This special re-print edition of C. De Ribeaucourt's book "The Manual of Rational Beekeeping" contains all the information a person needs to master the basics of raising honeybees. Despite this book's small size, it contains a considerable amount of hard-to-find information on beekeeping. Written in the 1870's and translated into English from French, Mr. C. De Ribeaucourt shed much light on the basic principles of how to successfully keep honeybees. Note: This edition is a perfect facsimile of the original edition and is not set in a modern typeface. As a result, some type characters and images might suffer from slight imperfections or minor shadows in the page background.