Dunbar, Rev. William (Jardine, Sir William.). The Natural History of Bees. Comprehending the Uses and Economical Management of the Honey-Bee of Britain and other countries, together with descriptions of the known wild species.....and memoir of Huber.
Pub. W.H. Lizars, Edinburgh. [c.1840] pp.ix, [i], 17-301 with hand-coloured portrait frontispiece illustration , hand-col. half title and 30 plates, (19 hand-col.) as published. 8vo. Hardback. Very minor spotting to tissue guards o/w. contents fine. Endpapers renewed. Original boards with most of original spine relaid all in thor. vg. to nr. fine condition. A very pleasing copy.
‘The colour plates are particularly attractive. Dunbar also wrote three articles on bees in the Edinburgh Philosophical Journal 1820-24’, (Harding 236).
£250.00 [ref: 71776]
Duncan, M. The Wild Garden and the Honey Bee
1st. Ed. Pub. NBB 2009 pp.vi, 58, xii with b/w. illus. throughout. Large 8vo. New softback.
A practical introduction to beekeeping for those interested in small scale honey production.
£9.50 [ref: 62136]
Dunning, J.M. The Key of The Hive. The habits and products of the honey-bee.
1st. Ed. Pub. Kingsgate Press. 1945 pp.128 with b/w. photos. 8vo. Hardback. Owner’s bookplate to ffep. Nr. fine copy in fair dw.
Considers in detail the roles of all within the hive.
£4.25 [ref: 64030]
E.H. Taylor Ltd. Bees for Beginners.
1st. Ed. Pub. E.H. Taylor Ltd. [n.d. c.1923] pp.xii, 118 with b/w. illus. 8vo. Hardback. Occasional light spotting o/w. contents fine. Original grey printed cloth in nr. fine condition just lightly rubbed to extremities.
E.H. Taylor Ltd. were once the largest manufacturers of beehives in England as well as a supplier of various apiarist products. This little book was intended to encourage beginners to take-up bee-keeping.
£10.00 [ref: 64032]
E.H. Taylor Ltd. Bees for Beginners.
Pub. E.H. Taylor Ltd. [n.d. c.1923] pp.xii, 112 with b/w. illus. Small 8vo. VG. plus hardback in blue cloth boards. With typed and handwritten notes giving recipes for winter and spring feeds loosely inserted.
E.H. Taylor Ltd. were once the largest manufacturers of beehives in England as well as a supplier of various apiarist products. This little book was intended to encourage beginners to take-up bee-keeping.
£12.50 [ref: 61705]
Easterbrook, A. 14 x 12 Frames: Extra Deep British National Brood. Beekeeping in a Nutshell. No. 72.
Pub. BBNO/NBB. [nd.] pp.6. 4to. Fine softback.
‘Beekeeping in a Nutshell’ is the low cost series, written by experts, which answer all your beekeeping questions.
£1.50 [ref: 70555]
Easterbrook, A. 14 x 12 Frames: Extra Deep British National Brood. Beekeeping in a Nutshell. No. 72.
Pub. BBNO/NBB. [nd.] pp.6. 4to. Fine softback.
‘Beekeeping in a Nutshell’ is the low cost series, written by experts, which answer all your beekeeping questions.
£1.50 [ref: 70556]
Easterbrook, A. 14 x 12 Frames: Extra Deep British National Brood. Beekeeping in a Nutshell. No. 72.
Pub. BBNO/NBB. [nd.] pp.6. 4to. Fine softback.
‘Beekeeping in a Nutshell’ is the low cost series, written by experts, which answer all your beekeeping questions.
£1.50 [ref: 70557]
Echlin, P. The Biology of Pollen.
1st. Ed. Pub. Central Association of Bee-Keepers. 1970 pp.20 with b/w. figs. 8vo. Holes punched as for a folder, a little light spotting o/w. a fine softback.
The text of a lecture given to the Central Association of Bee-Keepers in Oct., 1969.
£4.00 [ref: 69254]