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	The Bee Craftsman; A Short Guide to the Life Story and Management of the Honey Bee Wadey, H. J. (Book #ID 89843) Published by Bee Craft, Bee-Keeper's Association, First Edition 1943. 1943. First edition hard back binding in publisher's original burnt orange cloth covers, black title and author lettering to the spine. 8vo. 7½'' x 5¼''. Contains 115 printed pages of text with monochrome photographs to the centre. War economy standard paper, sun bleaching to top and bottom of the spine where pieces of the wrapper are missing, ink name and address to the front free end paper, dated 1943. Very Good condition book in Very Good condition dust wrapper with two 5 mm pieces of paper missing from the spine ends, small chips to the corners and front fore edge, not price clipped 3/6. Dust wrapper supplied in archive acetate film protection, it does not adhere to the book or to the dust wrapper. Member of the P.B.F.A. Click here to select books from the BEEKEEPING & APIARISTS Category	£35.00 Convert currency

	Practical Bee-Keeping [Beekeeping] Mace, Herbert (Book #ID 89885) Published by Ward Lock Limited, 82 Gower Street, London Reprinted 1985. 1985. Publisher's original illustrated card wrap covers [soft back]. 8vo. 8½'' x 6¼''. Contains 96 printed pages of text with monochrome illustrations and photographs throughout. In Fine condition, no dust wrapper as issued. Member of the P.B.F.A. ISBN 0706364201 Click here to select books from the BEEKEEPING & APIARISTS Category	£8.00 Convert currency

	Practical Beekeeping [Bee-keeping] and Honey Production Macfie, D. T. (Book #ID 89839) Published by W. H. & L. Collingridge Ltd., 2-10 Tavistock Street, Covent Garden, London circa 1936. circa 1936. Hard back binding in publisher's original tan cloth covers, burgundy title and author lettering to the spine and to the front cover with bee illustrated vignette. 8vo. 7½'' x 5¼''. Contains 124 printed pages of text with monochrome illustrations and photographs plates. Very Good condition book, corners nice and sharp, in Very Good condition dust wrapper with tiny nicks and chips to the spine ends and corners, not price clipped 3/6. Dust wrapper supplied in archive acetate film protection, it does not adhere to the book or to the dust wrapper. Member of the P.B.F.A. Click here to select books from the BEEKEEPING & APIARISTS Category	£25.00 Convert currency

	Ants, Bees and Wasps \| Their Lives, Loves and Tragedies (The Nature Lover's Library Volume 23) Ash, Edward Cecil (Book #ID 109095) Published by Robert Holden & Co. Ltd., 12 York Buildings, Adelphi, London [1925]. Hard back binding in publisher's original green cloth covered boards, blocked and lettered gilt back, colour onlay to the front cover. 32mo. 5½'' x 4¼''. Contains 136 pp with over 140 monochrome illustrations throughout. Front free end paper absent, right hand margin of title missing, not affecting the text, spine sun faded. Member of the P.B.F.A. Click here to select books from the BEEKEEPING & APIARISTS Category	£11.00 Convert currency

	The Legend of The Hive Owsianka, Maria [Illustrated by Anna-Maria Szymanska] (Book #ID 89874) Published by Pagoda Books First Edition 1988. 1988. First edition hard back binding in publisher's original racing green paper covered boards, gilt title and author lettering to the spine, honeycomb decorated end papers. Square 8½'' x 9''. Contains 96 printed pages of text with monochrome illustrations as headers and in the text and full-page colour illustrations. Fine condition book in Fine condition panoramic dust wrapper, not price clipped. Dust wrapper supplied in archive acetate film protection, it does not adhere to the book or to the dust wrapper. Member of the P.B.F.A. ISBN 0946326711 Click here to select books from the BEEKEEPING & APIARISTS Category	£15.00 Convert currency

	Beekeeping; How To Begin [Bee-Keeping] Taylor, E. H. (Book #ID 89875) Published by the Author circa 1970. circa 1970. Publisher's original illustrated stapled paper covers [soft back]. 8vo. 7½'' x 5¼''. Contains 8 printed pages of text with monochrome photographs throughout. In Fine condition, no dust wrapper as issued. Member of the P.B.F.A. Click here to select books from the BEEKEEPING & APIARISTS Category	£6.00 Convert currency

	About Honey Norris, P. E. (Book #ID 89876) Published by Thorsons Publishers Ltd., 91 St. Martin's Lane, London Reprinted Edition 1961. 1961. Publisher's original illustrated card wrap covers [soft back]. 8vo. 7½'' x 5¼''. Contains 72 printed pages of text. Shallow rubs to the spine ends and fore edges and in Very Good condition, no dust wrapper as issued. Member of the P.B.F.A. Click here to select books from the BEEKEEPING & APIARISTS Category	£8.00 Convert currency

	Keeping Honeybees Urquhart, Judy (Book #ID 89891) Published by David & Charles Ltd., Brunel House, Newton Abbot, Devon First Edition 1978. 1978. First edition in publisher's original illustrated card wrap covers [soft back]. 8vo. 8½'' x 6¼''. Contains 64 printed pages of text with monochrome illustrations throughout. Minimal wear to the edges and in Very Good condition, no dust wrapper as issued. Member of the P.B.F.A. ISBN 0715375482 Click here to select books from the BEEKEEPING & APIARISTS Category	£6.00 Convert currency

	Mastering the Art of Beekeeping Volume 1 [Bee-Keeping] Aebi, Ormond and Harry [Illustrations by Eric Mathes] (Book #ID 89889) Published by Prism Press, Chalmington, Dorchester, Dorset 1982. 1982. Publisher's original illustrated card wrap covers [soft back]. 8vo. 8½'' x 6¼''. Contains 184 printed pages of text with monochrome illustrations throughout. In Fine condition, no dust wrapper as issued. Member of the P.B.F.A. ISBN 0907061249 Click here to select books from the BEEKEEPING & APIARISTS Category	£12.50 Convert currency

	The Practical Bee Guide; History, Anatomy, Appliances, Management Digges, The Reverend J. G (Book #ID 89887) Published by The Talbot Press Limited, 89 Talbot Street, Dublin Twelfth Edition 1944. 1944. Publisher's original illustrated card wrap covers [soft back]. 8vo. 8½'' x 6¼''. Contains 305 printed pages of text with monochrome illustrations and photographs throughout. Paper to the lower half of the spine is missing, age darkened and scuffed covers and in Poor condition, no dust wrapper as issued. Member of the P.B.F.A. Click here to select books from the BEEKEEPING & APIARISTS Category	£8.00 Convert currency

	Bees and Honey; A Guide to the better understanding of Bees, their Diseases, and the Chemistry of Bee-Keeping [Beekeeping] Carter, George A. (Book #ID 89848) Published by Bee Craft, Bee-Keeper's Association, Third Impression 1948. 1948. Hard back binding in publisher's original grass green cloth covers, brown title and author lettering to the spine. 8vo. 7½'' x 5¼''. Contains 115 printed pages of text with monochrome photographic plates. War economy standard paper, sun fading to the green of the spine, tan age spots to the end papers and in near Very Good condition, no dust wrapper. Member of the P.B.F.A. Click here to select books from the BEEKEEPING & APIARISTS Category	£6.00 Convert currency

	Modern Bee Farm and its Economic Management \| Showing How Bees May Be Cultivated as a Means of Livelihood, as a Health-Giving Pursuit, and as a Source of Recreation to the Busy Man Simmins, S. (Book #ID 93349) Published by The Author, Queenland, Heathfield, Sussex Revised Edition Fourteenth Thousand February 1928. 1928. Hard back binding in publisher's original grey cloth covers, dark brown title, author lettering, bee and comb illustrations to the spine and to the front cover. 8vo. 8½'' x 5½''. Contains [xii] 506 + 1 printed pages of text with full-page monochrome photographs on glossy silk art paper throughout along with extensive, well drawn and detailed monochrome illustrations. Spine slightly faded, ink name inside and in Very Good clean and sound condition, no dust wrapper as issued. Member of the P.B.F.A. Click here to select books from the BEEKEEPING & APIARISTS Category	£30.00 Convert currency

	Honey Bees and Their Management Whitehead, Stanley B. (Book #ID 89860) Published by Faber and Faber Ltd., 24 Russell Square London Third Edition 1949. 1949. Hard back binding in publisher's original taupe cloth covers, gilt title and author lettering to the spine. 8vo. 8½'' x 6''. Contains 153 printed pages of text with monochrome illustrations and photographs on coated paper, fold out guide to the bee flowers of Great Britain, which has been repaired with clear tape, to the rear. A little sun fading to the colour of the spine, surface marking to the rear panel, ghosting to the free end papers and in near Very Good condition, no dust wrapper. Member of the P.B.F.A. Click here to select books from the BEEKEEPING & APIARISTS Category	£8.00 Convert currency

	City of The Bees Stuart, Frank S. (Book #ID 89869) Published by George Allen & Unwin Ltd. for the Scientific Book Club, Third Impression 1953. 1953. Hard back binding in publisher's original yellow paper covered boards, black title and author lettering to the spine. 8vo. 8½'' x 6''. Contains 183 printed pages of text. Sun fading to the yellow of the spine, spine ends creased, tan age spots to the end papers. Near Very Good condition book in Poor condition dust wrapper with 45 mm triangular piece of paper missing from the foot of the spine across to the middle of the front panel, not price clipped. Dust wrapper supplied in archive acetate film protection, it does not adhere to the book or to the dust wrapper. Member of the P.B.F.A. Click here to select books from the BEEKEEPING & APIARISTS Category	£15.00 Convert currency

	Scientific American: Environmental Control in the Beehive Morse, Roger A. (Book #ID 29657) Published by W. H. Freeman and Company, 660 Market Street, San Francisco, California April 1972. 1972. Publisher's original stapled white paper covers, black lettering to the upper panel. 8vo 11'' x 8½'' 8 pp. Illustrated. In Very Good condition, no dust wrapper as published. Member of the P.B.F.A. Click here to select books from the BEEKEEPING & APIARISTS Category	£11.00 Convert currency

	Scientific American: The Language of Bees Krogh, August (Book #ID 29672) Published by W. H. Freeman and Company, 660 Market Street, San Francisco, California August 1948. 1948. Publisher's original stapled white paper covers, black lettering to the upper panel. 8vo 11'' x 8½'' 8 pp. Illustrated. In Very Good condition, no dust wrapper as published. Member of the P.B.F.A. Click here to select books from the BEEKEEPING & APIARISTS Category	£11.00 Convert currency

	Scientific American: The Evolution of Bee Language Esch, Harald (Book #ID 29673) Published by W. H. Freeman and Company, 660 Market Street, San Francisco, California April 1967. 1967. Publisher's original stapled white paper covers, black lettering to the upper panel. 8vo 11'' x 8½'' 12 pp. Illustrated. In Very Good condition, no dust wrapper as published. Member of the P.B.F.A. Click here to select books from the BEEKEEPING & APIARISTS Category	£11.00 Convert currency

	Discovering Beekeeping [Bee-Keeping] More, Daphne (Book #ID 89877) Published by Shire Publications Ltd., Princes Risborough, Aylesbury, Buckinghamshire First Edition 1977. 1977. First edition in publisher's original illustrated card wrap covers [soft back]. 8vo. 7½'' x 5¼''. Contains 48 printed pages of text with monochrome illustrations and photographs throughout. In Fine condition, no dust wrapper as issued. Member of the P.B.F.A. ISBN 085263367X Click here to select books from the BEEKEEPING & APIARISTS Category	£6.00 Convert currency

	Bee-Keeping [Beekeeping] For Beginners Jackson, I. H. (Book #ID 89845) Published by Blackie & Son Limited, London and Glasgow circa 1946. circa 1946. Hard back binding in publisher's original tan paper covered boards with cream cloth spine, brown title and author lettering to the spine and to the front cover. 8vo. 7½'' x 5¼''. Contains 112 printed pages of text with colour illustrated frontispiece and monochrome illustrations and photographic plates throughout. Ex school library copy with oval stamps to the paste downs and end papers only, war economy standard paper, spine ends, edges and corners rubbed and in Good condition, no dust wrapper. Member of the P.B.F.A. Click here to select books from the BEEKEEPING & APIARISTS Category	£11.00 Convert currency

	Bee-Keeping [Beekeeping] Practice Stuart, F. S. (Book #ID 89847) Published by C. Arthur Pearson Ltd., Southampton Street, Strand, London Second Edition 1946. 1946. Second edition hard back binding in publisher's original grass green cloth covers, black title and author lettering to the spine and to the front cover. 8vo. 7½'' x 5¼''. Contains 212 printed pages of text with monochrome illustrations and photographs throughout. Spine ends softened with shallow rubs, foxing to the closed upper edges. Very Good condition book in near Very Good condition dust wrapper with shallow nicks to the spine ends, crease lines to the upper and lower edges, small chip to the rear lower corner, not price clipped 5/-. Dust wrapper supplied in archive acetate film protection, it does not adhere to the book or to the dust wrapper. Member of the P.B.F.A. Click here to select books from the BEEKEEPING & APIARISTS Category	£15.00 Convert currency

	Anatomy and Dissection of the Honeybee (Honey Bee) Dade, H. A. (Book #ID 106156) Published by International Bee Research Association, Hill House, Gerrards Cross, Buckinghamshire, London, Reprinted Edition 1977. 1977. Reprinted edition hard back binding in publisher's original black and cream marble effect covered boards, gilt back. 8vo. 9'' x 6''. Contains (xvii)-1, 158 pp with monochrome illustrations throughout followed by 20 folding diagrams to the rear. Ink name inside. Near Fine condition book in Good condition dust wrapper with sun fading down the spine. Dust wrapper supplied in archive acetate film protection. Member of the P.B.F.A. ISBN 0900149981 Click here to select books from the BEEKEEPING & APIARISTS Category	£35.00 Convert currency

	The Complete Handbook of Bee-Keeping [Beekeeping] Mace, Herbert (Book #ID 89894) Published by Ward Lock Limited, 82 Gower Street, London Revised and Reprinted Edition 1984. 1984. Publisher's original illustrated card wrap covers [soft back]. Quarto 9½'' x 7¼''. Contains 192 printed pages of text with monochrome illustrations and photographs throughout. Sun fading to the orange of the spine, crease line across the upper rear corners and in Very Good condition, no dust wrapper as issued. Member of the P.B.F.A. ISBN 0706363353 Click here to select books from the BEEKEEPING & APIARISTS Category	£11.00 Convert currency

	The Beekeeper's [Bee-Keeper's] Handbook Meyer, Owen (Book #ID 89892) Published by Thorsons Publishers Limited, Wellingborough, Northamptonshire Third Impression 1983. 1983. Publisher's original illustrated card wrap covers [soft back]. 8vo. 8½'' x 6¼''. Contains 253 printed pages of text with monochrome illustrations and photographs throughout. Crease lines down the gutters and to the lower front corner and in Very Good condition, no dust wrapper as issued. Member of the P.B.F.A. ISBN 0722506694 Click here to select books from the BEEKEEPING & APIARISTS Category	£11.00 Convert currency

	The Hive Crompton, John [Illustrated by A. E. Bestall] (Book #ID 89841) Published by William Blackwood & sons Ltd., Edinburgh and London not dated, circa 1947. circa 1947. Hard back binding in publisher's original duck egg blue cloth covers, gilt title and author lettering to the spine. 8vo. 7½'' x 5¼''. Contains 174 printed pages of text with coloured frontispiece and monochrome illustrations throughout. Tiny rubs to the spine ends. Very Good condition book in Poor condition illustrated dust wrapper with about half of the spine and rear panel missing, not price clipped 10/6. Dust wrapper supplied in archive acetate film protection, it does not adhere to the book or to the dust wrapper. Member of the P.B.F.A. Click here to select books from the BEEKEEPING & APIARISTS Category	£12.50 Convert currency

	Bees; Their Habits, Management and Treatment [Books For The Country Series] Wood, The Reverend J. G. (Book #ID 89833) Published by George Routledge and Sons, Broadway, Ludgate Hill, London New Edition circa 1885. circa 1885. Hard back binding in publisher's original donkey brown cloth covers, black title and author lettering to the spine and to the front cover. 12 mo 6½'' x 4¼''. Contains 114 [5-page publisher's catalogue] printed pages of text with monochrome drawings throughout, old advertisements to the front and rear. Spine ends rubbed, bottom half of the rear page is torn off and in near Very Good condition, no dust wrapper. Member of the P.B.F.A. Click here to select books from the BEEKEEPING & APIARISTS Category	£35.00 Convert currency

	Bees, Wasps and Ants [Wonders of Insect Life Series] Duncan, F. Martin and L. T. Duncan [End Papers by W. Foster] (Book #ID 89837) Published by Henry Frowde, Hodder & Stoughton, London circa 1925. circa 1925. Hard back binding in publisher's original decorated olive paper covered boards, gilt and green title and author lettering to the spine and front cover with colour illustrated circular onlay, colour illustrated end papers. 8vo. 7'' x 5''. Contains 87 printed pages of text with colour and monochrome illustrations and photographs throughout. Top layer of paper to the spine missing in patches, edges and corners rubbed and in Good condition, no dust wrapper. Member of the P.B.F.A. Click here to select books from the BEEKEEPING & APIARISTS Category	£11.00 Convert currency

	A Man and His Bees; A Bee-Keeper's [Beekeeper's] Chronicle Lund, Harold J. (Book #ID 89832) Published by Sidgwick & Jackson, London First Edition 1947. 1947. First edition hard back binding in publisher's original navy cloth covers, gilt title and author lettering to the spine. 12 mo 6½'' x 4¼''. Contains 156 printed pages of text. Sun fading to the spine, spine ends soft with tiny rubs and in near Very Good condition, no dust wrapper. Member of the P.B.F.A. Click here to select books from the BEEKEEPING & APIARISTS Category	£12.50 Convert currency

	Swarming; Its Control and Prevention Snelgrove, L. E. (Book #ID 89893) Published by Snelgrove & Smith, Weston-Super-Mare, Avon Thirteenth Edition 1981. 1981. Publisher's original illustrated card wrap covers [soft back]. 8vo. 8½'' x 6¼''. Contains 110 printed pages of text with monochrome illustrations throughout. In Fine condition, no dust wrapper as issued. Member of the P.B.F.A. ISBN 0950742503 Click here to select books from the BEEKEEPING & APIARISTS Category	£11.00 Convert currency

	Honeycraft in Theory and Practice Lawson, John A. [Diagrams by Audrey Lawson Lucas] (Book #ID 89850) Published by Chapman & Hall Ltd., 37 Essex Street, London Third Edition Reprinted 1948. 1948. Hard back binding in publisher's original cream cloth covers, brown title and author lettering to the spine. 8vo. 7½'' x 5¼''. Contains 164 printed pages of text with monochrome illustrations and photographic plates. Age darkened spine with softened spine ends and in Very Good condition, no dust wrapper. Member of the P.B.F.A. Click here to select books from the BEEKEEPING & APIARISTS Category	£8.00 Convert currency

	Bee-Keeping [Beekeeping] For Beginners Jackson, I. H. (Book #ID 89844) Published by Blackie & Son Limited, London and Glasgow circa 1946. circa 1946. Hard back binding in publisher's original tan paper covered boards with cream cloth spine, brown title and author lettering to the spine and to the front cover. 8vo. 7½'' x 5¼''. Contains 114 printed pages of text with colour illustrated frontispiece and monochrome illustrations and photographic plates throughout. War economy standard paper. Very Good condition book in Very Good condition illustrated dust wrapper with sun fading to the red lettering of the spine, shelf rubs to the white of the rear panel, price clipped. Dust wrapper supplied in archive acetate film protection, it does not adhere to the book or to the dust wrapper. Member of the P.B.F.A. Click here to select books from the BEEKEEPING & APIARISTS Category	£25.00 Convert currency

	A Manual of Bee-Keeping [Beekeeping] Wedmore, E. B. (Book #ID 89867) Published by Bee Books New & Old Second Revised Edition 1975. 1975. Second revised edition hard back binding in publisher's original lemon paper covered boards, gilt title and author lettering to the spine. 8vo. 8½'' x 6''. Contains 389 printed pages of text with monochrome diagrams and charts throughout. Spine ends creased. Very Good condition book in Very Good condition dust wrapper with shallow nicks to the spine ends, age darkening to the spine, not price clipped. Dust wrapper supplied in archive acetate film protection, it does not adhere to the book or to the dust wrapper. Member of the P.B.F.A. ISBN 0856680400 Click here to select books from the BEEKEEPING & APIARISTS Category	£30.00 Convert currency

	The Children's Life of The Bee Maeterlinck, Maurice [Maurice Polydore Marie Bernard Maeterlinck (29 August 1862 - 6 May 1949), also known as Count (or Comte) Maeterlinck from 1932, was a Belgian playwright, poet, and essayist who was Flemish but wrote in French. He was awarded the Nobel Prize in Literature in 1911]. [Selected and Arranged by Alfred Sutro and Herschel Williams] Illustrated by Edward J. Detmold (Book #ID 89868) Published by George Allen & Unwin Ltd., 40 Museum Street, London First Edition 1920. 1920. First edition hard back binding in publisher's original French blue cloth covers, gilt title and author lettering to the spine and to the front cover with colour illustrated paper onlay. 8vo. 8½'' x 6''. Contains 191 printed pages of text with 5 colour illustrated plates. Spine ends a little softened, ghosting to the free end papers, foxing to the edges. Very Good condition book in Very Good condition rare illustrated dust wrapper with tiny chips to the spine tips and corners. Dust wrapper supplied in archive acetate film protection, it does not adhere to the book or to the dust wrapper. Member of the P.B.F.A. Click here to select books from the BEEKEEPING & APIARISTS Category	£250.00 Convert currency

	Garden Plants Valuable to Bees [International Bee Research Association] (Book #ID 89880) Published by International Bee Research Association, London First Edition 1981. 1981. First edition in publisher's original illustrated card wrap covers [soft back]. 8vo. 8½'' x 6¼''. Contains 52 printed pages of typed text with tables throughout. In Fine condition, no dust wrapper as issued. Member of the P.B.F.A. Click here to select books from the BEEKEEPING & APIARISTS Category	£11.00 Convert currency

	Bee-Keeping [Beekeeping] For Beginners and Others James, E. L. B. (Book #ID 89864) Published by Author First Edition 1949. 1949. First edition hard back binding in publisher's original turquoise cloth covers, navy title and author lettering to the spine and to the front cover. 8vo. 8½'' x 6''. Contains 287 printed pages of text with monochrome illustrations and photographs throughout. Shallow rubs to the spine ends, lower corners creased, ghosting to the free end papers. Very Good condition book in Very Good condition dust wrapper with nicks to the spine ends and corners, age darkening to the spine. Dust wrapper supplied in archive acetate film protection, it does not adhere to the book or to the dust wrapper. Member of the P.B.F.A. Click here to select books from the BEEKEEPING & APIARISTS Category	£30.00 Convert currency

The Bee Craftsman; A Short Guide to the Life Story and Management of the Honey Bee

Wadey, H. J.

(Book #ID 89843)

Published by Bee Craft, Bee-Keeper's Association, First Edition 1943. 1943.

First edition hard back binding in publisher's original burnt orange cloth covers, black title and author lettering to the spine. 8vo. 7½'' x 5¼''. Contains 115 printed pages of text with monochrome photographs to the centre. War economy standard paper, sun bleaching to top and bottom of the spine where pieces of the wrapper are missing, ink name and address to the front free end paper, dated 1943. Very Good condition book in Very Good condition dust wrapper with two 5 mm pieces of paper missing from the spine ends, small chips to the corners and front fore edge, not price clipped 3/6. Dust wrapper supplied in archive acetate film protection, it does not adhere to the book or to the dust wrapper. Member of the P.B.F.A.

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Practical Bee-Keeping [Beekeeping]

Mace, Herbert

(Book #ID 89885)

Published by Ward Lock Limited, 82 Gower Street, London Reprinted 1985. 1985.

Publisher's original illustrated card wrap covers [soft back]. 8vo. 8½'' x 6¼''. Contains 96 printed pages of text with monochrome illustrations and photographs throughout. In Fine condition, no dust wrapper as issued. Member of the P.B.F.A. ISBN 0706364201

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Practical Beekeeping [Bee-keeping] and Honey Production

Macfie, D. T.

(Book #ID 89839)

Published by W. H. & L. Collingridge Ltd., 2-10 Tavistock Street, Covent Garden, London circa 1936. circa 1936.

Hard back binding in publisher's original tan cloth covers, burgundy title and author lettering to the spine and to the front cover with bee illustrated vignette. 8vo. 7½'' x 5¼''. Contains 124 printed pages of text with monochrome illustrations and photographs plates. Very Good condition book, corners nice and sharp, in Very Good condition dust wrapper with tiny nicks and chips to the spine ends and corners, not price clipped 3/6. Dust wrapper supplied in archive acetate film protection, it does not adhere to the book or to the dust wrapper. Member of the P.B.F.A.

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Ants, Bees and Wasps | Their Lives, Loves and Tragedies (The Nature Lover's Library Volume 23)

Ash, Edward Cecil

(Book #ID 109095)

Published by Robert Holden & Co. Ltd., 12 York Buildings, Adelphi, London [1925].

Hard back binding in publisher's original green cloth covered boards, blocked and lettered gilt back, colour onlay to the front cover. 32mo. 5½'' x 4¼''. Contains 136 pp with over 140 monochrome illustrations throughout. Front free end paper absent, right hand margin of title missing, not affecting the text, spine sun faded. Member of the P.B.F.A.

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The Legend of The Hive

Owsianka, Maria [Illustrated by Anna-Maria Szymanska]

(Book #ID 89874)

Published by Pagoda Books First Edition 1988. 1988.

First edition hard back binding in publisher's original racing green paper covered boards, gilt title and author lettering to the spine, honeycomb decorated end papers. Square 8½'' x 9''. Contains 96 printed pages of text with monochrome illustrations as headers and in the text and full-page colour illustrations. Fine condition book in Fine condition panoramic dust wrapper, not price clipped. Dust wrapper supplied in archive acetate film protection, it does not adhere to the book or to the dust wrapper. Member of the P.B.F.A. ISBN 0946326711

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Beekeeping; How To Begin [Bee-Keeping]

Taylor, E. H.

(Book #ID 89875)

Published by the Author circa 1970. circa 1970.

Publisher's original illustrated stapled paper covers [soft back]. 8vo. 7½'' x 5¼''. Contains 8 printed pages of text with monochrome photographs throughout. In Fine condition, no dust wrapper as issued. Member of the P.B.F.A.

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About Honey

Norris, P. E.

(Book #ID 89876)

Published by Thorsons Publishers Ltd., 91 St. Martin's Lane, London Reprinted Edition 1961. 1961.

Publisher's original illustrated card wrap covers [soft back]. 8vo. 7½'' x 5¼''. Contains 72 printed pages of text. Shallow rubs to the spine ends and fore edges and in Very Good condition, no dust wrapper as issued. Member of the P.B.F.A.

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Keeping Honeybees

Urquhart, Judy

(Book #ID 89891)

Published by David & Charles Ltd., Brunel House, Newton Abbot, Devon First Edition 1978. 1978.

First edition in publisher's original illustrated card wrap covers [soft back]. 8vo. 8½'' x 6¼''. Contains 64 printed pages of text with monochrome illustrations throughout. Minimal wear to the edges and in Very Good condition, no dust wrapper as issued. Member of the P.B.F.A. ISBN 0715375482

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Mastering the Art of Beekeeping Volume 1 [Bee-Keeping]

Aebi, Ormond and Harry [Illustrations by Eric Mathes]

(Book #ID 89889)

Published by Prism Press, Chalmington, Dorchester, Dorset 1982. 1982.

Publisher's original illustrated card wrap covers [soft back]. 8vo. 8½'' x 6¼''. Contains 184 printed pages of text with monochrome illustrations throughout. In Fine condition, no dust wrapper as issued. Member of the P.B.F.A. ISBN 0907061249

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The Practical Bee Guide; History, Anatomy, Appliances, Management

Digges, The Reverend J. G

(Book #ID 89887)

Published by The Talbot Press Limited, 89 Talbot Street, Dublin Twelfth Edition 1944. 1944.

Publisher's original illustrated card wrap covers [soft back]. 8vo. 8½'' x 6¼''. Contains 305 printed pages of text with monochrome illustrations and photographs throughout. Paper to the lower half of the spine is missing, age darkened and scuffed covers and in Poor condition, no dust wrapper as issued. Member of the P.B.F.A.

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Bees and Honey; A Guide to the better understanding of Bees, their Diseases, and the Chemistry of Bee-Keeping [Beekeeping]

Carter, George A.

(Book #ID 89848)

Published by Bee Craft, Bee-Keeper's Association, Third Impression 1948. 1948.

Hard back binding in publisher's original grass green cloth covers, brown title and author lettering to the spine. 8vo. 7½'' x 5¼''. Contains 115 printed pages of text with monochrome photographic plates. War economy standard paper, sun fading to the green of the spine, tan age spots to the end papers and in near Very Good condition, no dust wrapper. Member of the P.B.F.A.

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Modern Bee Farm and its Economic Management | Showing How Bees May Be Cultivated as a Means of Livelihood, as a Health-Giving Pursuit, and as a Source of Recreation to the Busy Man

Simmins, S.

(Book #ID 93349)

Published by The Author, Queenland, Heathfield, Sussex Revised Edition Fourteenth Thousand February 1928. 1928.

Hard back binding in publisher's original grey cloth covers, dark brown title, author lettering, bee and comb illustrations to the spine and to the front cover. 8vo. 8½'' x 5½''. Contains [xii] 506 + 1 printed pages of text with full-page monochrome photographs on glossy silk art paper throughout along with extensive, well drawn and detailed monochrome illustrations. Spine slightly faded, ink name inside and in Very Good clean and sound condition, no dust wrapper as issued. Member of the P.B.F.A.

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Honey Bees and Their Management

Whitehead, Stanley B.

(Book #ID 89860)

Published by Faber and Faber Ltd., 24 Russell Square London Third Edition 1949. 1949.

Hard back binding in publisher's original taupe cloth covers, gilt title and author lettering to the spine. 8vo. 8½'' x 6''. Contains 153 printed pages of text with monochrome illustrations and photographs on coated paper, fold out guide to the bee flowers of Great Britain, which has been repaired with clear tape, to the rear. A little sun fading to the colour of the spine, surface marking to the rear panel, ghosting to the free end papers and in near Very Good condition, no dust wrapper. Member of the P.B.F.A.

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City of The Bees

Stuart, Frank S.

(Book #ID 89869)

Published by George Allen & Unwin Ltd. for the Scientific Book Club, Third Impression 1953. 1953.

Hard back binding in publisher's original yellow paper covered boards, black title and author lettering to the spine. 8vo. 8½'' x 6''. Contains 183 printed pages of text. Sun fading to the yellow of the spine, spine ends creased, tan age spots to the end papers. Near Very Good condition book in Poor condition dust wrapper with 45 mm triangular piece of paper missing from the foot of the spine across to the middle of the front panel, not price clipped. Dust wrapper supplied in archive acetate film protection, it does not adhere to the book or to the dust wrapper. Member of the P.B.F.A.

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Scientific American: Environmental Control in the Beehive

Morse, Roger A.

(Book #ID 29657)

Published by W. H. Freeman and Company, 660 Market Street, San Francisco, California April 1972. 1972.

Publisher's original stapled white paper covers, black lettering to the upper panel. 8vo 11'' x 8½'' 8 pp. Illustrated. In Very Good condition, no dust wrapper as published. Member of the P.B.F.A.

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Scientific American: The Language of Bees

Krogh, August

(Book #ID 29672)

Published by W. H. Freeman and Company, 660 Market Street, San Francisco, California August 1948. 1948.

Publisher's original stapled white paper covers, black lettering to the upper panel. 8vo 11'' x 8½'' 8 pp. Illustrated. In Very Good condition, no dust wrapper as published. Member of the P.B.F.A.

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Scientific American: The Evolution of Bee Language

Esch, Harald

(Book #ID 29673)

Published by W. H. Freeman and Company, 660 Market Street, San Francisco, California April 1967. 1967.

Publisher's original stapled white paper covers, black lettering to the upper panel. 8vo 11'' x 8½'' 12 pp. Illustrated. In Very Good condition, no dust wrapper as published. Member of the P.B.F.A.

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Discovering Beekeeping [Bee-Keeping]

More, Daphne

(Book #ID 89877)

Published by Shire Publications Ltd., Princes Risborough, Aylesbury, Buckinghamshire First Edition 1977. 1977.

First edition in publisher's original illustrated card wrap covers [soft back]. 8vo. 7½'' x 5¼''. Contains 48 printed pages of text with monochrome illustrations and photographs throughout. In Fine condition, no dust wrapper as issued. Member of the P.B.F.A. ISBN 085263367X

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Bee-Keeping [Beekeeping] For Beginners

Jackson, I. H.

(Book #ID 89845)

Published by Blackie & Son Limited, London and Glasgow circa 1946. circa 1946.

Hard back binding in publisher's original tan paper covered boards with cream cloth spine, brown title and author lettering to the spine and to the front cover. 8vo. 7½'' x 5¼''. Contains 112 printed pages of text with colour illustrated frontispiece and monochrome illustrations and photographic plates throughout. Ex school library copy with oval stamps to the paste downs and end papers only, war economy standard paper, spine ends, edges and corners rubbed and in Good condition, no dust wrapper. Member of the P.B.F.A.

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Bee-Keeping [Beekeeping] Practice

Stuart, F. S.

(Book #ID 89847)

Published by C. Arthur Pearson Ltd., Southampton Street, Strand, London Second Edition 1946. 1946.

Second edition hard back binding in publisher's original grass green cloth covers, black title and author lettering to the spine and to the front cover. 8vo. 7½'' x 5¼''. Contains 212 printed pages of text with monochrome illustrations and photographs throughout. Spine ends softened with shallow rubs, foxing to the closed upper edges. Very Good condition book in near Very Good condition dust wrapper with shallow nicks to the spine ends, crease lines to the upper and lower edges, small chip to the rear lower corner, not price clipped 5/-. Dust wrapper supplied in archive acetate film protection, it does not adhere to the book or to the dust wrapper. Member of the P.B.F.A.

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Anatomy and Dissection of the Honeybee (Honey Bee)

Dade, H. A.

(Book #ID 106156)

Published by International Bee Research Association, Hill House, Gerrards Cross, Buckinghamshire, London, Reprinted Edition 1977. 1977.

Reprinted edition hard back binding in publisher's original black and cream marble effect covered boards, gilt back. 8vo. 9'' x 6''. Contains (xvii)-1, 158 pp with monochrome illustrations throughout followed by 20 folding diagrams to the rear. Ink name inside. Near Fine condition book in Good condition dust wrapper with sun fading down the spine. Dust wrapper supplied in archive acetate film protection. Member of the P.B.F.A. ISBN 0900149981

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The Complete Handbook of Bee-Keeping [Beekeeping]

Mace, Herbert

(Book #ID 89894)

Published by Ward Lock Limited, 82 Gower Street, London Revised and Reprinted Edition 1984. 1984.

Publisher's original illustrated card wrap covers [soft back]. Quarto 9½'' x 7¼''. Contains 192 printed pages of text with monochrome illustrations and photographs throughout. Sun fading to the orange of the spine, crease line across the upper rear corners and in Very Good condition, no dust wrapper as issued. Member of the P.B.F.A. ISBN 0706363353

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The Beekeeper's [Bee-Keeper's] Handbook

Meyer, Owen

(Book #ID 89892)

Published by Thorsons Publishers Limited, Wellingborough, Northamptonshire Third Impression 1983. 1983.

Publisher's original illustrated card wrap covers [soft back]. 8vo. 8½'' x 6¼''. Contains 253 printed pages of text with monochrome illustrations and photographs throughout. Crease lines down the gutters and to the lower front corner and in Very Good condition, no dust wrapper as issued. Member of the P.B.F.A. ISBN 0722506694

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The Hive

Crompton, John [Illustrated by A. E. Bestall]

(Book #ID 89841)

Published by William Blackwood & sons Ltd., Edinburgh and London not dated, circa 1947. circa 1947.

Hard back binding in publisher's original duck egg blue cloth covers, gilt title and author lettering to the spine. 8vo. 7½'' x 5¼''. Contains 174 printed pages of text with coloured frontispiece and monochrome illustrations throughout. Tiny rubs to the spine ends. Very Good condition book in Poor condition illustrated dust wrapper with about half of the spine and rear panel missing, not price clipped 10/6. Dust wrapper supplied in archive acetate film protection, it does not adhere to the book or to the dust wrapper. Member of the P.B.F.A.

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Bees; Their Habits, Management and Treatment [Books For The Country Series]

Wood, The Reverend J. G.

(Book #ID 89833)

Published by George Routledge and Sons, Broadway, Ludgate Hill, London New Edition circa 1885. circa 1885.

Hard back binding in publisher's original donkey brown cloth covers, black title and author lettering to the spine and to the front cover. 12 mo 6½'' x 4¼''. Contains 114 [5-page publisher's catalogue] printed pages of text with monochrome drawings throughout, old advertisements to the front and rear. Spine ends rubbed, bottom half of the rear page is torn off and in near Very Good condition, no dust wrapper. Member of the P.B.F.A.

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Bees, Wasps and Ants [Wonders of Insect Life Series]

Duncan, F. Martin and L. T. Duncan [End Papers by W. Foster]

(Book #ID 89837)

Published by Henry Frowde, Hodder & Stoughton, London circa 1925. circa 1925.

Hard back binding in publisher's original decorated olive paper covered boards, gilt and green title and author lettering to the spine and front cover with colour illustrated circular onlay, colour illustrated end papers. 8vo. 7'' x 5''. Contains 87 printed pages of text with colour and monochrome illustrations and photographs throughout. Top layer of paper to the spine missing in patches, edges and corners rubbed and in Good condition, no dust wrapper. Member of the P.B.F.A.

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A Man and His Bees; A Bee-Keeper's [Beekeeper's] Chronicle

Lund, Harold J.

(Book #ID 89832)

Published by Sidgwick & Jackson, London First Edition 1947. 1947.

First edition hard back binding in publisher's original navy cloth covers, gilt title and author lettering to the spine. 12 mo 6½'' x 4¼''. Contains 156 printed pages of text. Sun fading to the spine, spine ends soft with tiny rubs and in near Very Good condition, no dust wrapper. Member of the P.B.F.A.

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Swarming; Its Control and Prevention

Snelgrove, L. E.

(Book #ID 89893)

Published by Snelgrove & Smith, Weston-Super-Mare, Avon Thirteenth Edition 1981. 1981.

Publisher's original illustrated card wrap covers [soft back]. 8vo. 8½'' x 6¼''. Contains 110 printed pages of text with monochrome illustrations throughout. In Fine condition, no dust wrapper as issued. Member of the P.B.F.A. ISBN 0950742503

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Honeycraft in Theory and Practice

Lawson, John A. [Diagrams by Audrey Lawson Lucas]

(Book #ID 89850)

Published by Chapman & Hall Ltd., 37 Essex Street, London Third Edition Reprinted 1948. 1948.

Hard back binding in publisher's original cream cloth covers, brown title and author lettering to the spine. 8vo. 7½'' x 5¼''. Contains 164 printed pages of text with monochrome illustrations and photographic plates. Age darkened spine with softened spine ends and in Very Good condition, no dust wrapper. Member of the P.B.F.A.

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Bee-Keeping [Beekeeping] For Beginners

Jackson, I. H.

(Book #ID 89844)

Published by Blackie & Son Limited, London and Glasgow circa 1946. circa 1946.

Hard back binding in publisher's original tan paper covered boards with cream cloth spine, brown title and author lettering to the spine and to the front cover. 8vo. 7½'' x 5¼''. Contains 114 printed pages of text with colour illustrated frontispiece and monochrome illustrations and photographic plates throughout. War economy standard paper. Very Good condition book in Very Good condition illustrated dust wrapper with sun fading to the red lettering of the spine, shelf rubs to the white of the rear panel, price clipped. Dust wrapper supplied in archive acetate film protection, it does not adhere to the book or to the dust wrapper. Member of the P.B.F.A.

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A Manual of Bee-Keeping [Beekeeping]

Wedmore, E. B.

(Book #ID 89867)

Published by Bee Books New & Old Second Revised Edition 1975. 1975.

Second revised edition hard back binding in publisher's original lemon paper covered boards, gilt title and author lettering to the spine. 8vo. 8½'' x 6''. Contains 389 printed pages of text with monochrome diagrams and charts throughout. Spine ends creased. Very Good condition book in Very Good condition dust wrapper with shallow nicks to the spine ends, age darkening to the spine, not price clipped. Dust wrapper supplied in archive acetate film protection, it does not adhere to the book or to the dust wrapper. Member of the P.B.F.A. ISBN 0856680400

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The Children's Life of The Bee

Maeterlinck, Maurice [Maurice Polydore Marie Bernard Maeterlinck (29 August 1862 - 6 May 1949), also known as Count (or Comte) Maeterlinck from 1932, was a Belgian playwright, poet, and essayist who was Flemish but wrote in French. He was awarded the Nobel Prize in Literature in 1911]. [Selected and Arranged by Alfred Sutro and Herschel Williams] Illustrated by Edward J. Detmold

(Book #ID 89868)

Published by George Allen & Unwin Ltd., 40 Museum Street, London First Edition 1920. 1920.

First edition hard back binding in publisher's original French blue cloth covers, gilt title and author lettering to the spine and to the front cover with colour illustrated paper onlay. 8vo. 8½'' x 6''. Contains 191 printed pages of text with 5 colour illustrated plates. Spine ends a little softened, ghosting to the free end papers, foxing to the edges. Very Good condition book in Very Good condition rare illustrated dust wrapper with tiny chips to the spine tips and corners. Dust wrapper supplied in archive acetate film protection, it does not adhere to the book or to the dust wrapper. Member of the P.B.F.A.

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Garden Plants Valuable to Bees

[International Bee Research Association]

(Book #ID 89880)

Published by International Bee Research Association, London First Edition 1981. 1981.

First edition in publisher's original illustrated card wrap covers [soft back]. 8vo. 8½'' x 6¼''. Contains 52 printed pages of typed text with tables throughout. In Fine condition, no dust wrapper as issued. Member of the P.B.F.A.

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Bee-Keeping [Beekeeping] For Beginners and Others

James, E. L. B.

(Book #ID 89864)

Published by Author First Edition 1949. 1949.

First edition hard back binding in publisher's original turquoise cloth covers, navy title and author lettering to the spine and to the front cover. 8vo. 8½'' x 6''. Contains 287 printed pages of text with monochrome illustrations and photographs throughout. Shallow rubs to the spine ends, lower corners creased, ghosting to the free end papers. Very Good condition book in Very Good condition dust wrapper with nicks to the spine ends and corners, age darkening to the spine. Dust wrapper supplied in archive acetate film protection, it does not adhere to the book or to the dust wrapper. Member of the P.B.F.A.

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