• May include: A green book titled "Bee-Keeping, New and Old, Illustrated with Pen and Camera" by W. Herrod-Hempsall, F.R.E.S.
  • May include: A green hardcover book with gold lettering on the spine. The book is titled "The Works of W. Hazlitt" and is closed.
  • May include: A black and white photo of a man sitting in a chair. The man is wearing a suit and tie. He is holding a book in his hand. The photo is from a book with a foreword by Lord Methuen.
  • May include: A black and white photo of a man with a mustache, wearing a suit and tie, with his hand on his chin. The photo is on the cover of a book titled "Bee-Keeping: New and Old, Pen and Camera" by William Herrod-Hempsall, F.R.S.
  • May include: A vintage book page with illustrations of beehives and text about beekeeping. The text describes different types of beehives, including leather hives, ventilated sliding board hives, and packing boxes. The text also mentions the importance of ventilation and the use of packing boxes for transporting bees.
  • May include: A black and white image from a book showing a diagram of a honeycomb structure. The caption reads "Result of using starters of comb foundation".
  • May include: A black and white photo of a honeycomb with hexagonal cells. The cells are filled with larvae and eggs. The photo is from a book about bees and beekeeping.
  • May include: A black and white photo of a woman demonstrating how to use a bee smoker. The photo is divided into three rows of two images each. The woman is wearing a long skirt and a blouse. She is holding a bee smoker in her left hand and using her right hand to operate the smoker. The caption below the photo reads "Fig. 406. Elbowing."
  • May include: A green hardcover book with a worn and faded cover. The book has a slight tear along the top edge.
  • May include: A green hardcover book with a worn, faded cover. The book has a spine with a blue and white label.
  • May include: A green book titled "Bee-Keeping, New and Old, Illustrated with Pen and Camera" by W. Herrod-Hempsall, F.R.E.S.
  • May include: A green hardcover book with gold lettering on the spine. The book is titled "The Works of W. Hazlitt" and is closed.
  • May include: A black and white photo of a man sitting in a chair. The man is wearing a suit and tie. He is holding a book in his hand. The photo is from a book with a foreword by Lord Methuen.
  • May include: A black and white photo of a man with a mustache, wearing a suit and tie, with his hand on his chin. The photo is on the cover of a book titled "Bee-Keeping: New and Old, Pen and Camera" by William Herrod-Hempsall, F.R.S.
  • May include: A vintage book page with illustrations of beehives and text about beekeeping. The text describes different types of beehives, including leather hives, ventilated sliding board hives, and packing boxes. The text also mentions the importance of ventilation and the use of packing boxes for transporting bees.
  • May include: A black and white image from a book showing a diagram of a honeycomb structure. The caption reads "Result of using starters of comb foundation".
  • May include: A black and white photo of a honeycomb with hexagonal cells. The cells are filled with larvae and eggs. The photo is from a book about bees and beekeeping.
  • May include: A black and white photo of a woman demonstrating how to use a bee smoker. The photo is divided into three rows of two images each. The woman is wearing a long skirt and a blouse. She is holding a bee smoker in her left hand and using her right hand to operate the smoker. The caption below the photo reads "Fig. 406. Elbowing."
  • May include: A green hardcover book with a worn and faded cover. The book has a slight tear along the top edge.
  • May include: A green hardcover book with a worn, faded cover. The book has a spine with a blue and white label.
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Bee-Keeping New and Old (1930) Herrod-Hempsall First Edition Illustrated Beekeeping Vintage Book

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  • Vintage: From the 1930s

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A wonderful first edition of Bee-Keeping New and Old, Described by Pen and Camera by William Herrod-Hempsall. First Edition Volume I, published in 1930 by The British Bee Journal.

Bound in the publishers original green buckram with pictorial and gilt title to front board. Plain end papers, free of inscriptions. Black and white portrait illustration to frontispiece and signature print of the author and a forward by Lord Methuen. This large volume contains hundreds of illustration and photogravure plates. Text block remains bright and largely clear with some odd spots of very light foxing around the edges. Binding a bit worn from use and some page hinges cracking but all pages remain attached.

Staining to the buckram on the rear board and a large open tear to the hinge with spine and back board. Some rubbing and light chipping around the edges of boards and spine. Rubbing to surfaces, turning and fraying to corners. tearing to last page and repair to hinge please see pics

This large first edition is an essential for any bee-keeper's library. Please see pictures for more details or message if you have any questions!

Approx. 24.7cm x 18cm x 5.5cm

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May include: A green book titled "Bee-Keeping, New and Old, Illustrated with Pen and Camera" by W. Herrod-Hempsall, F.R.E.S.

A wonderful first edition of Bee-Keeping New and Old, Described by Pen and Camera by William Herrod-Hempsall. First Edition Volume I, published in 1930 by The British Bee Journal.

Bound in the publishers original green buckram with pictorial and gilt title to front board. Plain end papers, free of inscriptions. Black and white portrait illustration to frontispiece and signature print of the author and a forward by Lord Methuen. This large volume contains hundreds of illustration and photogravure plates. Text block remains bright and largely clear with some odd spots of very light foxing around the edges. Binding a bit worn from use and some page hinges cracking but all pages remain attached.

Staining to the buckram on the rear board and a large open tear to the hinge with spine and back board. Some rubbing and light chipping around the edges of boards and spine. Rubbing to surfaces, turning and fraying to corners. tearing to last page and repair to hinge please see pics

This large first edition is an essential for any bee-keeper's library. Please see pictures for more details or message if you have any questions!

Approx. 24.7cm x 18cm x 5.5cm

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