124 - "A Tiny Lesson in Bee Culture" Limited Edition Handmade Book

Letterpress printed with handset type on a Vandercook SP-15 proofing press. A combination of woodcut and linoleum relief print illustrations. Printed on khadi (cover) and biblio (text) papers. Pamphlet bound with four-panel pull out illustration.

Package Includes:

• A Tiny Lesson in Bee Culture,  by Annie Herlocker, Edition of 32
• 3.5" x 5"; 7 pages
• Book printed on handmade paper, bound by hand, designed by hand, and printed by hand

A Tiny Lesson in Bee Culture is an excerpt from L.L. Langstroth's Hive and The Honey-Bee: The Classic Beekeeper's Manual.

I have repeatedly witnessed, in my observing-hives, the whole process of swarming. On the day fixed for their departure, the queen is very restless, and instead of depositing her eggs in the cells, roams over the combs, and communicates her agitation to the whole colony.

Annie Herlocker: "A long fascination in beekeeping led me to create this diminutive accordion."

Value: $75
Starting Bid: $30
Bid Increments: $5