Science

A scholarly and interesting guide to a previously neglected part of British natural history.

A fascinating account of the language and behaviour of bees, written in a charmingly simple style by the German scientist.

PUBLISHERA & C Black, London.
BINDINGSoft covers.
BOOK CONDITIONGood, some wear to edges of covers and faint scratching to gloss surface. Text and images remain clear with few noticeable marks.
DUST JACKETNo.
EDITIONSecond edition 2006.
DESCRIPTIONA comprehensive technical guide to the installation, use and maintenance...

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PUBLISHERTemple Press Ltd. London.
BINDINGBlack cloth boards.
BOOK CONDITIONSome general wear and scuffing to boards, with faded patches. Printed pages and images remain in good...

PUBLISHERCassell and Company Limited.
BINDINGRed leather boards with banded spine. Gilt lettering and decoration. Attractive marbled endpapers and block edges.
BOOK CONDITIONThe spine has detached from the binding, but otherwise the book is in fair condition for age. Leather is scuffed at edges, with some scratching and discolouration....

Subtitled Practical instructions on the formation, stocking, and management in all seasons, of collections of river animals and plants.

Attractive historical work on the practice and science of bee-keeping.

A very handsome reproduction of Darwin's ground-breaking work.

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PUBLISHERDodd, Meade and Company, New York.
BINDINGGreen cloth boards with gilt lettering and embossed design. Gilt top block edge.
BOOK CONDITIONGenerally scuffed around edges and...

A fascinating look at "The oldest craft under the sun," the long human history of bee-keeping from ancient times and the mythology and lore surrounding it.

The memoires of an American surgeon. From his humble beginnings and struggle to afford medical school, to his long and rewarding career including further training at the Mayo Clinic.

A beautifully written account of the British author and his wife's experiences during the fifteen years they spent working as doctors in a small hospital in Zululand.

Subtitled, "Their Management, Habits, Food, Diseases, Treatment, Breeding, and the Methods of Catching Them."

"An interesting description of its uses in all branches of science, industry, agriculture, and in the detection of crime, with a short account of its origin, history and development."

PUBLISHERCollins, London.
BINDINGGreen cloth boards with gilt lettering.
BOOK CONDITIONBoards have just a little wear and slight fading to very edges. Some browning and foxing affecting the block edges and outer leaves, whilst printed pages and images remain clear and little marked.
DUST JACKETA little worn and...

PUBLISHERNaval Institute Press.
BINDINGBlue cloth boards.
BOOK CONDITIONA little shelf wear to very edges of boards. Printed pages and images remain clear with no noticeable marks.
DUST JACKETSlight wear to edges, spine a little faded, a few scuff marks. 
EDITIONFifth revised edition 1978.
DESCRIPTIONThe standard...

A detailed practical guide written by the then president of the British Bee-keepers' association

Written by a Vice-President of the London Zoological Society. Accounts of his world travels from Africa to Arabia, Norway to China in the early years of the Twentieth Century.