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Published by W. H. Lizars and Henry G. Bohn, London, 1854
Seller: Mainly Books, Silverdale, PA, U.S.A.
Hardcover. Condition: Very Good+. Hardcover, no dustjacket, original red cloth binding tooled in bright gold and blind, a well-preserved copy, moderate wear to the cloth at the corners and spine-tips is the only remarkable flaw, the binding is tight and square and the contents are flawless, features 34 hand-colored plates with the original tissue-guards, a half-title vignette and a frontis engraving of Humboldt, 424 pages, includes an essay on Humboldt and descriptions of carp, pike, salmon, trout, herring, cod, haddock, pipe fishes and more, nice collector's copy of this scarce work, Volume 37 in the series.
Published by Published by W.H. Lizars and Henry G. Bohn, Edinburgh and London, 1852
, 313 and 424 pages, 72 out of 72 plates comprising 68 coloured plates, 2 black and white frontispiece portraits and 2 illustrated title pages Later editions , spine partially detached and missing upper portion on Vol XXXVII, a few chips to the other spine, Volume XXXVII rear board detached, corners lightly bumped, bookplates to front pastedowns, foxing to prelims and title pages, other pages and plates mostly clean, good condition , red cloth, blindstamped borders, gilt title and decoration to spines, gilt décor to front board, gilt top edges , octavo, 17.5 cm x 12 cm Hardback ISBN: