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L. JUNIUS MODERATUS COLUMELLA OF HUSBANDRY IN TWELVE BOOKS AND HIS BOOK CONCERNING TREES
Translated into English, with several illustrations from PLINY, CATO, VARRO, PALLADIUS, and other ancient and modern authors A fascinating work with chapters dedicated to husbandry of land, vines, livestock, poultry, fruit growing and beekeeping. Columella, a Spaniard, wrote about a century after Virgil. He saw service in the East and then settled on an estate near Rome. Probably a commercial beekeeper, he gave very detailed and well conceived advice on many aspects of apiary management, including requeening, uniting and migratory beekeeping
Printed for A. Millar, 1745.[MDCCXLV] Brown boards, Gilt title on spine, raised bands, a few stamps, some ex-libris, Tile plus Preface 14pp, 600pp + Index. Covers has rubbing to corners, some light scratch marks, spine has wear to both head & foot (See photos). Binding still very good, content clean, pages very good, O/A still a good copy.