[Johnstone, Mrs Christian Isobel]. Scenes of Industry displayed in the Bee-hive and the Ant-hill. 1st. Ed. Pub. John Harris, Corner of St. Paul’s Church-Yard. [1827]
pp.xii, 212 with 4 pages of publisher adverts. Complete with six Georgian style plates inclusive of frontis. 12mo. Hardback. A little light foxing to text and plates (some darkening to the borders of plates), o/w. contents very clean, fine condition. Neat inscription to half-title dated April 24th 1829. Original quarter-calf leather with printed boards & skep illustration. Spine very neatly relaid, boards rubbed along edges, o/w. in vg. condition. Bookplate of David Smith (author and long-term Secretary of IBRA) to front paste-down. Scarce. Harding 203.
A charming book explaining the natural history of bee and ant-hives in a story of two parts. The first tells the story of how a Hive operates, who does what, when and how. Part two approaches the story of an Ant-hill in very much the same manner. The charming plates are related to the story of the Hive, each having three distinct illustrations thereby illuminating the text.
£275.00 [Ref: 54964]