Familiar Fish Their Habits And Capture..
Bound in morocco over marbled boards; spine in compartments with raised bands, decorated gilt with contrasting maroon morocco title labels, gilt. Marbled endpapers. Extremities worn but otherwise a very good copy.
£95.00
Publisher
D. Appleton and Company.,
Place
New York
Date
1900
Synopsis
A practical book on fresh-water game fish by eugene mccarthy. with an introduction by dr. david starr jordan. illustrated.
Item Description
FIRST EDITION. 8vo. 5.25 x 7.5 inches. xiv + 216 pp. + [8] pp. publisher's advertisements.
Illustrations
Illustrated by 32 whole page plates, of fish species and fishing scenes, including frontispiece and by numerous engravings in text. Decorated by title page vignette and by vignettes at beginning of chapters.
Notes
An attractive guide to fishing in eastern north America by Eugene McCarthy (1857-1903). It illustrates and describes the principle species of fish and types of fishing tackle. At the end is a table of open fishing seasons in the USA and Canada.
[Stock No. 22547]
Subjects
19th Century • Americas • Angling • Natural History • Sport