Insects & Spiders
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The Abc and Xyz Of Bee Culture
by A I Root
A cyclopedia of everything pertaining to the care of the honey-bee: bees, hives, honey, implements, honey-plants, etc. Facts gleaned from the experience of thousands of bee-keepers, and afterward verified in our apiary. (Subtitle of the 1910 edition.)
A Field Guide To Insects
by Borror- Donald J / White- Richard E
Find what you're looking for with Peterson Field Guides—their field-tested visual identification system is designed to help you differentiate thousands of unique species accurately every time. Detailed descriptions of insect orders, families, and many individual species are illustrated with 1,300 drawings and 142 superb color paintings. Illustrations - which use the unique Peterson Identification System to distinguish one insect from another - include size lines to show the actual length of...
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Insects & Spiders Books & Ephemera
ON THE EFFECT OF THE FLIGHT EXHAUSTION ON THE NEUROSECRETUION OF THE HONEYBEE, Apis Mellifica L. A PRELIMINARY NOTE ON THE SUGAR CONCENTRATION OF THE HEMOLYMPH OF Eristalis Tenex L. On the Variation in the Size of the Sarcosomes in the Flight Muscles ..
by Olavi Sotavalta and Antero Nederstrom
Helsinki: K. F. Puromiehen Kirjapaino, 1963. Book. Near Fine. Paperback. First Edition. 8vo. An offprint from Ann. Ent. Fenn. 29 1963, pp. 137-147, black and white illustrations, with printed card covers. Pamphlet. Covers near fine, a little creasing. Contents clean and tight..
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A$29.19
REACTIONS OF THE HONEYBEETO LIGHT. Dissertation
by Bertholf, Lloyd Millard
Washington: Journal of Agricultural Research, 1928. Book. Very Good. Paperback. First Edition. 8vo. Reprinted from Journal of Agricultural Research Vol. 42 No.7 April 1931 , b/w illustrations throughout contains. Covers very good with a little general wear. Contents clean and tight, no inscriptions. A very good copy..
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A$23.35
INSECT ECOLOGY
by MATTHEWS, E G and KITCHING, R L
Appears unread but very slightly shop-soiled. 9 b&w photos, 13 figures, 21 col photos in 6 plates,
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A$16.60
BACKYARD BEEKEEPING In Australia and New Zealand
by Smithers, Courtenay N
Dural, N. S. W.: Rosenberg. Very Good+. 2011. 2nd Edition revised. Paperback. 1921719192 . With illustrations in colour and black & white, a very good copy. ; 240 x 180mm; 80 pages .
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A$20.00
Naturalists' Handbooks #7, Dragonflies.
by Peter L Miller
Cambridge University Press, 1987. Very Good. 210 x 145mm, 84 pages. Colour plates, detailed line drawings. Book Condition: Very good, clean, bright, no fade, not creased, tight binding. Comments: No.7 of the excellent Naturalists' Handbooks series, this describing the various species and biology of Dragonflies. . First Edition. Soft Cover. Very Good. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.
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A$23.35
The Busy Little Honeybee
by Josephine Morse True
Glossy hardcover paper boards with decorative black & white photograph and bee drawings on the front cover with green paper wrap around the spine to rear board. There is obvious fading to the top of the front board, the spine and approximately 1" of the rear board. There is slight rubbing to both the front and rear boards, back strip with more wear to the corners. Corners also have some bumping. Spine is straight and firm, with no cracking to the endpapers. Text block is solid with all pages firmly...
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A$65.89
Classis II Papilionum Nocturnorum
by [Moth Engraving] Rosel, A J
Germany, 1746. 18th century copperplate engraving with period handcolor from "Insecten Blustigung" by Roesel Von Rosenhof. Approx. 6 1/4 x 7 3/4", very good condition. Caterpillars, moths, pupa, eggs. With hand written note in pencil "Populi and Absinthii". Tab. LX and LXI.
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A$94.13
VARROASIS A HONEYBEE DISEASE
by Apimondia
Bucharest: Apimondia, 1977. Book. Very Good. Paperback. First Edition. 8vo. 90 pages; b/w illustrations throughout. Covers very good with light general wear only. Contents clean and tight, no inscriptions. A very good copy..
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A$11.68
European Butterflies and Moths
by Kirby, W. F
Cassell, 1882. 28.0 x 21.0 cm. Pp. lvi, 427, 61 hand coloured plates, one un-coloured. Contemporary 1/2 morocco, gilt lettering. extremities rather rubbed, sporadic foxing but most plates clean, owner's details on first blank.. 1st. Hardcover. Good/No Jacket.
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A$467.02
![Insect Life in Britain [By] Geoffrey Taylor. with 8 Plates in Colour and 22 Illustrations in Black & White](https://d3525k1ryd2155.cloudfront.net/h/078/170/130170078.0.b.jpg)
Insect Life in Britain [By] Geoffrey Taylor. with 8 Plates in Colour and 22 Illustrations in Black & White
by Taylor, Geoffrey
London, Collins, 1945. First Edition. Hardback. Fine copy in a very good, very slightly edge-nicked and dust-dulled dw, now mylar-sleeved. Remains particularly and surprisingly well-preserved; tight, bright, clean and sharp-cornered. ; 46 pages; A volume from the Britain in Pictures series. Description: 46, [2] p. Illus. , col. Plates. 23 cm. Subjects: Insects--Great Britain.
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A$18.73
BEE-KEEPING IN VICTORIA
by Langridge, D. F. and Ilton, C. D
Melbourne: Department of Agriculture, Victoria. Very Good. 1958. 1958 Edition. Paperback. Residue from masking tape on spine, previous owners name on title page, a used but still very useable copy. This publication, "Bee-keeping in Victoria ", was originally written by Mr. F. R. Beuhne, a former bee expert of the Department of Agriculture. This material was first printed in the Journal of Agriculture, commencing in the January 1912 issue. Since that time, the bulletin has been periodically...
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A$35.00
KEEPING BEES AND MAKING HONEY
by Benjamin, Alison and McCallum, Brian
David & Charles. Fine. 2009. Reprint. Paperback. 0715328107 . With photographic illustrations in coulor throughout, a fine copy. ; 220 x 220mm; 128 pages .
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A$30.00
BEE-KEEPING IN VICTORIA
by Langridge, D. F. and Rufford-Sharpe, J. and Freeman, W. A
Melbourne: Department of Agriculture, Victoria. Very Good+. 1964. 1964 Edition. Paperback. A very good copy . "Bee-keeping in Victoria ", was originally written by Mr. F. R. Beuhne, a former bee expert of the Department of Agriculture. This material was first printed in the Journal of Agriculture, commencing in the January 1912 issue. Since that time, the bulletin has been periodically revised by succeeding officers of the Apiary Branch of the Department. Recent scientific advancements in...
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A$45.00
HOGS AT THE HONEY POT
by Vernon, Frank
Somerset: BBNO, 1981. Book. Very Good. Paperback. First Edition. 8vo. 104 pages, b/w illustrations & photographs. Covers very good with a little general wear and slight rubbing. Contents clean and tight, unmarked, no inscriptions. A very good copy..
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A$15.57
FORAGE FOR BEES IN AN AGRICULTURAL LANDSCAPES
by Matheson, Andrew
Cardiff: International Bee Research Association, 1994. Book. Very Good. Paperback. First Edition. 8vo. 75 pages, b/w illustrations and photographs. Covers very good with a little general wear and slight rubbing. Contents clean and tight, unmarked, no inscriptions. A very good copy..
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A$23.35
BEEKEEPING The Official Journal of the SouthWestern Counties Beekeepers' Federation (Devon, Somerset & Cornwall) Vol 2-Vol 8 inclusive (1936-1942)
by Various
Devon: South-Western Counties Beekeepers' Federation, 1936. Book. Very Good. Hardcover. First Edition. 8vo. An early run of seven years of this regional bee publication. Complete in 84 monthly parts. Bound in green cloth with gilt lettering to the spines. Contents clean and tight; bookplates of the Bee Research Association Library to the front paste-downs. A very good early run..
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A$223.78
New Naturalist No. 8 INSECT NATURAL HISTORY
by Imms, A. D
London: Collins, 1947. Book. Near Fine. Hardcover. First Edition. 8vo. pp. xviii, 317, 99 colour and over 100 b/w illustrations. Original dust jacket very good, price-clipped, no fading, rubbed to the top and bottom of the spine, very thin acid free paper strip applied to the reverse, attractively presented in a loose-fitting clear archival sleeve. Hard back binding near fine. Contents clean and tight, no inscriptions. A near fine, first edition copy. [Collecting the New Naturalist NN8A].
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A$58.38
HARVESTING ANTS AND TRAP-DOOR SPIDERS Notes and Observations on Their Habits and Dwellings
by Moggridge, Traherne J
London: L. Reeve & Co., 1873. Book. Very Good. Hardcover. First Edition. 8vo. 136pages plus appendix; colour plates and b/w illustrations. Original hardback binding, very good with a little general wear. Contents clean and tight, discreet private blind embossed stamp to the front endpaper, otherwise unmarked, no inscriptions. A very good copy complete with colour plates..
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A$145.94
New Naturalist No. 8 INSECT NATURAL HISTORY
by Imms, A. D
London: Collins, 1947. Book. Very Good. Hardcover. First Edition. 8vo. pp. xviii, 317, 99 colour and over 100 b/w illustrations. Original dust jacket near fine, not price-clipped, no fading, attractively presented in a loose-fitting clear archival sleeve. Hard back binding very good, a little faded. Contents clean and tight, name in ink to the front free endpaper dated 1947, a few faint spots to endpapers and fore-edges only, no inscriptions. A very good book in a near fine jacket, first edition...
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A$68.11
The Oxford Book of Insects
by John Burton
Author: John Burton as well as I.H.H Yarrow, A.A. Allen, L. Parmenter and I. Lansbury,
Condition: Beautiful decorative, clipped dustjacket has sun fading to the spine, the very slightest hint of wear to the corners and an approximate 1" band of discoloration across the top of the rear cover. Bright sienna brown cloth hardbound boards have gold gilt debossed text on the cover and spine. The spine and boards are in excellent condition free of edge wear or blemishes, corners are sharp with no bumping.... Read more about this item
Condition: Beautiful decorative, clipped dustjacket has sun fading to the spine, the very slightest hint of wear to the corners and an approximate 1" band of discoloration across the top of the rear cover. Bright sienna brown cloth hardbound boards have gold gilt debossed text on the cover and spine. The spine and boards are in excellent condition free of edge wear or blemishes, corners are sharp with no bumping.... Read more about this item
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A$131.78
THE COMMON HONEY BEE AS AN AGENT IN PRUNE POLLINATION Bulletin No. 274
by A. H. Hendrickson
Berkeley: University of California Press, 1916. Book. Very Good. Paperback. First Edition. 8vo. 8 pages. University of California Publications. Pamphlet. Covers near fine, no creasing. Signature to the very top of the cover, otherwise unmarked.
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A$23.35
Papilion Exotic
by [ButterflyMoth Engraving] Leitner, Joh
Germany, 1780. Lovely 18th century copperplate engraving with period handcolor of butterfly/moth. Approx. 8x10 1/2". Most likely from Johan Cristoph Esper's "Die Schmetterlinge in Abbil-dungen nach der Natur mit Beschreibungen", published between 1777 and 1801. Very good condition. Title of this print "Papilion. Exotic. Tab. XVIII", illustrating the Hippolythus and Amphimedon species.
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A$352.98
New Naturalist No. 8 INSECT NATURAL HISTORY
by Imms, A. D
London: Collins, 1973. Book. Very Good. Hardcover. Reprint. 8vo. pp. xviii, 317, 99 colour and over 100 b/w illustrations. Original dust jacket very good, price-clipped and repriced by Collins, protected in publisher's duraseal, top of spine rubbed. Hard back binding near fine. Contents clean and tight, school label to pastedown and two internal stamps, front free endpaper missing, no foxing. An overall clean reprint copy..
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A$19.46
The Concise Illustrated Book of Butterflies
by Easterbrook, Michael
New York: Gallery Books, 1991. First Edition, First Printing. Hardcover. Near Fine/No Dust-jacket. Pictorial Glazed Board Covers; front and rear covers each have a small wrinkle in cover surface, a publisher defect; Title Page has two small rust spots; oblong 16mo; 46 pages; fully illustrated in color 0.56#; P3; 7/15/87; A; MS14.95;
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A$7.77
BEEKEEPING IN VICTORIA
by Langridge, D. F
Melbourne: Department of Agriculture, Victoria. Very Good+. 1981. 1981 Edition. Paperback. Previous owners name on front cover and first page, some margin notes made by previous owner, a very good copy. ; 250 x 180mm; iv, 140 pages .
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A$35.00
