Robert Couston (19 results)

Paperback. Condition: Very Good. The book has been read, but is in excellent condition. Pages are intact and not marred by notes or highlighting. The spine remains undamaged.

Condition: Good. 1972. No Edition Remarks. 101 pages. Illustrated dust jacket over yellow cloth covered boards. Pages and binding are presentable with common faults. Text is legible throughout. Some issues present such as cracking, inscriptions, inserts, moderate foxing, tanning and thumb marking. Binding remains firm. Boards have noticeable shelf wear with rubbing and corner bumping. Moderate tanning and marking. Boards are bowed. Clipped jacket has light edge-wear with minor tears and chipping. Mild rubbing and marking.

Condition: Good. 1972. No edition remarks. 101 pages. Pictorial dust jacket over yellow cloth. Black and white photographs. Pages and binding are presentable with no major defects. Minor issues present such as mild cracking, inscriptions, inserts, light foxing, tanning and thumb marking. Boards have mild shelf wear with light rubbing and corner bumping. Some light marking and sunning. Unclipped jacket has light edge wear with minor chipping and creasing. Some rubbing and marking to surfaces.

Hardcover. Condition: Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Good. Couston, J. W. (illustrator). 1st Edition. privately published, 101pp yellow blank boards in wrapper, well illustrated in bw with photo illustrations, illustrated wrapper, ownership signatures to ffep including one in felt pen some offsetting to flap of wrapper, wrapper rubbed with few marks.

Hardcover. Condition: Good. No dust jacket, marking to the worn boards and endpapers, previous owner's name and address written inside.

First Edition. Very good paperback copy; edges slightly dust-dulled and nicked. Remains particularly well-preserved overall; tight, bright, and clean. Physical description: vii, 157p. : ill. ; 21cm. Subjects: Beekeepers -- Scotland -- Humour. 3 Kg.

First Edition. Very good paperback copy; edges slightly dust-dulled and nicked. Remains particularly well-preserved overall; tight, bright, and clean. Physical description: vii, 157p. : ill. ; 21cm. Subjects: Beekeepers -- Scotland -- Humour. 1 Kg.

Hardcover. Condition: Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Fair. Slim volume which is packed with information on all aspects of beekeeping, copiously illustrated with helpful black and white photographs. Yellow faux-leather boards, no inscriptions etc, top edge a little spotted. Jacket has some wear and soiling.

Soft cover. Condition: Fine. In excellent condition.

Soft cover. Condition: Near Fine. 80pp illustrated in black and white. Book size 210x148mm.

Paperback (No Dust Wrapper.). Condition: Good. Condition Notes: Notes, possibly telephone numbers, in biro to the foot of the upper wrapper. The contents complete, clean and tight; Paperback; Measures 11¾" x 8¼" (0.7 kg); pp 77; Index; Includes: Black & white photographs, within the text; Glossary; 2-column text; || The book is on the shelf, ready to be appropriately packed, and posted from the pastoral paradise of Peasedown St. John, Bath, by a real bookseller in a real book shop - with my personal guarantee and beady eye on the Consumer Contracts Regulations. REMEMBER! Buying my copy means the book shop Jack Russells get their supper! My Book #200381 ||.

pp.101 with b/w. photos. Large 8vo. Bookplate. Fine hardback in thor. vg. dw. A thorough guide to beekeeping through the year. Recommended.

First edition hardback. 8vo. 101pp Original publisher's yellow cloth, black titles to the spine. Good+, (top edge dusty, offsetting to the endpapers, slight uneveness to pages) otherwise clean and bright in Good dustwrapper (some rubbing , chipping, minor discolouration small tears and overall wear) which is housed in protective removable sleeve. A pleasing reference example. 10900.

pp.77 with b/w. photos. throughout. 4to. Thor. vg. softback. A thorough guide to beekeeping through the year. Recommended.

pp.vii, 157. 8vo. Inscribed 'Keep the fun in beekeeping' and signed by the author. Nr. fine hardback in nr. fine dw. Scarce in hardback. By the author of 'Principles of Practical Beekeeping' (1972), this is a collection of light-hearted observations on some off-beat activities of honey-bees and beekeeper through the eyes of a professional beekeeping-advisor.

Hardcover. Condition: Good. Scarce hardback copy of classic introduction to beekeeping by professional Robert Couston. Very good in unclipped illustrated jacket, slightly faded.

Hardcover. Printed by Geo Outram & Co, 1972, Hardcovers with complete dustjacket, 100 pages, Gook is Very Good condition, foxing on top edge of pages and covers, Dustjacket is in Good condition, with general marks, a few nicks to edges, tape repair at the top of dj spine.

Condition: Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Good. Principles of Practical Beekeeping. COUSTON, R. Scottish & Universal Newspapers Limited, Kilmarnock, 1972, hard back with dust wraer,gd/gd, 101 , Illustrated in the text from 224 b/w photographs Dedication on fep (first flyleaf), no annotations, sound square binding, no loose pages, clean, bright pages, fore edge lightly sunned Striking art work on front of wraer, moderate shelf wear, small open tears, head and tail of spine chied, lower corner chied, not clied (£200) Article from Country Life July 4, 1974, 'It Started with Honey Hunting' enclosed. NATURAL HISTORY, BEES, BEE KEEPING, SCIENTIFIC AND PRACTICAL CULTURE OF BEES, MANAGING HIVES.43567 NAT HIST/BEES £1400.

pp.80 with b/w. photos. 8vo. Nr. fine softback. Scarce.