Wildman, Thomas. A Treatise on the Management of Bees 1770. Wherein is contained the natural history of those insects. Fac. Ed. Pub. Kingsmead Reprints. 1970
pp.311, [7], 16 with 3 fold-out plates. 8vo. A fine hardback in fine dw.
A facsimile reprint of the second edition, originally published in 1770. Wildman was quite a showman and achieved fame through trick performances with bees, including the wearing of a bee beard. He understood the nature and behaviour of bees and this treatise 'shows culture and an unusual knowledge of continental beekeeping' (Harding 119).
£20.00 [Ref: 58397]