Bees.- Thorley (John) Melisselogia [graece], or The Female Monarchy. Being an Enquiry into the Nature, Order, and Government of Bees, first edition, engraved frontispiece, 4 engraved plates, 1 folding, list of subscribers, F1 with small hole affecting signature and just touching odd letter, front free endpaper becoming detached, previous owner's ink note to front free endpaper, bookplate, contemporary calf, red morocco spine label, slight bumping to corner and spine extremities, for the Author; and Sold by N.Thorley, 1744 § Warder (Joseph) The True Amazons: or, the Monarchy of Bees, engraved portrait frontispiece, engraved illustrations, publisher's advertisements at end, previous owner's ink ownership inscription to front free endpaper, scattered spotting and staining, frontispiece and final free endpaper with neat tissue-strengthening to fore-edges, contemporary calf, sympathetically rebacked, bumping to corners and extremities, 1765; 8vo & 12mo (2).