London: Reaktion Books, 2006. Octavo, illustrations, bookplate, softcover.

Reaktion Animal Series. Part of an unusual series that looks at the subject animal and its place in human history. Opens up the natural and cultural world of the bee, relating its complex role in the art, politics and social thought of human cultures. This book draws on the large body of literature, consequent on man's age-old search for honey. It is written with many facts, fables and arcana from art, science, literature and apiculture. Other titles in this animal series are available.