Buzz a Buzz or The Bees. Translated by Rev. William Charles Cotton.

Published by Fac. Ed. Pub. NBB. 1982

ISBN 10: 0907908004 (ISBN 13: 9780907908005)

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pp.iv, 72, [10] with b/w. text illus. and 2 col. plates. 8vo. Hardback. Speckled decoration to fore-edges of text block. Fine hardback in nr. fine dw. A facsimile of the 1872 edition written by W. Busch and ‘done freely into English from the German’ by Rev. William Charles Cotton. Rather than ‘an accurate translation.Cotton wrote his comic tale to fit Busch’s drawings.the resulting book is both a comic tale and a commentary on Cotton’s latest views on beekeeping - notably upon the new bar frame hives which were becoming popular’ (Smith).

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Title
Buzz a Buzz or The Bees. Translated by Rev. William Charles Cotton.
Author
Busch, W.
Publisher
Fac. Ed. Pub. NBB. 1982
Condition
Fine
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Dust Jacket Included
Binding
Hardcover
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A bookseller in Hay-on-Wye (Town of Books) dealing only in Natural History, Gardening, Botany, Ornithology and Beekeeping. Our hours of business are Monday to Friday 9.30am to 5pm and Saturdays 9.30am to midday. Outside these hours, we have an answerphone service. You can visit us. We buy and sell books in these subject areas. Established in 1980. We also sell by issuing catalogues 3 or 4 times a year. We are members of the Antiquarian Booksellers Association (ABA). C.Arden Bookseller The Nursery, Forest Road, Hay-on-Wye, .HR3 5DT United Kingdom Tel. No.: 01497 820471 Email: ardenbooks@btinternet.com

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