Fireflies, Honey, and Silk by Waldbauer, Gilbert - 2009

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University of California Press, 2009-10-06. Hardcover. Used: Good.

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Berkley, CA: University of California Press, 2009. 1st. Hardcover. Very Good/Very Good. 233 pages. Hardcover. Dust jacket unclipped and pristine. B/w illustrations throughout. Gilt title on spine. Binding tight. Clean inside and out. In excellent condition. Record # 5560088

Berkeley. 2009. October 2009. University Of California Press. 1st American Edition. Very Good in Dustjacket. 9780520258839. With Illustrations by James Nardi. 248 pages. hardcover. keywords: Nature Insects Science. FROM THE PUBLISHER - The beauty of butterflies, the cheerful chirp of crickets, the ink our ancestors wrote with, the beeswax in altar candles, the honey on our toast, the silk we wear. This enchanting book is a highly entertaining exploration of the myriad ways insects have enriched our lives–culturally, economically, and aesthetically. Entomologist and writer Gilbert Waldbauer describes in loving, colorful detail how many of the valuable products insects have given us are made, how they were discovered, and how they have been used through time and across cultures. Along the way, he takes us on a captivating ramble through many far-flung corners of history, mythology, poetry, literature, medicine, ecology, forensics, and more. Enlivened with personal anecdotes from Waldbauer's… Read More