Bee-Keeping in Britain.
Manley, R.O.B.
Published by 1st. Ed. Pub. Faber and Faber. 1948
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pp.439 with col. frontis. and b/w. photos. & illus. 8vo. Two charming labels with inscription to front paste down. Spotting to fore-edges of text block and to ends, rear endpaper removed, o/w. contents fine. Original red cloth boards nr. fine. A classic work and still much sought-after. With a chapter dedicated to hives, frames and supers. Seller Inventory # 72303
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Title: Bee-Keeping in Britain.
Publisher: 1st. Ed. Pub. Faber and Faber. 1948
Binding: Hardcover
Condition: Very Good
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Bee-Keeping in Britain
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Seller: The Mill Bookshop, Gatehouse of Fleet, United Kingdom
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Hardcover. Condition: Good. No Jacket. 1st Edition. Good/fair condition. Red boards with heavy wear including fraying to spine, edges and corners and marks to boards. Dulled gilt lettering to spine. Foxing to endpapers. Colour frontispiece (2 colour photos) with tear. Another colour plate with 2 photos facing p.66. Fourteen leaves of b/w plates. Firm binding. Seller Inventory # ABE-1777116483147
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Bee-Keeping in Britain
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Seller: World of Rare Books, Goring-by-Sea, SXW, United Kingdom
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Condition: Good. 1948. First Edition. 439 pages. No dust jacket. Red cloth with gilt lettering. Pages are lightly tanned at the edges, with light foxing. Occasional thumb marks to pages edges. Binding has remained firm. Inscription to front endpaper. Boards have slight shelf wear with bumping to corners. Spine ends are a little crushed. Light tanning to spine and edges. Slight forward lean to text block. Boards are slightly bowed. Seller Inventory # 1776076450MHA
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Bee-Keeping in Britain
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Seller: Hardy's Bookstore, Welshpool, POWYS, United Kingdom
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Hardcover. Condition: Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Fair. Damage to the spine of the dustcover and small tears around the corners of the book. Dustcover still intake despite damage. Seller Inventory # 001359
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Bee-Keeping in Britain
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Hardcover. Condition: Fair. THERE ARE NO TARIFFS OR CUSTOMS DUTIES ON BOOKS. Bee-Keeping in Britain by R O B ManleyThere is an inscription inside front cover dated 1949There is no dust coverThe board is torn at the spine front edge top 6cm long The book shows signs of heavy shelf wear and tear. Seller Inventory # 439429
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Bee-Keeping in Britain [Modified Dadant System]
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Seller: Jacket and Cloth, Chippenham, United Kingdom
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Hardcover. Condition: Near Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Fair. 1st Edition. Published: 1948. 1st Edition / 1st Impression. Not signed by author. A superior 1948 first edition of R.O.B. Manley's apicultural work, appearing at the height of Britain's post-war 'Austerity' movement. As the technical architect of commercial honey production, Manley's work provided the blueprint for rural self-sufficiency when beekeeping was a vital component of national food security. DESCRIPTION: Yellow DJ with red title block to front and red titles to spine over red cloth. Illustrated with two colour plates and 28 monochrome plates. Errata slip Language: English Book Condition: Near Fine. Prize binding bound in three quarter red leather with red pink cloth boards. Gilt ruled five ridged spine. Marbled edges and endpapers. Illustrated with sixteen plates by Helen Stratton DJ Condition: Fair.Wear, creasing and chipping to upper and lower edges. 2cm tears to upper front and rear spine edges. Tear to mid section of lower rear spine edge and starting to extend. Small losses to corners. Toned spine and exposed edges. Soiled exposed upper fold over edges. Clipped. Pages 439. Size: 22cm by 14.5cm. BOOK RESUME: Bee-Keeping in Britain is a comprehensive and encyclopedic survey of the craft, designed to guide both the novice and the professional through every aspect of the apiary year. The text covers the anatomy of the bee, hive construction, disease management, and the intricate economics of honey and wax production, illustrated with two colour plates and twenty-eight monochrome plates. Manley meticulously details the seasonal cycles of the British climate, providing specific advice on foraging plants and queen rearing while rejecting faddish theories in favour of proven techniques. It remains a foundational text in the field, synthesizing decades of observational science with the hard-won wisdom of a master practitioner. AUTHOR: Robert Ormond Beaconsfield Manley (1888-1978) was arguably the most influential commercial beekeeper in 20th-century Britain. Unlike many of his contemporaries who focused on the aesthetics of the hive, Manley was a staunch pragmatist who advocated for large-scale, profitable honey production. He was a pioneer in the use of the 'Modified Dadant' hive and a vocal critic of inefficient traditional methods, basing his expertise on decades of managing thousands of colonies across the English countryside. Manley's clear, authoritative, and often pugnacious prose established him as the definitive voice of British apiculture, a reputation that has endured long after his death. Seller Inventory # 12484
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