Hive and the Honey Bee A New Book on Beekeeping Which Continues the Tradition of "Langstroth on the Hive and the Honeybee" edited by Dadant & Sons. Dadant & Sons, Inc. Dust Jacket has Scribners imprint. ISBN 0684147904. Extensively revised 1975, third printing, 1976. 740 pages. Hard cover with dust jacket. DUST JACKET: Has heavy edge wear and chipping. Some small stains. Spine is sun-faded. A 1/4" diameter hole on the spine. Not price-clipped. Now protected with a mylar dj cover. BOOK: Has light cover edge wear. Has some brown staining on the leading edge of the page block - not bleeding onto the pages. A light soiling on the top of the page block. Otherwise, there are no previous owner markings. Binding is tight with no looseness to the pages. Pages are flat without creases, folds or dog-earing. Not ex-library, not remaindered, not a facsimile reprint. Photos available on request. For sale by Jon Wobber, bookseller since 1978. BK20a. Laid in is a 2 page pamphlet, "The Honeyflow and Removal of the Crop."
This book (The Hive and the Honey Bee) is still utilized today as one of the primary books on beekeeping.