A Treatise on the Management of Bees; Wherein is Contained the Natural History of those Insects; With the Various Methods of Cultivating Them, Both Antient and Modern, and the Improved Treatment of Them.
by Wildman, Thomas
- Used
- Very Good
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Very Good/N/A
- Seller
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Kutztown, Pennsylvania, United States
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About This Item
Opposite Catharine-Street in the Strand [London]: Self-Published [Printed and Sold by T. Cadell], 1768. Book. Very Good. Cloth. First Edition. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall. xix,[i],169,[1],[5]-pp. index, [1]-pp. errata, illus. with 3 engraved folding plates. Bound in olive-brown cloth that appears to be mid-19th century, but obviously not original to issue. Cloth is unevenly sunned, with modest shelf wear and light tearing at heel of spine. Newer endpapers, hinges starting, binding firm. Text block fully intact, with original deckled edges untrimmed. Title page mostly detached, with approx. 4" closed tear extending from binding edge into "Management" in fourth line of title; also approx. 2 1/2" triangular sliver with paper loss extending from binding edge toward "Thomas" in author's name, but affecting no text. Two short triangular slivers with loss at same points on dedication leaf as well, affecting only "Q" in "Queen's" in heading. Interior shows light scattered foxing and occasional light soiling to margins, overall quite clean and preserved. Plates show minor off-setting but are bold and intact, with small pin/puncture hole along bottom margins of Plates II and III, also extending to index. Solid first edition of a scarce, early and exceptional title on bee-keeping..
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- Bookseller
- Saucony Book Shop
(US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 015583
- Title
- A Treatise on the Management of Bees; Wherein is Contained the Natural History of those Insects; With the Various Methods of Cultivating Them, Both Antient and Modern, and the Improved Treatment of Them.
- Author
- Wildman, Thomas
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good
- Jacket Condition
- N/A
- Edition
- First Edition
- Publisher
- Self-Published [Printed and Sold by T. Cadell]
- Place of Publication
- Opposite Catharine-Street in the Strand [London]
- Date Published
- 1768
- Keywords
- BEE BEES BEE-KEEPING
- Size
- 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall
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About the Seller
Saucony Book Shop
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Kutztown, Pennsylvania
About Saucony Book Shop
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