Hill (Thomas) A Profitable instruction of the perfite ordering of bees, with the marvellous nature, propertie, and gouernemente of them: and necessarie uses both of their Honie and waxe, Henry Bynnema

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Hill (Thomas) A Profitable instruction of the perfite ordering of bees, with the marvellous nature, propertie, and gouernemente of them: and necessarie uses both of their Honie and waxe [part 2 of Hill's The profitable art of gardening, 1579], black letter, title within wide woodcut typographic border, woodcut tail-pieces and decorative initials, trimmed at head, just touching border of title and headlines, 2C2 small piece form outer margin, 2F2 small piece from headlines (loosely inserted), some spotting or staining, lightly browned, 19th century brown crushed morocco, gilt, spine in compartments with leaf motifs and black leather label, head of spine little chipped, rubbed (especially joints), g.e., [cf. British Bee Books 7; Henrey 198; STC 13494 & ESTC S104101], small 4to, Henry Bynneman, 1579. sold not subject to return. *** First published in 1568 it is the first English treatise on beekeeping. Provenance: Maurice Frost, 'bought 14.5.46 at Sotheby's'; Cunliffe (bookplates to front pastedown).

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