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London: John W. Parker and Son, 1854. Hardcover. Fair. 552 pages. 5 1/2 x 8 in. Purple cloth binding. Condition of the book is FAIR: heavy wear and soiling, label on spine almost missing, cloth worn, corners very worn, front cover with long vertical crack, edges of text block tanned, hinges cracked and several segments of text loose, pages clean, bookplate and stamp of previous owner on front end papers. Books about Books, stk.

John W Parker and Son, 1854. Book. Near Fine. Hardcover. 1st Edition. hardback, 8vo, blind stamped blue cloth lettered gilt to spine, a little darkened to spine but o/w a very well preserved copy, binding tight and text clean and unmarked, xii + 552pp.

London: John W. Parker & Son. Good; Spine ends incomplete, text-block is tight and clean but rear . inner hinges are loose (dried-out glue) - attractive unfaded copy.. 1854. First Edition. Hardcover. 8vo 8" - 9" tall; Publisher's dark green ornately embossed cloth, xii, 552p., index. .

London, John W. Parker and Son, 1854. 8vo, xii+552pp, original boards, very good.

London. John W. Parker and Son. 1854. 1st Edition. Hardcover. 20cm, first edition, xii,552p., index, in the original blind decorated dark green cloth, gilt spine titles, wanting the front free fly else very good to fine copy. W&S p20, Heckscher 108. A fascinating item on the history of fish of all types, fish markets, tackle, cookery etc. gleaned from many sources such as Apicius, Pliny, and Galen as well as many modern writers. No lover of fishing or the eating of fish should be without this remarkably informative volume.