British bee books formed an unusual feature of a November 8 sale held by Dominic Winter (19.5% buyer’s premium).
Offered in 50 lots, this was a collection formed by the late David A Smith, QC (1938- 2015), author of the standard bibliographical reference, British Bee Books 1500-1976, and for 50 years Secretary of the International Bee Research Association.
Many of the books in his library were sold in job lots, and condition had not always been a high priority, but a number of those lots brought much higher than expected bids.