1841 Huber OBSERVATIONS On The NATURAL HISTORY Of The HONEY BEE 352pp/ENGRAVINGS
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An ORIGINAL ANTIQUARIAN Book - NOT a REPRODUCTIONOBSERVATIONS on the NATURAL HISTORY of BEES by
Francis HUBER
A NEW EDITION, With A MEMOIR of theAuthor, Practical Appendix, and Analytical Index
ILLUSTRATED With ENGRAVINGSPRINTED for THOMAS TEGG, 73, Cheapside, LONDON1841 An old book on honey bees and beekeeping by Francis Huber, with 352 pages, an engraved second title page and 5 extending engraved plates. This unique and informative book provi...des a nice historical review of bees and beekeeping up to the 1830s (see the Practical and Analytical indices at the end), and includes a ten page Memoir of the author, Francis Huber. Provides extensive coverage on knowledge of bee biology of the period, as well as apiary and hive construction and management practiced in Europe during the early 1800s.Contemporary ink notes to rear free endpaper (see images), front board is loose; small tear to top corner of fly leaf, modern owner's card tipped in, with original blind stamped cloth binding, spine marked with some wear to extremities, hive in gilt on outer front cover; Covers soiled, pages mostly clean, without foxing and only a few underlined words here and there (mostly on pages of the Memoir); pages are nicely age toned.
A Nice Copy Overall of this Scarce and Interesting Antiquarian Book on BEES and BEEKEEPING!
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Francis HUBER
A NEW EDITION, With A MEMOIR of theAuthor, Practical Appendix, and Analytical Index
ILLUSTRATED With ENGRAVINGSPRINTED for THOMAS TEGG, 73, Cheapside, LONDON1841 An old book on honey bees and beekeeping by Francis Huber, with 352 pages, an engraved second title page and 5 extending engraved plates. This unique and informative book provi...des a nice historical review of bees and beekeeping up to the 1830s (see the Practical and Analytical indices at the end), and includes a ten page Memoir of the author, Francis Huber. Provides extensive coverage on knowledge of bee biology of the period, as well as apiary and hive construction and management practiced in Europe during the early 1800s.Contemporary ink notes to rear free endpaper (see images), front board is loose; small tear to top corner of fly leaf, modern owner's card tipped in, with original blind stamped cloth binding, spine marked with some wear to extremities, hive in gilt on outer front cover; Covers soiled, pages mostly clean, without foxing and only a few underlined words here and there (mostly on pages of the Memoir); pages are nicely age toned.
A Nice Copy Overall of this Scarce and Interesting Antiquarian Book on BEES and BEEKEEPING!
NOTE: This item has been listed in more than one eBay category, and will be removed from the other listings when sold.
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