Rusden, Moses. A Further Discovery of Bees. Treating of the nature, government, generation & preservation of the Bee. 1st. Ed. Pub. printed for the author London. 1679
12 leaves, 143 with 3 fold-out plates and illustrated frontispiece. Small 8vo. Hardback. Contents very clean and in nr fine condition. Several neat, early hand-written notes to margins. More recently bound in half-calf over marbled boards, lettered in gilt to spine, all in fine condition. A very pleasing copy. Scarce. Harding 55.
Rusden was appointed ‘Beemaster to the King’s most excellent Majesty at the instigation of John Evelyn. Written by Rusden who firmly believed that a hive was led by a King and not a Queen. In 1679, Rusden improved Geddie’s hive, and put a frame in it for the bees to fasten their combs upon.
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