The ABC and XYZ of Bee Culture: An encyclopedia pertaining to scientific and practical culture of bees, 40th Edition

Pp. v, 516, Publisher’s full brown leather, gilt half bee and title on cover, lettered in gilt on spine, 8vo. The first edition of this encyclopedia on bees was published in 1877, and this is the revised 40th edition.  This volume is from the research collection of herpetologist Lauren E. Brown with his signature on the half-title page.  Neat underlining on pages 202, 291, 347, 348, 350-355, and 436-440.