Beekeeping & other insects

Bee Research Association, 1973. Reprinted from Bee World vol. 54 part 4. Paper covers. V.g/No Jacket. Includes typewritten note by the author on BRA compliments slip dated 24/9/1974. more information

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Collins , 1948. 1st edition. Hard covers, no dust jacket. V.g/ No Jacket . V.g., title on spine somewhat dulled. A page-turner which describes in gory detail the appalling predatory activities of this vicious group of insects. Chapters include "the beetle hunters", "the spider hunters", "the ant hunters" and so on. An erudite but immensely readable book. more information

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Dadant & Sons, Illinois, 1976. 6th printing. Paper covers. V.g/ No Jacket . V.g. Useful introduction to beekeeping from one of the principal US manufacturers of beekeeping equipment. more information

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KŸsnacht, ZŸrich, 1975. 1st edition. Paper covers. Fine /No Jacket. Rear cover lightly soiled; price sticker. A catalogue of the Forster Collection (Sammlung) of images which show bees, beehives or other apicultural artefacts. The woodcut of "Concordia mit dem Bienenstock" (Frankfurt 1589) shows an intrepid, scantily dressed lady clutching a hive around which are circling some seriously oversized bees. Other images are more realistic; the collector has assembled a most interesting series of images of 'bees in art'. 98 pp., of which 52 pp. are the catalogue and the remainder the illustrations (in monochrome, on gloss paper). Attractive coloured image, originally hand-coloured, on front cover. more information

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The Apis Club, n.d. [c. 1965]. Paper covers. V.g/No Jacket. V.g., pages slightly crinkled, browned at edges, nibbled at base for c. 1 cm. A comprehensive listing of garden plants suitable to be grown for bees in Britain. 81, (6) pp. more information

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The Apis Club, n.d. [c. 1965]. Paper covers. V.g/No Jacket. V.g., pages sl. browned at edges, moth-nibbled at base for c. 1 cm. more information

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Collins New Naturalist series no. 8, 1947. 1st edition. Hard covers, no dust jacket. V.g. / No Jacket . The wrapper has been adhered to the front free end paper and the front and rear blurb are attached on the front end paper (so are very well preserved). One of the most detailed of the early New Naturalist series, covering a vast subject. 317 pp. Review by W.B. Thomas in The Observer, 19 October 1947, adhered on rear free end paper. 317 pp., 106 colour photographs, 104 monochrome photographs, 8 maps and 40 diagrams. more information

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Ministry of Agriculture and Fisheries, H.M.S.O, 1948. Bulletin no. 100. Paper covers. Good /No Jacket. Good, cover sl. soiled. A guide to bee diseases, notably Foul Brood. Also includes, loosely inserted, Advisory Leaflet no. 472 on Nosema Disease, 1965 reprint. 26 pp., plus 4 pp. of photographs (detached from staples). more information

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Her Majesty's Stationery Office, 1970. Bulletin 206. Paper covers. V.g/No Jacket. V.g. The third impression of 1974. A government advisory leaflet on how to control swarming, decorated with a rather unusual "op-art" design on the front cover. iv + 40 pp. more information

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International Bee Research Association, 1981. Paper covers. V.g/No Jacket. Most of this booklet consists of tables grouped under various headings in which the principal bee-plants are listed. Though modest in its design it is packed with useful information. more information

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Hayez, imprimeur des Academies Royales, 1910. Academie royale de Belgique, classe des sciences, memoires, deuxieme serie, tome 2. Paper covers. Good /No Jacket. Comprising fascicule VII of the second volume of the second series of this journal, this separately paginated offprint describes a series of experiments with Fumaria, Polygonum, Lilium, Passiflora, Oenothera, Pisum, Linum, Pelargonium, Clematis, Convolvulus and Petunia. 55 pp. Faint stamp on front cover; pages tanned. more information

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Scottish Beekeepers Association, n.d. (c. 1980). Paper covers. Good/No Jacket. Cover foxed and spotted, internally scarcely used. A beginner's guide to beekeeping, illustrated by monochrome photographs. more information

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Annals of Botany Company, 1903. Reprinted from Annals of Botany vol. 17 no. 66. Paper covers. Good/No Jacket. Cover torn at corners, pages creased at corners, somewhat tanned. A remarkable compilation of insect visitors to a range of plants in Scotland, compiled while on holidays between 1894 and 1899. The insects were named by G.C. Bickness, H.G. Burkill, P. Cameron, E. Saunders, D. SHarp, G.H. Verrall and C. Warburton. 36 pp. more information

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