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The ABC of Bee Culture (1890 Leather-Bound Edition)

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Vintage leather-bound 1890 edition published by author A.I. Root in Medina OH. Wear as expected for a nearly 130 year old book but in remarkably appealing condition nonetheless. Please examine photos.
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  • ISBN 10 1399957481
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  • Publisher Medina, Ohio: A.I. Root
  • Date Published 1890

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Medina, Ohio: The A. I. Root Company, 1903. A Cyclopedia of Every Thing Pertaining to the Care of the Honey-Bee. 85th thousand. 482 pages plus ads. Pages are in very good condition; edges yellowed. Many illustrations. Green patterned endpapers. Brown hardcovers with gilt titles and illustration on the spine; spine faded and a little worn. Embossed titles and a bright gilt bee on the upper cover. Corners bumped and frayed, small stains on the covers. Binding tight. GOOD+. Hardcover. Good+.
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The ABC of bee culture: a cyclopaedia of every thing pertaining to the care of the honey-bee; bees, honey, hives, implements, honey-plants, etc. Facts gleaned from the experience of thousands of bee keeprs all over our land. . . .

by ROOT, A.I. [Amos Ives] & ROOT, E.R. [Ernest Rob]

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Medina, OH: A.I. Root Company, 1905. Tall 8vo. [8], 536 pp. With 100’s of text illustrations & photo illusts. Black embossed cloth, cover art of bee in gilt on front, gilt decorative lettering on spine, lettering & decoration in blind on covers (minor spotting to upper fore-edge, minor dustsoiling), still VG. Early printing of this excellent handbook for the bee keeper. This 1908 edition has been substantially revised and expanded with many new articles, many more biographical references of famed beekeepers, new equipment & techniques, and more. Amos Root (1839-1923) was an intrepid and innovative inventor, marketer, and entrepreneur who founded the Root Company which manufactured beehives and beekeeping equipment, and who improved removable frames so honey could be more easily harvested. The company is still in operation in Medina, OH.
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Medina: A. I. Root 1891, 52nd . (4to) Good, no dust jacket. 404pp. Burgundy cloth with black lettering and gilt device on the front cover. Patterned endpapers, full-page engravings, illustrations, photographs, index, appendix. Covers are soiled and lightly bowed, there is a thin 3 / 4-inch chip to the spine, and there is a previous owner's ink stamp on the front free endpaper. "In preparing this work I have been much indebted to the books of Langstroth, Quinby, Prof. Cook, King, and some others, as well as to all the Bee-Journals; but, more than to all these, have I been indebted to the thousands of friends scattered far and wide, who had so kindly furnished the fullest particulars in regard to all the new improvements, as they have come up, in our beloved branch of rural industry" - from the Preface by A. I. Root. (Permaculture, Beekeeping, Bees, Honeybees, Permaculture).
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The ABC of Bee Culture: a Cyclopaedia of Everything Pertaining to the Care of Honeybees; Bees, Honey, Hives, Implements, Honey Plants, etc. Facts Gleaned from the Experience of Thousands of Bee Keepers all over our Land. And Afterwards Verified by Practical Work in Our Own Apiary. By A I Root, Revised by E R Root. 85th Thousand. Medina Ohio: The A I Root Company, 1903.
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by A. I. Root

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Medina: A. I. Root, 1891. Hardcover. Good. . Brick cloth cover with decoration in black and gilt, cover shows minor wear and tear, rubbing and soiling, edgewear. Endpapers are rubbed, pages are tanned with minor scattered staining.
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Medina, Ohio: The Author. Very Good-. 1891. Early Printing; 52nd. thousand. Softcover. Printed tan wraps. Frontispiece and four other engravings at the front. Illustrated with many other engravings and reproductions from photographs. There is some staining to the cover corners. A 1/2" tear to one upper spine corner. Other staining to the latter half of the text block along the upper edges and down the upper third of the fore edge. This does not actually detract very much from the integrity of the book. There is a long crease to the upper corner of the rear wrap as well as another long diagonal crease to the upper third of the front wrap. Very tight. Very scarce in this original early, softcover edition. ; Small 4to 9" - 11" tall; 408 pages .
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Title: The ABC of Bee Culture: A Cyclopaedia of Every Thing Pertaining to the Care of the Honey-Bee: Bees, Honey, Hives, Implements, Honey-Plants, etc
Author: Root, A.I. Place
Published: Medina, OH Publisher:
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Published: 1884
Description: 308, [32] pp. Illustrated with wood engravings. 25.5x15.8 cm (10x6¼"), brown pebble cloth lettered in black with gilt honey bee vignette on cover, spine lettered in gilt. Second edition.
Second edition of the bible of American bee-keeping. The book has been so influential it is now in its 42nd edition. Amos Ives Root (1839–1923) founded the A.I. Root company, a bee-keeping supply and candle company in 1869. It is still in business today.
Condition: Gilt lettering faded somewhat on spine, some rubbing and wear; hinges cracked or starting, endpapers somewhat brittle with a few minor chips or tears; very good.
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