Author: BISHOP, HOLLEY
Title: Robbing the Bees a Biography of Honey--the Sweet Liquid Gold That Seduced the World
Description: New York: Free Press, 2005. First Edition. First Printing; Hardcover. ISBN: 0743250214. B&W Illustrations; 9.10 X 6 X 1.10 inches; 324 pages; Hard cover is orange with black spine with gold lettering on spine. Pages are clean and tight. Slight, faint markings on sides of text block. DJ has light rubbing/scuffing/bumping; in a mylar cover. Complete number line for first printing. Illustrated with scattered b/w drawings. "How sweet it is! With a fascinating mix of biology, history and business, 'Robbing the Bees' is a savory reading treat. World figures as different as Aristotle, Martha Washington and Winnie-the-Pooh all have succumbed to the power of honey. Read this book and you will too ". [Mark Obmascik]. Index.. Near Fine in Very Good+ dust jacket .

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