chronicles Fabre's meticulous, lifelong observations of solitary bees — particularly those that nest in bramble stems — detailing their extraordinary instincts, architectural ingenuity, and the intricate dramas of their reproductive lives with the precision of a scientist and the wonder of a poet. Part of the celebrated series The Works of J. H. Fabre, this work exemplifies the author's singular ability to transform patient, ground-level field study into prose of rare beauty and intellectual depth. Translated by Alexander Teixeira de Mattos and published by the distinguished house of Hodder and Stoughton, the text reaches an English-speaking audience without losing any of Fabre's warmth or philosophical richness. For anyone who has ever paused to watch an insect at its labour and wondered at the intelligence hidden in miniature lives, this book presents an irresistible invitation to look closer.