Cowan, T.W. The Honey Bee. Its Natural History, Anatomy and Physiology.
2nd. Ed. Pub. Houlston & Sons. [1904] pp.xi, 220 with b/w. illus. throughout plus 4-pages of adverts. Small 8vo. Hardback. F.H. Taylor’s stamp to verso of frontis. and title page. Ffep. partially glued to front pastedown. Some spotting, cords a little stretched o/w. contents in vg. condition. Text block lean. Original decorated cloth binding in fair to good condition.
A detailed account, easily absorbed and very well illustrated.
£12.50 [ref: 64233]

Cowan, T.W. (Ed.) The British Bee Journal and Bee-Keepers’ Adviser. Volume XV. January - December, 1887.
1st. Ed. Pub. John Huckle. 1887 pp.vi, 574 with figs to text. 4to. Hardback. Some light spotting to contents and last page present in almost full-size modern facsimile o/w. contents fine. Boards in vg. condition with light sunning to edges, and some marking to rear.
£30.00 [ref: 64414]

De Ribeaucourt, C. A Manual of Rational Bee-Keeping.
Pub. Diprose & Bateman. [c.1879] pp.xv, [i], 108 with col. frontis., and b/w. text illus. Small 8vo. Hardback. Small bookseller’s label to front pastedown. Minor spotting to fore-edges of text block o/w. contents fine. Original decorated cloth boards in thor. vg. to nr. fine condition. Scarce. Harding 346.
‘Study of Bogue’s 32-page catalogue suggests that the Diprose & Bateman ed. is the earlier.’ (Harding 346). A delightful, to-scale, architectural drawing of a Bee-House is featured on the frontispiece.
£325.00 [ref: 71207]

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]

Filleul, P.V.M. Profitable Bee-keeping on Improved Principles. Chiefly Designed for the Use of Cottagers.
2nd. Ed. Pub. SPCK. c.1883 pp.92 with b/w. illus in text and 4-page publisher’s catalogue. Small 8vo. Hardback. We believe this copy to be from the library H.M Fraser - it has Fraser written on the front board and is initialled and dated August 1966 to the ffep - please ask for further information. Contents in nr. fine condition. Original gilt-lettered cloth boards in thor. vg. condition. Scarce. Harding 311.
P.V.M Filleul was Rector of Biddisham, Weston-Super-Mare in Somerset. This revised edition contains additional information. H.M. Fraser wrote ‘Beekeeping in Antiquity’ (1931), ‘Anton Janscha on the swarming of bees’ (1951 and ‘History of Beekeeping in Britain’ (1958).
£150.00 [ref: 54699]

Huber, Francis. Observations on the Natural History of Bees. A new edition, with a memoir of the author, practical appendix and analytical index.
New Ed. Pub. Thomas Tegg. 1841 pp.xxiv, 352 with hand-coloured title-page, printed title-page and 5 fold-out plates to rear. 8vo. Hardback. Light splash mark to fore-edge of text block. A number of leaves (incl. half-title, title and a couple of plates) remargined and the endpapers replaced when the book was repaired. Original blind tooled brown cloth boards with gilt motif repaired and in vg. condition. (Harding 171).
The last edition of Huber’s excellent work.
£100.00 [ref: 71240]

Huish, R. Bees: Their Natural History and General Management: Comprising a Full and Experimental Examination of the Various Systems of Native and Foreign Apiarians.
New Enl. Ed. Pub. Henry Bohn. 1844 pp.xxvii, 458 with portrait frontis, illus. in text and 2-page publisher’s catalogue. 8vo. Hardback. Charming dedication to ffep dated June 17th 1867. Early mark to blank bottom corner of frontis., only occ. minor marking or spotting elsewhere and contents thor. vg. to nr. fine. Original blind-tooled decorated boards with gilt lettering to spine which has benefited from professional relaying of the spine, all in thor. vg. condition. A very pleasing copy. Harding 176.
The greatly expanded edition of Huish’s detailed work. ‘Huish (1777-1850) attacked some of ‘the absurdities of M. Huber’ and this new edition contains an analytical exposition of the errors and theory of Huber’ (Harding).
£175.00 [ref: 64359]

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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. A Treatise on the Nature, Economy, and Practical Management of Bees; in which the various systems of the British and Foreign Apiarians are examined.
2nd. Ed. Pub. Baldwin, Craddock and Joy. 1817 pp.4, xxxvii, [i], 400 with 6 plates (one fold-out). 8vo. Hardback. Occ. spotting and small splash mark to blank top corner of 4 plates o/w. contents fine. More recent binding in half-calf with marbled boards in nr. fine condition. (Harding 176).
This is the second edition which contained additions made since the publication of the first edition in 1815.
£150.00 [ref: 71183]

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. Early signature and initials to ffep. Occ. light spotting to contents o/w. fine. Original full-calf binding very sound and in good to vg. condition. (Harding 176).
£95.00 [ref: 71229]