Beekeeping
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Swarming: Its Control And Prevention
by L. E.Snelgrove
I.Snelgrove, 1946. Hardcover. Acceptable. 1946. No Edition Remarks. 100 pages. No dust jacket. Blue cloth with decorations. Contains black and white illustrations with photographic frontispiece. Binding is shaky, pages 39-42 detached but still present. Pages and illustrations have light tanning and foxing throughout. Boards have light shelf-wear with corner bumping. Slight crushing to spine ends. Wear marks overall.
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£10.44
Swarm Prevention. A Procedure for Absolute Control of Swarming
by Werner, Herman E
Wilmington: Werner. VG : in very good condition without dust jacket as issued. 1979. Concise edition of the 1973 edition. Yellow card cover. 310mm x 230mm (12" x 9"). 21pp. .
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£18.60
The Border Bees
by Weightman, Colin
Consett: Ramsden Williams. VG : in very good condition with dust jacket and protective cover. 1961. First Edition. Red/gilt hardback cloth cover. 150mm x 220mm (6" x 9"). 96pp. .
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£40.00
Swarming Its Control & Prevention
by L.E. Snelgrove
Miss I. Snelgrove, 1946. Hardcover. Good. 1946. Ninth edition. 100 pages. No dust jacket. Black cloth with gilt lettering. Pages remain bright and clear with minimal tanning and foxing. Binding remains firm. Pencil inscription to front free endpaper. Heavier tanning and foxing to endpapers and pastedowns. Boards have mild edge-wear with slight rubbing to surfaces. Gilt lettering is bright and clear. Slight fraying to cloth at spine ends.
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£13.08
Hives, 2400 B.C.E. - 1852 C.E.
by Apian (Aladin Borioli)
France: RVB Books. Fine with no dust jacket. 2022. Second Edition. Softcover. From the publisher: "Since the birth of the modern beehive in 1852, structural innovation in hive construction has entered a dormant period. By favouring the standardised (sic) box hive, beekeeping turns its back on 4,400 years of architectural diversity. This little book focuses on that period of history prior to homogenisation (sic), drawing from as far back as 2400 BCE. By rejecting a fixed narrative, linearity...
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£36.58
Wax Craft. All about Beeswax. Its History, Production, Adulteration, and Commercial Value
by Cowan, T W
London: Sampson Low, Marston & Co Ltd. G : in good condition without dust jacket. Cover rubbed and marked. 1908. First Edition. Blue hardback cloth cover. 190mm x 13mm (7" x 1"). 172pp, [iv] + plates. 15 [of 17] b/w plates. .
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£36.00
A Manual of Bee-Keeping. For English-speaking Bee-keepers.
by Wedmore, E.B
Bees Books Published Between 1901 + 1999 . 2nd. Rev. Ed. Rep. Pub. BBNO 1984. pp.xxiv, 389 with b/w. figs. 8vo. Signature to ffep. Thor. vg. hardback in vg. dw. A comprehensive study of beekeeping methods. This manual has become a classic in apicultural literature.
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£20.00
ABC and XYZ of Bee Culture
by Root, Amos Ives
Medina, OH: The A.I. Root Company, 1990. 40th Edition. Hardcover. Very Good. 516pp. Octavo. [23.5cm] Faux leather covered boards with the title stamped in gold gilt on the spine and front cover. ISBN stamped in gilt on back cover. Illustrated end papers. Bottom corners have been lightly bumped. Some soiling contained to the front board in the top corner near the edge. An encyclopedia pertaining to the scientific and practical culture of honeybees.
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£32.52
First Lessons in Beekeeping
by C. P. Dadant
Hamilton, IL: Dadant & Sons. Edge wear and rubbing, small pen mark and a couple small spots on front cover. Spine cracking at center of book, no loose pages, interior is clean. . Good. Soft cover. 1999.
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£4.84
A Manual of Bee-Keeping. For English-speaking Bee-keepers.
by Wedmore, E.B
Bees Books Published Between 1901 + 1999 . 2nd. Rev. Ed. Rep. Pub. Edward Arnold. 1947. pp.xxiv, 389 with b/w. photos and figs. 8vo. Hardback. Signature to ffep. VG. hardback in vg. dw. with a little loss. Norfolk Federation of Bee-Keepers leaflet No.77 dated October 1970 loosely inserted.
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£17.50
First Lessons in Beekeeping
by C. P. Dadant
American Bee Journal, 1968-01-01. Paperback. Very Good. 0x0x0. Chipping on spine and light rubbing on cover. Old price on back cover. Inside pages are clean and binding is tight.
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£8.13
A Manual of Bee-Keeping. For English-speaking Bee-keepers.
by Wedmore, E.B
Bees Books Published Between 1901 + 1999 . 3rd. Ed. Pub. BBNO. 1997. pp.xxxiii, 389 with b/w. photos and figs. 8vo. Hardback. Nr. fine with a little spine lean, in nr. fine dw. Highly recommended.
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£25.00
My Bee Book. Facsimile edition
by Cotton, W C
Bath: Kingsmead Reprints. VG : in very good condition with dust jacket. 1970. Facsimile Edition. Green hardback cloth cover. 140mm x 110mm (6" x 4"). xlix, 402pp. .
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£28.00
Honeybees and Wax: An Experimental Natural History
by Hepburn, H.R
Germany: Springer-Verlag, 1986. Later printing. Hardcover. Fine. 205pp. Quarto. [24.5cm] Green illustrated cloth over boards. Some rubbing on head and foot of covers. Corners have been lightly bumped. Light fading on spine.
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£60.97
First Lessons In Beekeeping
by Dadant, C. P
Hamilton, IL: American Bee Journal. Hardcover. 1954. Revised Editio. Thin 8vo 127pp . Very Good with no DJ. B&W Photographs. Binding is green cloth . Ink owner name on front and rear pastedowns. Endpapers foxed .
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£11.95
FIRST LESSONS IN BEEKEEPING
by Delaplane, Keith S
Dadant & Sons. Near Fine. 2007. Reprint. Softcover. 8vo 8" - 9" tall; 166 pages .
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£11.38
Beginner's Bee Book
by Pellett, Frank C
Philadelphia: J.P Lippencott Company, 1919. Hardcover. Very Good +. 179pp Duodecimo. [19.5cm] Tan cloth over boards with the title and decorations stamped in black on the front cover and spine. Illustrated. Spine has significant fading. Front cover has minor near foot. Text block just starting to separate from spine. Inscribed by previous owner on the front free end page.
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£60.97
The British Bee Keeper's Guide Book
by Cowan, T W
London: E J Larby Ltd. G : in good condition without dust jacket. Cover rubbed. 1924. 25th edition. Blue hardback cloth cover. 170mm x 120mm (7" x 5"). viii, 226pp, [ix] + plates. 2 plates (1 in colour) + 142 b/w illustrations & photographs. .
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£24.00
Bee-Keeping New and Old Described with Pen and Camera. Volume I only
by Herrod-Hempsall, W
London: The British Bee Journal. G : in Good condition without dust jacket. Cover rubbed. Corners bumped. 1930. First Edition. Green illustrated hardback cloth cover. 250mm x 180mm (10" x 7"). [xii], 772 + ads. B/w illustrations and photographic plates. Heavy book – extra shipping needed for overseas. .
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£78.00
First Lessons in Beekeeping
by Dadant, C.P
Hamilton: American Bee Journal 1945, Revised Edition. (Hardcover) 127pp. Very good, no dust jacket. Dark green cloth with yellow lettering to the cover and spine. Illustrations, photographs, index. The bottom of the front cover is slightly soiled and there is a previous owner's name on the front free endpaper. "To anyone with an inclination toward nature study and the outdoors, beekeeping offers an occupation both fascinating and profitable. Its relation to the flowers which produce nector...
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£27.74
How to Keep Bees and Sell Honey
by Kelley, Walter T
Clarkson, KY: Walter T Kelley Co, 1975. 8th edition . Paperback. Very Good. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. 144 pages with many b/w photos. Paperback.
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£5.69
