Cheshire, F. Practical Bee-Keeping. Being plain instructions to the Amateur for the successful management of the Honey Bee.
2nd. Ed. Pub. Upcott Gill. [1878] pp.117 with text illustrations throughout plus adverts for beekeeping equipment and books. 8vo. Hardback. Contents fine. Original cloth boards with gilt lettering and motif, nr. fine with gentle sunning to spine. Loosely inserted an original copy of Upcott Gill’s 4-page pre-publication leaflet and subscription form announcing the release of Frank Cheshire’s ‘Bees and Bee-Keeping’ in the form of a monthly serial ‘so as to place it within reach of every bee-keeper’. (Harding 327)
The rewritten, enlarged and last edition of this practical work. Cheshire’s ‘Bees and Bee-keeping’ was advertised by Upcott Gill as ‘one of the most important contributions to the literature of Bee Culture that has yet been made’. In the end, the work ran to two volumes and it is still very much sought after today.
£125.00 [ref: 71180]

Cheshire, F. Practical Bee-Keeping: Being plain instructions to the Amateur for the successful management of the Honey Bee.
2nd. Ed. Pub. Upcott Gill. [1878] pp.117 with text figs. throughout plus adverts for beekeeping equipment and books. 8vo. Hardback. Neat signature, dated 1955, and neat address stamp to ffep. A little spotting to fore-edges of text block o/w. contents fine. Original cloth boards with gilt lettering and motif in thor. vg. to nr. fine condition. (Harding 327)
The rewritten, enlarged edition of this practical work. Cheshire’s ‘Bees and Bee-keeping’ was advertised by Upcott Gill as ‘one of the most important contributions to the literature of Bee Culture that has yet been made’. In the end, the work ran to two volumes and it is still very much sought after today.
£45.00 [ref: 71775]

Cheshire, F.R. Bees & Bee-Keeping ; Scientific and Practical. Vol. II - Practical. A Complete Treatise on the Anatomy, Physiology, Floral Relations, and Profitable Management of the Hive Bee.
1st. Ed. Pub. Upcott Gill. 1888 pp.[vi], 652 with b/w. illus., in text plus 5-pages of adverts. 8vo. Hardback. With the signature of Stanley Baldwin, dated July 29th, 1892 to ffep. Some spotting to fore-edges of text block, only very occ. internally, mark to fore-edge of p.453 o/w. contents fine. Original decorated boards nr fine - more recently protected with clear laminate covering with snag to rear panel.
Stanley Baldwin (1867-1947), was Conservative Prime Minister on three occasions.
£125.00 [ref: 71239]

Cheshire, F.R. Bees & Bee-keeping. Scientific and Practical. A Complete Treatise on the Anatomy, Physiology, Floral Relations, and Profitable Management of the Hive Bee. Vol. I - Scientific and Vol. II - Practical.
Pub. Upcott Gill. [1886-1888] Two vol. set with b/w. plates & text figs. 8vo. Hardbacks. Very minor amount of spotting o/w. contents fine. More recent cloth binding in fine condition. A great set.
Still highly sought after for its excellent content.
£80.00 [ref: 72140]

Cheshire, F.R. Bees & Bee-keeping. Scientific and Practical. A Complete Treatise on the Anatomy, Physiology, Floral Relations, and the Profitable Management of the Hive Bee. Vol. I - Scientific.
Pub. L. Upcott Gill. 1886 pp.viii, 336 with 8 b/w. plates & text figs. 8vo. Hardback. Small bookseller’s label to ffep. Internal hinges a little tender. Some spotting to ends, prelims. and occasionally internally o/w. contents fine. Half morocco leather over marbled boards in good condition with a little loss to spine. Harding 388.
Still highly sought after for its excellent content.
£29.50 [ref: 68488]

Ching, S. Beekeeping Crosswords Book 1. Beekeeping in a Nutshell. No. 43.
1st. Ed. Pub. BBNO/NBB. [nd.] pp.[14]. 4to. VG. softback.
‘Beekeeping in a Nutshell’ is the low cost series, written by experts, which answer all your beekeeping questions.
£3.00 [ref: 70457]

Ching, S. Beekeeping Crosswords Book 2. Beekeeping in a Nutshell. No. 44.
1st. Ed. Pub. BBNO/NBB. [nd.] pp.[16]. 4to. Fine softback.
‘Beekeeping in a Nutshell’ is the low cost series, written by experts, which answer all your beekeeping questions.
£3.00 [ref: 70458]

Ching, S. Beekeeping Crosswords Book 3. Beekeeping in a Nutshell. No. 45.
1st. Ed. Pub. BBNO/NBB. [nd.] pp.[14]. 4to. Fine softback.
‘Beekeeping in a Nutshell’ is the low cost series, written by experts, which answer all your beekeeping questions.
£3.00 [ref: 70459]

Ching, S. Beekeeping Crosswords Book 4. Beekeeping in a Nutshell. No. 46.
1st. Ed. Pub. BBNO/NBB. [nd.] pp.[14]. 4to. Fine softback.
‘Beekeeping in a Nutshell’ is the low cost series, written by experts, which answer all your beekeeping questions.
£3.00 [ref: 70460]

Chomel, Noel. A Dissertation on Bees.
Rev. Illus. Ed. Pub. Elmwood. 2004 pp.24 with illustrations. 8vo. Nr. fine softback.
‘This dissertation on bees by Noel Chomel (1632-1712) first appeared in Paris in 1709. This extract is based on the English edition which had been revised by Richard Bradley (1688-1732). This is a completely revised edition edited and illustrated by Dr. L.R. Croft.’
£7.50 [ref: 71327]