question re Feltwell

[Stacy]

The  book I have is called The Illustrated Encyclopedia Of Butterflies, and
it was published by Quantam Books.  Are we talking about the same book here?


>The book is: 'The Encyclopedia of Butterflies'. It was published by
>Prentice-Hall in 1993. Lots of excellent photographs of specimens in
>the Allyn Museum collection. One has to be a bit cautious with the book,
>since the text has a number of errors (like stating on one page that
>butterflies occur at an elevation of 44,300 feet (!) on Mt. Everest, and
>then stating on another page that butterflies fly up to 13,500 feet on
>that mountain. Actually, one species of _Parnassius_ flies up to 6000
>meters (a bit over 19,500 feet) on Mt. Everest. So the author got it
>wrong twice...).
>
> You may be able to obtain this book from second-hand natural-history
>dealers for about half its list price of $40. The photographs are well
>worth that, and cover a selection of butterflies from all over the world.
>
> Ken Philip
>fnkwp at uaf.edu
>
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