Hoyt, Murray. The World of Bees. A vivid account of the remarkable life of the bee.
1st. Ed. Pub. Bonanza. 1965 pp.252 with b/w. photos. 8vo. Small, neat address label to ffep. o/w. a vg. hdbk. in good to vg. dw., gently sunned on spine.
£9.00 [ref: 53084]
Huber, Francis. New Observations on the Natural History of Bees.
3rd. Ed. Pub. W. & C. Tait, Edinburgh. 1821 pp.xv, [i], 440 with 5 fold-out plates. 8vo. Hardback. Contents in very good to fine condition. Early, neat signature of Thomas Burton Cotterill (January 13th 1847) to ffep. Original binding, showing some wear at extremities, o/w. in vg. condition. More recent printed label pasted to top of spine. Harding 171.
£150.00 [ref: 54657]
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Huber, Francis. New Observations on the Natural History of Bees.
2nd. Ed. Pub. Anderson, Edinburgh. 1808 pp.xxv, [i], 314 with 2 plates in one fold-out sheet. 8vo. Hardback. Contents in very good condition. Early signature to ffep and the bookplate of David Smith (long-term IBRA Secretary and author) to front pastedown. Original binding, showing some wear and a little tape residue at spine ends, o/w. in good plus condition. (Harding 171).
£175.00 [ref: 54005]
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Huish, Robert. A Treatise on the Nature, Economy, and Practical Management of Bees. in which the various systems of the British and Foreign Apiarians are examined.
1st. Ed. Pub. Baldwin, Craddock and Joy. 1815 pp.xxiii, [i], 414 with 6 plates (one fold-out). 8vo. Hardback. Some foxing to contents which are otherwise in very good condition. With signature of John Standly to ffep. More recently, handsomely rebound in period style green cloth over green paper covered boards, all in fine condition. (Harding 176).
£175.00 [ref: 53995]
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Huish, Robert. Bees: Their Natural History and General Management. Comprising a full and experimental examination of the various systems of native and foreign apiarians.
New Ed. Enl. Pub. Sherwood, Gilbert & Piper. 1842 pp.xxvii, 458 with some text illus., portrait frontis., plus 24-pages of publisher's adverts. 8vo. Hardback. Contents in fine condition. Original binding with blind tooled-decoration, lettered in gilt on spine, all in nr. fine condition. A very pleasing copy. Harding 176.
Huish (1777-1850) attacked some of the ‘absurdities of M. Huber’ and in this edition, he added in his thoughts on the errors of Huber’s theory.
£300.00 [ref: 54968]
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IBRA. Bee Research Association, 1949-1974. A history of the first 25 years.
Pub. IBRA. 1974 pp. 199 with b/w. plates. Nr. vg.
£8.00 [ref: 45560]
IBRA. Proceedings of the Fourth International Conference on Apiculture in Tropical Climates.
1st. Ed. Pub. IBRA. 1988 pp.xx, 529 with b/w. figs. in text. 4to. Nr. fine softback.
Topics covered include Bee Management Techniques and Problems; Beekeeping in Integrated Rural Development Programmes, Pest Control Safe for Honeybees; and Education, Training and Encouraging Women as Beekeepers. Dr. Eva Crane delivered a Keynote Address on ‘The integration of the tropics into world beekeeping’.
£32.50 [ref: 61946]
IBRA. Proceedings of the Seventh International Conference on Tropical Bees : Management and Diversity and Fifth Asian Apicultural Association Conference.
1st. Ed. Pub. IBRA. 2001 pp.436 with b/w. photos., tables and figs. Large 4to. Fine softback.
Fascinating. With papers discussing hive products, production, processing and marketing; bee biodiversity and biology; beekeeping; pests and diseases; bees as pollinators and their role in conservation and ecosystem management and more.
£60.00 [ref: 63269]
Imola Tipografia Galeati. Atti Ufficiali-Comptes-Rendus Officiels. xvii Congresso Internazionale Degli Apicoltori. Bologna-Roma 15-23 Settembre 1958. Volume 1 & 2.
Pub. Imola Tipografia Galeati. 1960 pp.xiv, 197; xxiii, 708 with illus. 2 volumes bound in paper covers. Covers a little foxed o/w. vg.
£10.00 [ref: 39749]