Edwardes, Tickner. The Bee-Master of Warrilow.
2nd. Rev. & Enl. Ed. Pub. Methuen and Co. 1920 pp.219 with b/w. photos. plus 31-page publisher’s catalogue. 8vo. Hardback. Small bookseller’s label. Some spotting to fore-edge of text block, prelims and occ. internally o/w. contents fine. Original cloth boards thor. vg.
Considered a classic work on beekeeping by the multi-talented vicar, naturalist and author, Tickner Edwardes (1865-1944) of Burpham, West Sussex, England. He was also a Fellow of the Entomological Society, London. The book contains a series of essays, with lyrical descriptions, on the art of bee-keeping in the persona of "The Bee-Master" of Warrilow, a quaint English village on the Sussex Downs.
£20.00 [ref: 72150]

Edwardes, Tickner. The Lore of the Honey-Bee.
10th. Ed. Pub. Methuen & Co. 1919 pp.xxiii, 281 with b/w. photos. 8vo. Hardback. Neat signature, dated 1923, to ffep. Some spotting to fore-edges of text block, ends and and occ. internally o/w. contents fine. Original cloth boards nr. fine.
A fascinating period insight. Considers the origins of beekeeping and bee-masters of the middle ages. Then moves on to the roles within the hive, swarming, and beekeeping practices of the period of publication.
£15.00 [ref: 71777]

Edwardes, Tickner. The Lore of the Honey-Bee.
6th. Ed. Pub. Methuen & Co. 1913 pp.xix, 196. Small 8vo. Softback. TEG. Col. illustrated endpapers. Charming inscription to verso of ffep., dated 1917. Spotting to fore-edges of text block to parts of the contents. Reverse calf soft covers with gilt decoration and lettering to front a little dry and in good to vg. condition. An unusual binding.
A fascinating period insight. Considers the origins of beekeeping and bee-masters of the middle ages. Then moves on to the roles within the hive, swarming, and beekeeping practices of the period of publication.
£15.00 [ref: 70959]

Edwardes, Tickner. The Lore of the Honey-Bee.
19th. Ed. Pub. Methuen & Co. 1919 pp.xix, 196. Small 8vo. Hardback. Neat signature, dated 1923, to ffep. A little spotting to fore-edges of text block, and to ends o/w. contents fine. Original cloth boards mottled and faded in vg. dw. with a little loss to spine.
A fascinating period insight. Considers the origins of beekeeping and bee-masters of the middle ages. Then moves on to the roles within the hive, swarming, and beekeeping practices of the period of publication.
£7.00 [ref: 72152]

Edwards, M. & Jenner, M. Field Guide to the Bumblebees of Great Britain & Ireland.
New Rev. Ed. Pub. Ocelli. 2018 pp. 112 with many colour photographs. Crown 8vo. New softback. Latest edition.
This excellent, revised photographic field guide describes 25 species. With colour photographs of both sexes and information on life history. It also includes habitat requirements for conservation action and information on how to attract bumblebees to your garden.
£13.99 [ref: 54397]

Edwards, R. BWARS Starter Pack. Bees, Wasps and Ants Recording Society.
2nd. Ed. Pub. Biological Records Centre. 1996 pp.66 with b/w. line drawings. 8vo. Fine softback.
Gives guidance on the collection and identification of the ‘Aculeata’ - the stinging Hymenoptera.
£8.00 [ref: 61969]

Ellis, H. Sweetness & Light. The Mysterious History of the Honey Bee.
1st. Ed. Pub. Hodder & Stoughton. 2004 pp.xii, 290 with b/w. photos. 8vo. Fine hardback in fine dw.
£7.50 [ref: 62122]

Ellis, H. Sweetness & Light. The Mysterious History of the Honey Bee.
1st. U.S. Ed. Pub. Harmony Books. 2004 pp.xi, 243 with b/w. illus. 8vo. Upper corners gently bumped o/w. a fine hardback in fine dw.
The mysterious ways of bees are explored - how they can make up to 24,000 journeys to produce a pound of honey, with each bee producing a teaspoonful in a lifetime. The sinister side of bees - such as the savage, untamed energy of the swarms of African bees that sweep through America - is not ignored.
£3.00 [ref: 70706]

Evans, J. & Berrett, S. The Complete Guide to Beekeeping.
1st. Ed. Rep. Pub. Bees & Things. 2005 pp.192 with colour and b/w. photos.and illus. Small 4to. Gently bumped to top corner, o/w. a fine hardback in fine dw.
£15.00 [ref: 61072]

Eveleigh, David J. Candle Lighting. Shire albums; v. 132.
1st. Ed. Pub. Shire. 1985 pp.32 with b/w. photos. and illus. 8vo. A fine softback.
£5.00 [ref: 51061]