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A Manual of Beekeeping for English-speaking Beekeepers
by Wedmore, E. B
- Used
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Poor with no dust jacket
- Seller
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Dunedin, New Zealand, New Zealand
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About This Item
London: Edward Arnold & Co.. Poor with no dust jacket. (1932). First Edition. Hardcover. Ex-library. Rebound in red cloth boards. Cloth torn along entirety of front joint and most of rear joint. Rear hinge broken with masking tape repair. A rough reading copy. ; xxiv, 413, [1 (blank)] pages + frontispiece + 9 illustrations on 7 plate leaves. In-text figures. Rebound, binding poor. Page dimensions: 212 x 133mm. Contents: Detailed Sectional Contents; List of Tables; List of Illustrations; Workers, Drones and Queens; Queen and Drone Raising; Comb, Wax and Propolis; Honey - Part I; Honey - Part II; The Apiary - Moving Bees; Hives and their Accessories; Frames, Sections and Foundation; Appliances and their Use; Seasonal Management; Special Management; Feeding - Robbing - Package Bees; Swarming and Swarm Prevention; Manipulations - Part I; Manipulations - Part II; Diseases and Pests; Inventions and Discoveries; Index. .
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- Seller
- Renaissance Books
(NZ)
- Seller's Inventory #
- 21567
- Title
- A Manual of Beekeeping for English-speaking Beekeepers
- Author
- Wedmore, E. B
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Poor with no dust jacket
- Edition
- First Edition
- Publisher
- Edward Arnold & Co.
- Place of Publication
- London
- Date Published
- (1932)
Terms of Sale
Renaissance Books
Any book not as described may be returned within 14 days of receipt for a full refund.
About the Seller
Renaissance Books
Biblio member since 2005
Dunedin, New Zealand
About Renaissance Books
We are located in Dunedin, in the South Island of New Zealand. We have in stock over 8,500 books. We are a general antiquarian and out-of-print home-based bookseller, with some specialty areas in English literature, Maori, Travel, Tibet, and New Zealand history.
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- Poor
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- First Edition
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