First Lessons in Bee Keeping
Language: English
Published by American Bee Journal, Hamilton, 1973
- Softcover
- Used
Seller: Wagon Tongue Books, Linden, AB, CanadaWagon Tongue Books
AbeBooks seller since November 4, 1999
Condition: Used - Very good
US$ 19.99
Quantity: 1 available
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Page 09 of this 127 page volume tells us that bee keeping goes back to at least ancient Greece. Think : Columella. LEARN more about : eggs, excluder, comb, colonies, beeswax, JohannesMehring, cell, Hoffman frame, brood, honeyflow, and box hive. Good, clear b/w photographs add to the text. Cond : Buff coloured paper wrapper with brown titling. Tight in binding. Lots of field (good) wear. Soiling similar. No names .Very good working copy. QUote (p. 70) : " Although the fulfilling of all these conditions will not entirely prevent swarming it will have a great tendency to decrease it. Other means may be taken, such as making weekly inspections of the ._._._. . ".
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Bibliographic details
- Title
- First Lessons in Bee Keeping
- Author
- Dadant, C.P. (Charles Pierre)
- Publisher
- American Bee Journal, Hamilton
- Publication year
- 1973
- Condition
- Very Good
- Binding
- Soft cover
- Language
- English
- Illustrator
- B/W Photographs
- Edition
- 3rd Edition
- Printing
- 5th or later Printin
Wagon Tongue Books
Linden, AB, Canada
AbeBooks seller since November 4, 1999
Shipping rates from Canada to U.S.A.
| Item | 18 to 35 business days | 24 to 32 business days |
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| First item | US$ 31.00 | US$ 45.65 |
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I am a small home-based business so I may be difficult to reach by phone. I'm in the Mountain time zone. I've been passionate about books for approximately 30 years. Thank you for thinking Wagon Tongue.
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western canadiana, ephemera & rarities, horse and horse-related, cowboy stuff, indians and North American first peoples, things that catch my eye - including (non)books, mere bagatellesSeller's business information
Wagon Tongue Books
AB, Canada
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We may accept International money orders or personal cheques; please allow 6 days for cheques to clear. Please make cheques payable to Wagon Tongue Books. I can handle your credit card transactions ONLY through the ABE.commerce program. PAYPAL is also a workable option. We under rate the condition of our books, build cardboard shipping sleeves for protected shipping and respond promptly to requests and queries. Shipping and handling on all books is at the expense of the purchaser, and is often in the $12.95 per item range. Book weight and volume purchases will alter these conditions. We will be happy to re-quote books in Canadian dollars for local buyers and to arrange local `hand-offs'of purchases, if you prefer.
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