Huber, Francis; Dadant, C. P. (Trans.): New Observations Upon Bees, by Francis Huber, 1814: , Hamilton, Illinois, American Bee Journal, 1926.HARDBACK, original gilt embossed pictorial cloth, with gilt embossed design on spine, portrait frontispiece, pages [i], 230, plates 14, roy. 8vo., 150mm x 228mm, (6" x 9"), the first full English translation. A classic in the history of beekeeping, former owner's details on front free end-paper, very small loss to top of page 7 and tear in top of one other both expertly repaired, head, tail and corners very slightly rubbed, otherwise a very fine clean sound copy. BBB 171; Johansson 238. (Book ref. 6350 ) £ 45.00 The payment methods accepted by the seller, Baldwin's Scientific Books , are shown in the right-hand column. |
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