Nutt, Thomas. Humanity to Honey Bees: or Practical directions for the Management of Honey Bees upon an improved and humane plan. 2nd. Ed. Pub. H. & J. Leach, Wisbech. 1834
pp.xxii, 269 with illus. frontis., 4 plates (1 being fold-out) plus further illus. in the text. 8vo. Hardback. Some minor spotting, o/w. contents fine. Neat dedication to ffep dated 1836 reads ‘Presented to Mr Joseph Clarke by J.R. Medcalf’. Original cloth boards in thor. vg. condition, with more recent spine in fine condition (original end-papers retained). A very pleasing copy. Harding 215.
'Nutt lived as a boy at Wisbech. A draper's assistant of no great schooling, he became interested in bees during a long convalescence. He asserts that he invented his collateral hive before ever reading a book on bees. He acquired many patrons and subscribers and made the hive and method very well known.' (Harding).
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