(Paris, L'Imprimerie Royale, 1714). 4to. Without wrappers. Extracted from ""Mémoires de l'Academie des Sciences. Année 1712"". Pp. 299-335 and 1 folded engraved plate.
First appearance of Maraldi's classic study of Bee Colonies and the different kinds of cells, workers cells, drone cells, their sizes and ""geometry"".