[MANUEL, B.E.]. Histoire Particulière de l'Abeille Commune, Paris, Chez H. Agasse, 1805, 2 vols., 8°, FIRST EDITION, engraved frontispiece and 5 plates (some light spotting), contemporary calf-backed boards (extremities rubbed, corners bumped). [Barbier II. p. 822; only one copy recorded in NUC (DNAL)] (2)

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[MANUEL, B.E.]. Histoire Particulière de l'Abeille Commune, Paris, Chez H. Agasse, 1805, 2 vols., 8°, FIRST EDITION, engraved frontispiece and 5 plates (some light spotting), contemporary calf-backed boards (extremities rubbed, corners bumped). [Barbier II. p. 822; only one copy recorded in NUC (DNAL)] (2)

拍品專文

In this very rare comparative study of bee and human society, the author presents the bee hive as a model society and recommends its order, structure, and division of labour. Chapters on bees are juxtaposed with chapters on humans and their society.