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Price: £15.00
Publisher: Chalmington, Dorchester, Prism Press:
Seller ID: 013792
Condition: Good
[1975 - 1982]. Two volumes, well illustrated with drawings by Eric Mathe, octavo, pp (8), 184; 283, slightly used internally, paperbacks, covers slightly used and age-toned. View more info
By: Butler, Colin G.
Price: £16.75
Publisher: London, Collins: 1977
Seller ID: 014378
ISBN: 0002195526
Condition: Very Good
[Revised edition, reprinted 1977]. Illustrated, octavo, pp xii, 226, extremely clean internally, green cloth in very good condition. The dustwrapper is not price-clipped but is faded on its spine; it has the original publisher's film covering which is slighly wrinkled on the upper cover. [The mysteries of bee life are illuminated for beekeepers, entomologists and students of natural history in general. The complex and wonderful organisation of the honeybee has fascinated many naturalists and writers for centuries. For many years head of the research station at Rothamsted, Dr Butler’s own dis... View more info
By: Free, J.B.; Brown, L.; Yoshikawa, K. (et al).
Price: £4.50
Publisher: Paris, Masson & Cie: 1955
Seller ID: 014627
Condition: Very Good
Octavo, pp (89), very clean internally, paperback, covers very slightly worn. [Includes "The division of labour within Bumblebee colonies", "Bee diseases as factors in the life and behaviour of the honeybee colony", "A polistine colony usurped by a foreign queen - ecological studies of Polistes wasps", and other articles in French and German.] View more info
By: Koeniger, Nikolaus & Gudrun, and Salim Tingek
Price: £36.50
Publisher: Kota Kinabalu, 2010
Seller ID: 006741
ISBN: 9838121282
Condition: New
NEW. Well illustrated, pp xx, 262, a very good copy in dustwrapper. [This book is a reliable and fascinating guide to one of Borneo’s natural wonders the diversity of honey bees, their intriguing societies and their adaptations to the complex tropical environment. The admirable harmony of their social life, the precision of their combs and the richness of their honey stores are described, as well as the honey bee’s defence strategies against strong bears, fast flying birds and minute mites. An array of unique, spectacular photographs allows the reader to visit the giant honey bees (Apis do... View more info
By: Sladen, F.W.L.
Price: £150.00
Publisher: London, Macmillan & Co Ltd: 1912
Edition: First Edition
Seller ID: 014097
Condition: Good
Illustrated, including five coloured plates, octavo, pp xiv, 283, upper corners very slightly bumped, slightly weak internally, brown cloth with gilt decoration on the upper cover, corners bumped, joints rubbed, spine head and tail slightly pulled. [With the pencilled signature of the Suffolk naturalist Nancy cracknell on the front endpaper. ] VERY SCARCE. View more info
By: Stevens, Ken
Price: £3.50
Publisher: Budleigh Salterton, Private printing: 1977
Edition: First Edition
Seller ID: 011606
Condition: Good
Illustrated, small slim 8vo, pp (6), 138, (typed and copied), paperback with linen spine, covers rather marked and slightly worn. [Alan Titchmarsh's copy, with his bookplate on the front endpaper.] View more info
