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Being Plain Instructions to the Amateur for the Successful Management of the Honey Bee. Illustrated. Third Edition. Revised and greatly enlarged, and with numerous additional illustrations. By Frank Cheshire. In cloth gilt, price 3s. 6d. by post, 3s. 9d.
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Being a Short Treatise on Apiculture on Humane and Successful Principles. By Thomas addey (the Lincolnshire Apiarian). In paper, price 6d., by post, 6 1/2d.
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Their Characteristics, Points, and Management. By Various Breeders. Splendidly Illustrated. In paper, price 1s. 6d., by post, 1s. 7d.
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The Pintail Duck (from "Ducks and Geese").
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Their Varieties. Breeding and Management. Illustrated. (Forming Vol.1. of "Foreign Cage Birds.") In cloth gilt, price 8s. 6d., by post, 3s. 9d.
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The Magpie Mannikin (from "Foreign Cage Birds").
Containing Full Directions for the Breeding, Bearing, and Management of all Varieties of Canaries and Canary Mules, the Promotion and Management of Canary Societies and Exhibitions, and all other matters connected with this Fancy. By Robert L. Wallace. SECOND EDITION, ENLARGED AND REVISED, WITH MANY NEW ILLUS-TRATIONS of Prize Birds, Cages, etc. In cloth gilt, price 5s., by post, 5s. 4d. [May also be had in two Sections, as follow:]
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Aviary, with Room fob Moulting Show Birds (from "The Canary Book").
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The African Owl (from "Fancy Pigeons").
Or, how to Keep and Breed Foreign Birds with Pleasure and Profit in England. Illus" trated. By W. T. Greene, M.D., M.A., F.Z.S., F.S.S., etc, Author of "Parrots in Captivity," and Editor of "Notes on Cage Birds." In cloth gilt, price 3s. 6d., by post, 3s. 9d.
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10 Practical Handbooks. - Bees & Birds, Gardening. THE SPEAKING PARROTS:
A Scientific Manual by Dr. Karl Russ (Author of "The Foreign Aviary Birds," "Manual for Bird Fanciers," &c). Translated by Leonora Schultze, and Revised by Dr. Karl Russ. In cloth gilt, price 7s. 6d., by post, 8s.
Or, Practical Hints on the Management of British and Foreign Cage Birds, Hybrids, and Canaries. By Various Hands. Edited by W. T. Greene, M.A., M.D., F.S.S., F.Z.S., etc. In cloth gilt, price 4s. 6d., by post, 4s. 9d.
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