NUTT, Thomas "Practical Directions for the Management of Honey Bees" [1848]

"Practical Directions for the Management of Honey Bees, Upon an Improved and Humane Plan, By Which the Lives of Bees May be Preserved, and Abundance of Honey of a Superior Quality May be Obtained" by Thomas Nutt [Printed for John Leach, For the Widow of the Late T. Nutt, 1848]. Seventh Edition. With 12 engravings, including two foldout (pictured). xxxiv + 306pp + 32pp publisher's catalogue. Cloth binding with embossed apiary cover design and gilt spine titling. Exterior worn but titling still quite legible. Hinges starting to pull away but textblock still tight with no loose pages. Ownership label on endpapers. Several instances of spots in text but mostly clean. Good+.