> I have been asked what a copy of the 1891 ABC that is leather bound with
> gold leathering is worth.  The person said he thought it was ABC & XYZ.  I
> thought originally it was ABC and only became ABC & XYZ at a later date.
> Is this correct?

From my collection......
1891 edition is "ABC of Bee Culture" by A.I. Root - 52d thousand
1903 edition is "ABC of Bee Culture" by A.I. Root, Revised by E.R. Root -
85th Thousand
1908 edition is "ABC and XYZ of Bee Culture" by A.I. and E.R. Root - 116th
Thousand
1910 edition is "ABC and XYZ of Bee Culture" by A.I. and E.R. Root 131st
Thousand

They sure sold alot for back then!

In the preface to the 1908 edition, it tells how "two thirds of the present
volume" were written by AI Root's son, who travelled extensively through the
USA (over 7,000 miles in one year) collecting new and up to date information.
So much so that "far from being an "A B C," the book might also be called the
X Y Z of Beeculture"

Regards,
Peter Bray
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