
Lot 68•
BEEKEEPING MILLS (JOHN) An Essay on the Management of Bees, Wherein is Shewn the Method of Rearing those Useful Insects, J. Johnson and B. Davenport, 1766; and 2 others (3)
14 June 2017, 13:00 BST
London, KnightsbridgeSold for £875 inc. premium
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BEEKEEPING
MILLS (JOHN) An Essay on the Management of Bees, Wherein is Shewn the Method of Rearing those Useful Insects, engraved frontispiece and folding plate, advertisement leaf at end, modern half calf preserving earlier marbled panels [British Bee Books 116], J. Johnson and B. Davenport, 1766--THORLEY (JOHN) Melisselogia [in Greek]. Or, the Female Monarchy, being an Enquiry into the Nature, Order, and Government of Bees, engraved frontispiece, list of subscribers, 4 engraved plates by Thomas Loveday (one folding), with 'Explanation of the Plates' leaf at end, contemporary sheep gilt, spine ends chipped [British Bee Books 97], 8vo, for the Author, 1744--WILDMAN (THOMAS) A Treatise on the Management of Bees, 3 folding engraved plates, some spotting to title and one plate, later half calf [British Bee Books 119], 4to, for the author, and sold by T. Cadell, 1768 (3)