Brown, Ron Great Masters of Beekeeping
Burrowbridge: Bee Books, 1994. First Edition. Red/gilt hardback cloth cover. VG : in very good condition with dust jacket. 110pp :: 88 illustrations :: 220mm x 140mm (9" x 6") (Book ref. r7273a) £26.00
Adam, Brother Bee-Keeping at Buckfast Abbey
Hebden Bridge: Northern Bee Books, 1987. Reprint. Blue hardback cloth cover. VG : in Very good condition without dust jacket. 122pp :: 210mm x 150mm (8" x 6") (Book ref. g0913a) £18.60
Atkinson, John Beekeeping: The Technical Note Series
Burrowbridge: Bee Books New & Old, 1983. Card. Very Good. A4 0905652096 Undamaged binding in white laminated card, slightly toned. No creases, unmarked inside. Notes written for the Ministry of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food on controlling foul brood. c128pp. (Book ref. 008268) £10.00
Pim, Sheila A hive of suspects: an Irish detective story
Hodder & Stoughton, 1952. First Edition; First Printing. Hardcover. Good with no dust jacket. Hardback bound in green cloth with black titles, cloth has minor rubbing at corners and is faded at the edges, no inscriptions. Uncommon crime story (Book ref. 36136) £15.00
More, Daphne Discovering Beekeeping
Princes Risborough: Shire Publications, 1977. 1st Edition. Softcover. First Edition. 12mo. 48 pp. B/w plates, diagrams and illustrations. One small inscr. to front endpage, otherwise very clean. VG (Book ref. 04222) £4.50
Gamble, Reginald: Bee Keeping - Young Farmers' Club Booklet No. 2
National Federation of Young Farmers Clubs, June 1943 Fourth edition, stapled booklet, very good tight condition, illustrated card covers lightly water stained at lower spine, 48 pages including index, b/w photo illustrations by R V Roberts (Book ref. 2334) £7.00
Morse, Roger A. and Hooper, Ted (eds) The Illustrated Encyclopedia of Beekeeping
Poole: Blandford, 1985. First Edition. Cloth. Very Good/Very Good. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall 071371624X Stout binding in plain brown cloth with bright gilt lettering on spine. Unmarked. No loose pages or creases. The dustjacket has some edge-wear and is slightly faded at the spine. This is an illustrated A-Z guide to beekeeping past and present. 432pp. (Book ref. 008251) £50.00
Scott William Backyard Beekeeping
Prism Press, 1977 First Edition 112pp, Fine in VG dw with a small patch of rubbing on front cover. A basic introduction to the art of beeeeping which removes much of the mystique that surrounds it. (Book ref. 49041) £10.00
Butler Colin G. The World Of The Honeybee
Collins, 1977 rep 223pp, Fine in Fine dw (Book ref. 49040) £35.00
ABBOTT, C.P. QUEEN BREEDING FOR AMATEURS
The Bee Keepers' Association, 1947. 1st Edition. Card Covers. VG. 185x120mm Approx Stapled Paper covered card boards, 48pp. 14 b/w photos. Short treatis on Queen Breeding for Bee Keepers by the then Chair of the Ealing and District Bee Keepers' Association. VG no d/j (Book- Insc and signed by the author : To ---- as a memo on the importance of a drone. With the author's compliments and kind regards, signed and dated Nov 1947. Staples a little rusty, paper tanned, moderate general shelf soiling to covers, 2/6 ,no other previous owner name and binding sound). See our image of the actual book offered for sale. (Book ref. 10612) £20.00
Von Frisch, Karl: The Dance Language and Orientation of Bees;
Massachusetts, Belknap Press of Harvard University Press, 1967. HARDBACK, original beige cloth, with gilt lettering on spine label, coloured pictorial dust-jacket (a little rubbed and chipped with two small losses) with loose clear plastic cover, small illustration 'frontispiece' of bees dancing, pages xiv, 566, figs., 454, tables 45, 4to., (7.5" x 10"), very small hole in last page of preface, otherwise a very fine, bright copy. (Book ref. 6284) £55.00
Morse, R. & Hooper, T. [Eds.]: The Illustrated Encyclopedia of Beekeeping;
Poole, Blandford Press, 1985. HARDBACK, original brown cloth, with gilt lettering on spine, coloured pictorial dust-jacket in fine condition, illustration on half-title, decorative frontispiece extending on to title-page, pages 432, profusely illustrated throughout with photographs in b/w and colour, line drawings, tables and charts, cr. 4to., (7.25" x 9.75"), slightly faded at head and tail, otherwise a very fine, bright copy internally. (Book ref. 6283) £95.00
Howe, R. J. And Howe, W. E. Practical Beekeeping
Hindhead, Surrey: Saiga Publishing Co. Ltd., 1980. 1st. Decorative Cloth. Near Fine/No Jacket. 8vo 0 904558 681 A Near Fine copy of this guide for someone taking up Apiary. (Book ref. 003543) £6.00
Flower, A. B. Beekeeping Up to Date
London, Toronto, Melbourne and Sydney: Cassell & Company,Limited, 1941. Seventh Edition. Mass Market Paperback. Very Good/No Dustjacket. 12mo Very bright for a sixty year old paperback ! ! 110 pages and advertisements, 10 b/w plates and some in-text diagrams. Tight and clean, no foxing. (Book ref. 002258) £7.00
W D Holmes, revised by G M Zulu: Bark-hive beekeeping in Zambia.
National Archives of Zambia, 1970. Revised edition (softcover). 8vo, 36pp. Original printed wrappers. This copy is in very good condition. (Book ref. 18358) £10.00
Unknown Honey from Hive to Market
London: His Majesty's Stationery Office, 1953. Illustrated by 8 Pp Photographic Plates in bl/white. Pictorial Soft Paper Covers. Good. 8vo Paperback Bulletin 134 of the Ministry of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food.Light foxing throughout, pages,edges,front cover at top edge. Small tear (half inch ) to spine join at top of front cover. Ownership name in pencil on top front cover, but otherwise sound, clean and tight. 30pp plus 2pp advertisements for beekeeeping, honey, plus same on inside covers. (Book ref. 000888) £5.00
VON FRISCH, Karl BEES Their Vision, Chemical Senses, and Language
Cornell University Press 1951 Third Printing, 8vo., bound in maroon cloth gilt, 119pp, indexed, illus with b/w plates and drawings. Ink owner name to front pastedown, spine a little faded, otherwise a Good copy. (SHELF 98) ** To see a scan of this book please visit our Home page ** Our shop is open to visitors Monday to Saturday 10am - 5pm. - Credit and (UK) Debit cards welcome.- Books posted Worldwide. - For any queries please contact us direct. (Book ref. 33980) £20.00
PELLETT, Frank C A LIVING FROM BEES
Orange Judd/Kegan Paul 1946 Revised Edition, 8vo., bound in red cloth gilt, 335pp, indexed, illus with b/w plates. Light foxing and handling wear, otherwise a Good copy. (SHELF 98) ** To see a scan of this book please visit our Home page ** Our shop is open to visitors Monday to Saturday 10am - 5pm. - Credit and (UK) Debit cards welcome.- Books posted Worldwide. - For any queries please contact us direct. (Book ref. 33979) £17.00
Walter Brett Honey from Your Garden
C Arthur Pearson, 1941. Reprint. Pictorial Card Cover. Very Good/Non Called for. 54 pages A Handy Guide to Beekeeping published in wartime when such things as Honey were essential a nice survival (Book ref. 009754) £6.95
Mace, Herbert: The Bee Keeper's Handbook
Ward Lock & Co 1952 A Hard Backed copy with No Dust Jacket in Poor condition. Blue cloth boards rubbed and sunned with some soiling and fraying to edges. 256pp internally the book is in good condition. A 1st Edition copy. many illustrations and figures in the text. (Book ref. 25390) £16.00