Life of the Honey-bee, 1969

Life of the Honey-bee, 1969,  Series 651.

This is the 5th book in the Natural History series, 651. Life of the Honey-bee was written by W Sinclair and was one of only three Ladybird books to be illustrated by Jill Payne.    This book is an attractive balance between picture-book and textbook.

This copy has matt boards and is in nearly very good condition – some light wear to the cover edges, faint signs of a label towards the base of spine have left a fairly inconspicuous trace.  Inside there’s a number on the front endpapers and a stamp on the title page – otherwise good, clean pages.  Like the honey bee itself, this book is getting harder to find in good condition.  This copy dates from the early 1980s and has the original price of 60p on the back.