HUBER, François (1750-1831).: — Nouvelles observations sur les abeilles. Seconde édition, revue, corrigée et considérablement augmentée.

Paris & Genève: J.J. Paschoud, 1814. Two volumes, 8vo, 19.7cm. Vol. I: pp. [iv],362. Vol. II: pp. [iv],479,[5], numerous figures on 20 finely engraved plates. Later 19th century quarter morocco, backstrips with gilt letterig and line decoration, marbled boards, marbled endpapers. Faint trace of old library stamp to title pages (Château de Villequier, Normandy) - Nice set of the enlarged second edition of this classic groundbreaking study on the life of bees including results of extensive experiments of modernized bee-keeping. The first edition appeared in 1792. - [phd.94]