Ants, Bees, and Wasps. A Record of Observations on the Habits of the Social Hymenoptera.
Avebury, Lord. pp.xvii, 436 with 5 colour plates, b/w. illus. and 2 fold-out plates. 8vo. A little spotting to fore-edges of text block and to ends o/w. contents fine. Original decorated red cloth binding in thor. vg. condition. Lord Aveburywas a banker, Liberal politician, philanthropist, scientist and polymath. He coined the terms "Paleolithic" and "Neolithic" to denote the Old and New Stone Ages, respectively. He helped establish archaeology as a scientific discipline, and was influential in debates concerning evolutionary theory. He wrote numerous publications on subjects as varied as archaeology, coins, trade and natural history.- $20
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Beekeeping Study Notes. Microscopy Certificate. (The Blue Book).
Yates, J.D. & B.D. pp.viii, 120 with colour photos and text figs. New softback - a little off mint. Latest edition. RRP. £12.50 The examination syllabus has changed since the first edition was prepared; it now contains much on safety and hygiene contained in this, the third edition which also has several new colour plates.- $13
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The Dancing Bees. An Account of the Life and Senses of the Honey Bee.
Von Frisch, K. pp.xiv, 198 with 117 b/w. figs. 8vo. Softback. Address label to ffep. VG. Highly recommended. Contains the first popular account of how bees give each other exact information about the direction and distance of a source of honey by means of 'dances'. Further, it is an all-round account of their lives, senses, intelligence and behaviour.- $20
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Butler : Parson, Musicologist, Beekeeper. Legacy and Influence of Charles Butler (1571-1647)
The Charles Butler 400 Foundation. pp.77 with col. and b/w. photos. & illus. 8vo. Softback. New. "Because reading The Feminine Monarchie reveals rather little about the place, the time, and the social life of Charles Butler, it is most fortunate that members of the Basingstoke and District Beekeepers Association have written and published [this] lovely book It provides a splendid view of his world." Tom Seeley.- $19
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Following the Bloom. Across America with the Migratory Beekeepers.
Whynott, Douglas. pp.214. 8vo. Owner's label to dw. turn-in. Light spotting to fore-edges of text block o/w. a fine hardback in fine dw. with very gently sunned spine. "We're the last real cowboys, the last people moving livestock accross the United States".- $13
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The Lore of the Honey-Bee.
pp.xxiii, 281 with b/w. photos. and illus. plus publisher's catalogue. 8vo. Hardback. Charming bookplate. Spotting to fore-edges of text block and internally o/w. contents fine. A little spine lean. Original cloth, thor. vg. A fascinating period insight. Considers the origins of beekeeping and bee-masters of the middle ages. Then moves on to the roles within the hive, swarming, and beekeeping practices of the period of publication. The Pollen Loads of the Honey Bee. A guide to their identification by colour and form.
pp.51, 14 with 30 plates of pollen drawings, index of plants and plus 6 colour charts for pollen identification. 8vo. Light rippling to plates (as is common for this work), o/w. a fine hardback in vg. dw. This edition of Dorothy Hodges landmark work benefits from having the content of the first edition plus the addenda specifically drawn up for this, the 1974 edition. A Treatise on the Management of Bees 1770. Wherein is Contained the Natural History of Those Insects.
pp.311, [7], 16 with 3 fold-out plates. 8vo. Nr. fine hardback in nr. fine dw. A facsimile reprint of the second edition, originally published in 1770. Wildman was quite a showman and achieved fame through trick performances with bees, including the wearing of a bee beard. He understood the nature and behaviour of bees and this treatise 'shows culture and an unusual knowledge of continental beekeeping' (Harding 119). Roman Bee Lore.
pp.viii, 170 with b/w. illus. Large 8vo. Softback. New. Roman Bee Lore was written by L.E. Snelgrove in 1922 but for some reason went unpublished until now in the interests of bee craft. In his introduction Snelgrove wrote In this paper I have collated and commented upon practically everything of importance in the old Latin writings relating to Bees and have, perhaps, rescued from oblivion a great deal of information respecting ancient beekeeping which should prove to be quite new to British readers and also, I hope, not uninteresting to many who are not engaged in the delightful pursuit of Apiculture.the Romans not only possessed apiarian knowledge far more considerable than is commonly supposed and that in many respects they were in advance of rustic beekeepers of to-day. . The British Bee-Keeper’s Guide Book. To the Management of Bees in Movable-comb Hives, and the Use of Modern Bee-Appliances.
pp.viii, 226 with illus. and photos. throughout plus 12-pages of adverts of beekeeping supplies. Small 8vo. Hardback. Contents very clean an thor. vg. Original gilt decorated binding thor. vg. Harding 356. 'It is largely through the influence of this little guide that the form of British bee-keeping practice took on its well-known characteristics' (R.O.B. Manley). Ron Brown wrote of Thomas W.Cowan (1840-1926) that he had 'an outstanding record of service to British Beekeeping!'. Honey Production in the British Isles.
pp.328 with b/w. photos. 8vo. Hardback. Spotting to edges of text block, o/w. contents fine. Original cloth in good condition. "Being myself a bee-keeper.and having some years' experience of the business as a sole occupation, I have done my best to suggest the methods that lead to success." R.O.B. Manley. The Honey-Bee. Its natural history, habits, anatomy, and microscopical beauties.
pp.xvi, 166 with frontis. and a further 7 plates. 8vo. Hardback. A little spotting to prelims. and to blank borders of plates o/w. contents fine. More recent end-papers and some skilful, professional, restoration to boards which are in nr. fine / fine condition. An attractive copy. (Harding 296). A thoroughly comprehensive study of the honey-bee written by a science teacher and writer on microscopy. A Treatise on the Management of Bees 1770. Wherein is Contained the Natural History of Those Insects.
pp.311, [7], 16 with 3 fold-out plates. 8vo. Some spotting to fore-edges and one fold-out plate o/w. a fine hardback in nr. fine dw. A facsimile reprint of the second edition, originally published in 1770. Wildman was quite a showman and achieved fame through trick performances with bees, including the wearing of a bee beard. He understood the nature and behaviour of bees and this treatise 'shows culture and an unusual knowledge of continental beekeeping' (Harding 119). The Art of Bee-Keeping.
pp.182 with b/w. photos. and figs. 8vo. Hardback. Previous owner's details to ffep. Some spotting to ends and occ. internally o/w. contents thor. vg. Original cloth in vg. condition. Signed and dated (17th November 1945) by the author on ffep., with photograph of his apiary (taken from a dustwrapper) pasted below . The result of forty years of keeping bees, experimenting and lecturing about them.