{"product_id":"rowland-brown-butterflies-and-moths","title":"1912 H. Rowland Brown Butterflies and Moths at Home and Abroad","description":"\u003cp class=\"font-claude-response-body break-words whitespace-normal leading-[1.7]\"\u003eH. Rowland Brown's survey of butterflies and moths, published by T. Fisher Unwin in London, was written for the curious rather than the credentialed. Brown was a respected entomologist who contributed regularly to the scientific journals of his day, but here he turned his hand to something more generous: a guide that could be read by a schoolboy or a country parson or a serious collector with equal reward. The species are drawn from Britain and from farther afield, their life cycles and habitats laid out with the careful patience of someone who truly loved the subject.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"font-claude-response-body break-words whitespace-normal leading-[1.7]\"\u003eWhat makes a book like this endure is the marriage of text and image. Color plate work from this period had a particular quality, rich and accurate and made by hand in ways that photography could not yet match. The large format suits the plates well, and the blue cloth binding with its gilt lettering and onlay panel of butterflies on the front board is exactly the kind of object that was meant to live on a library table, not tucked away on a shelf.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"font-claude-response-body break-words whitespace-pre-wrap leading-[1.7]\"\u003e[d]Author | H. Rowland Brown [d]Title | Butterflies and Moths at Home and Abroad [d]Publisher | T. Fisher Unwin, London [d]Date | 1912 [d]Binding | Blue cloth with gilt lettering and pictorial onlay panel to front board [d]Dimensions | 10.25 in H x 8.25 in W x 1.75 in D [d]Origin | England [d]Language | English [d]Features | Color plates with additional illustrations [d]Provenance | Christmas 1914 gift inscription\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"font-claude-response-body break-words whitespace-pre-wrap leading-[1.7]\"\u003e[condition] The blue cloth binding is intact and presents well, with the gilt lettering and front onlay panel clearly visible. Age-appropriate wear is present to the cloth at the spine ends and corners, consistent with a book of more than a century in age. The text block is sound. The 1914 Christmas gift inscription is present to the front, partially faded but legible and historically meaningful. A handsome and substantial example of an Edwardian natural history volume, ready for the library or the display shelf.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Austyn Marie Design","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51216898687254,"sku":"AMD-02887","price":130.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0896\/4623\/5926\/files\/April_2026-5026.jpg?v=1776461636","url":"https:\/\/austynmariedesign.com\/products\/rowland-brown-butterflies-and-moths","provider":"Austyn Marie Design","version":"1.0","type":"link"}