A HISTORY OF BRITISH FISHES. Third Edition edited by Sir John Richardson. Illustrated by 522 Wood-Engravings. In Two Volumes. SECOND SUPPLEMENT TO THE FIRST EDITION OF THE HISTORY OF BRITISH FISHES,.BEING ALSO A FIRST SUPPLEMENT TO THE SECOND EDITION. Illustrated with woodcuts. Edited by Sir John Richardson,

Published by John Van Hoorst Paternoster Row. 1859; 1860, London, 1859

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THREE VOLUMES. 8vo. 9 x 6 inches. Vol. I, xxxviii + 675 pp.; Vol. II, [iv] + 670 pp.; Vol. III, xxiii + [i] + 30 + [1] pp. Bound in original dark blue cloth, gilt (Vol. III in green). Top edges rough cut. A little wear to extremities. light foxing of edges, browning of flyleaves and hinges just starting to crack; otherwise a very good set with clean interiors. Illustrated by portrait frontispieces with facsimile signatures, Vol. I, protected by tissue guard, and Vol. III, by text vignettes of all the fish species and their details and by ornamental tailpiece vignettes. Decorated by armourial title page vignettes, Vols. I-II. A systematic survey of British fish species by William Yarrell (1784-1856), Zoologist, which includes a Memoir of Yarrell and a List of his writings. The first edition was published 1835-36 and this expanded third edition is edited by Sir John Richardson (1782-1865), Scottish naval surgeon, naturalist and Arctic explorer. Yarrell also published A History of British Birds (1843 and later editions). This work is Illustrated with the splendid wood engravings of John Thompson, designed by Alexander Fussell. The Supplement contains details of additional species discovered since 1839. NATURAL HISTORY/SCIENCE FISHING NATURAL HISTORY FISHES 19TH CENTURY ILLUSTRATED NATURAL HISTORY/SCIENCE.…

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Title
A HISTORY OF BRITISH FISHES. Third Edition edited by Sir John Richardson. Illustrated by 522 Wood-Engravings. In Two Volumes. SECOND SUPPLEMENT TO THE FIRST EDITION OF THE HISTORY OF BRITISH FISHES,.BEING ALSO A FIRST SUPPLEMENT TO THE SECOND EDITION. Illustrated with woodcuts. Edited by Sir John Richardson,
Author
YARRELL, WILLIAM. RICHARDSON, SIR JOHN, edited by.
Publisher
John Van Hoorst Paternoster Row. 1859; 1860, London
Publication year
1859

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Founded by Patrick Marrin's father George in 1946, Marrin's Bookshop has been based in its current Folkestone location since 1963. Patrick has worked in bookselling since 1970. As well as rare antiquarian books, maps and prints, the stock includes a wide range of literature, library sets, travel, history and illustrated books in all fields. We also offer a bookbinding and restoration service. Visitors to the shop are welcome and we exhibit at UK book fairs. A large proportion of our stock can be searched on this website, or at http://www.marrinbook.co.uk.…

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