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The following are a selection of various Agriculture
books and old magazines, some of which date back to the early 20th
Century.
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SOLD Infectious Diseases of the Honey Bee
Infectious Diseases of the Honey Bee L. Bailey, dated 1963. Chapters include: the honey-bee, bacterial infections, parasitic mites, fungous infections, diseases of adult bees plus a few other chapters. This hardback book includes 175 pages with many illustrations.
Date: 1963
Author: L. Bailey
Delivery: A (delivery
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Shellac
Shellac Angelo Bros. Ltd, Cossipore, Calcutta, dated 1956. Chapters include: the Lac insect, history of Lac, Lac cultivation, Angelo Shellac wax plus many other chapters.
Date: 1956
Author: Publisher Angelo Bros Ltd
Delivery: B (delivery
guide)
Price : £48.00
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5 Books on Bees
A collection of 5 books/ booklets on bees, collection includes:
1 x The diseases of bees: their signs, causes and treatment by Annie D. Betts, dated 1951 (69 pages).
1 x The laboratory diagnosis of honey-bee diseases by H. A. Dade., dated 1949, (19 pages).
1 x Bees for beginners (111 pages).
1 x Bee Keeping by Kenneth Clark, dated 1951 (222 pages).
1 x Bee research association, towards better beekeeping, clearing bees from honey supers (11 pages).
Date: --
Author: --
Delivery: B (delivery
guide)
Price : £28.00
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Beginners Bee Book
Beginners Bee Book by Frank C. Pellett, dated 1919, Philadelphia and London J.b. Lippincott company. Chapters include attractions of beekeeping, outlook for beekeeping, the honey bee family, necessary equipment, hives and hive parts, breeding better bees, plus other chapters. This old book is in good condition and includes 179 pages.
Date: 1919
Author: Frank C. Pellett
Delivery: B (delivery
guide)
Price : £54.00
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Bee Keeping at Buckfast Abbey
Bee Keeping at Buckfast Abbey with a section on meadmaking by Brother Adam, O.B.E. Paper back book published by British bee publications ltd 1975. General sections include General Observations, Seasonal Management, Breeding and raising of Queens, includes 86 pages with some photographs.
Date: 1975
Author: Brother Adam
Delivery: A (delivery
guide)
Price : £24.00
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Two Bee Books
Two books on bees includes: 1 book titled Bees for Beginners by E. H. Taylor , chapters include: her Majesty the Queen bee, drones and workers, the bee city, the beginners first steps plus many more. Includes 118 pages.
The second book titled The Honeybee an introduction to her sense physiology and behaviour by C.G. Butler, dated 1949. Includes 135 pages.
Date: 1949
Author: E. H. Taylor
Delivery: B (delivery
guide)
Price : £18.00
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Queen Rearing
Queen Rearing by L. E. Snelgrove, second edition, dated 1949. Chapters include: importance of queen-rearing, brood food and royal jelly, drones, heredity in bees, rearing queens by dequeening and stock division, finding securing and introducing queens plus many other chapters.
Date: 1949
Author: L. E. Snelgrove
Delivery: B (delivery
guide)
Price : £25.00
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SOLD Honey Craft
Honey Craft in Theory and Practice by John A. Lawson, dated 1948. Contents includes: the rise of the honey bee, honey, honey production in theory, the flower, the domestic life of the honey bee, the hive, the bee in disease….. This old hardback book includes 164 pages.
Date: 1948
Author: John A. Lawson
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Pollination of Fruit Crops
Pollination of Fruit Crops prepared by The Fruit Committee of the Horticultural education association and reprinted from Scientific Horticulture Vols. XIV and XV. Main contents includes: Factors affecting pollination and fruit set, pollination method, plating and pollination. This old book includes 68 pages, rear cover is marked with some brown spots.
Date: --
Author: --
Delivery: A (delivery
guide)
Price : £10.50
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Beekeeping Up To Date
Beekeeping Up To Date by Joseph Tinsley, published by E.H.Taylor, dated 1945. Contents includes: The occupants of the hive, making a start, swarming, harvesting honey, plus many other chapters. This old book includes 116 pages with a many b/w photographs.
Date: 1945
Author: Joseph Tinsley
Delivery: A (delivery
guide)
Price : £10.00
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Anatomy and Dissection of the Honeybee
Anatomy and Dissection of the Honeybee by H. A. Dade, published by the bee research association, dated 1962. Chapters include: external anatomy, food and the alimentary canal, the respiratory system, dissection of the worker bee, dissection of the drone…. Plus many other chapters. This hardback book includes 158 pages with a number of illustrations and plates.
Date: 1962
Author: H. A. Dade
Delivery: A (delivery
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Price : £24.00
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Honey Farming
Honey Farming by R.O.B Manley. Chapters include: essentials, climate, pasturage and apiaries, breeding bees, swarm control and summer work, diseases and pests, plus a number of other chapters. This old book includes 293 pages. Covers worn and faded, good clean readable pages within.
Date: --
Author: R.O.B Manley
Delivery: A (delivery
guide)
Price : £11.50
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Farm Buildings
Farm Buildings - Post – War building studies no. 17 by A committee appointed by the minister of agriculture and fisheries. Dated 1945. Chapters include: the problems, basic requirements of farm buildings, design, methods of construction and materials, accommodation for livestock, the main storage building or granary, the housing of pigs, silos plus many other chapters. Some slight tares to cover, includes 207 pages.
Date: 1945
Author: --
Delivery: A (delivery
guide)
Price : £17.00
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Taxidermy
Taxidermy comprising the skinning, stuffing and mounting of birds, mammals and fish. This old softback book contains numerous illustrations and diagrams. Published by Cassell and edited by Paul N. Hasluck, date 1918. The spine of the book has a length of tape running down it. Includes 160 pages.
Date: 1918
Author: Paul N. Hasluck
Delivery: A (delivery guide)
Price : £12.00
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The Milk Trade – Volume 2
The Milk Trade a Comprehensive guide to the development of the Dairy Industry edited by C. Raison Volume 2. Chapters include: Milk assembly and transport, processing, retail delivery, the British creameries, ice-cream, cheese making plus many other chapters. This old book includes 513 pages.
Date: --
Author: C. Raison
Delivery: D (delivery guide)
Price : £25.00
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Shooting by Moor Field and Shore
Shooting by Moor Field and Shore, volume 3 The Lonsdale Library, dated 1929. Chapters include: the gun general ballistics, general shooting hints, the partridge , shooting, the woodcock, the snipe, the cookery of game plus many other chapters. This hardback book includes 380 pages.
Date: 1929
Author: Moor Field and Shore
Delivery: B (delivery
guide)
Price : £25.00
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The Unsought Farm
The Unsought Farm by Monica Edwards, The Country Book Club London 1955. Includes 224 pages with a few black and white photographs. The cover’s spine has faded and cover is marked with 2 water marks (see photo).
Date: 1955
Author: Monica Edwards
Delivery: A (delivery guide)
Price : £30.00
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British Bee Plants
British Bee Plants edited by A. F. Harwood, issued by The APIS Club. Chapters include: the flower garden, the kitchen garden, herbs, flowering shrubs, trees, bees and bee fodder, nectarines and nectar secretion… This old book includes 79 pages
Date: --
Author:A. F. Harwood,
Delivery: A (delivery
guide)
Price : £9.50
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