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Lot 333

Sale 5046 - Fine Book Sale
Jan 25, 2007 5:00AM ET
null / Philadelphia
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5 vols.


5 vols.
Beekeeping - 19th-Century British Imprints: Huber, Francis. New Observations on The Natural History of Bees. Edinburgh, 1821. 3rd ed. 8vo, contemp. 3/4 brown calf & marbled bds & edges, gilt, spine richly gilt, black morocco spine labels; scuffed, extremities often rubbed. With 5 fold. plates. Scattered light foxing to text, light to moderate foxing to plates. * Bevan, Edward. The Honey-Bee. London: Baldwin, Cradock and Joy, 1827. 1st ed. 8vo, contemp. 3/4 brown calf & marbled bds. & edges, gilt-lettered spine, spine gilt; some wear & scuffing. Frontis., wood-engraved text illus. Scattered light foxing. * Taylor, Henry. The Bee-Keeper's Manual. London, 1839. 2nd ed. Sm. 8vo, orig. black cloth, gilt; occasionally chipped, some edge wear. Frontis., text illus. Scattered light foxing. Pencil annotations. * Religious Tract Society. The Hive and Its Wonders. London, [1853]. 12mo, orig. brown cloth, gilt; scuffed & slightly dusty. Frontis., text illus. * Samuelson, James. The Honey-Bee. London: J. Van Voorst, 1860. 1st ed. 8vo, orig. gilt-lettered green cloth; moderate wear, slightly dusty. With 8 tinted litho plates. Light foxing to plates.

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