1864 Mysteries of Bee-Keeping Explained - Extremely Rare Antique Book

Almost never seen on the market, here is an extremely rare antique hardback copy of Mysteries of Bee-Keeping Explained - Being a Complete Analysis of the Whole Subject. By M Quinby. Published by CM Saxton. In the original binding, with several diagrams and in good condition - more detail below.

Contents: Brief History; Hives; Breeding; Bee Pasturage; Wax; Propolis; The Apiary; Robberies; Feeding Bees; Destruction of Worms; Putting On and Taking Off Boxes; Securing Honey From the Moth; Swarming; Loss of Queens; Artificial Swarms; Pruning; Diseased Brood; Irritability of Bees; Enemies of Bees; Melting Down of Combs; Fall Management; Wintering Bees; Sagacity of Bees; Straining Honey and Wax; Purchasing Stocks and Transporting Bees

Inside the pages are clean and tightly bound. Has an inked name to the top of an early endpaper and a short pencil inscription at the back. Some mild tanning around the outside page edges.

In the original dark green cloth over boards, with blind stamped decoration to the front and back. Gilt to the spine. Again in top order. A few small holes in the cloth on the spine joints. Mild rubbing/rounding to the corners and spine ends. Gilt has dulled/rubbed a little, otherwise super.

Your antique copy of Mysteries of Bee-Keeping Explained will be wrapped with care in tissue and ribbon and sent well packaged. I am always happy to add a gift card with a message to the parcel.

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H 19.5 cm x W 14 cm, 383 pages, 0.45 kg. I dispatch worldwide daily from the UK. (There are just a very few countries which I am unable to ship to).

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