The Fisheries of the Adriatic and the Fish Thereof: A Report of the Austro-Hungarian Sea-fisheries
by Faber, George L
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- Very Good
- Hardcover
- Condition
- Very Good
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Boston, Massachusetts, United States
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About This Item
London: Bernard Quaritch, 1883. Hardcover. Very Good. Hardcover book, 7.75" x 10", no dust wrapper, all edges are gilt, light blue gilt decorated covers are good+ (corners lightly bumped, soiled, wear and sunning to spine); book is very good (personal bookplate inside front cover and same name on preliminary title page; spotting to preliminaries and back pages - else variable spotting throughout - none, light, very occasionally moderate, light water mark to top page margin of some pages); xxvi, 292 pp; 18 woodcut illustrations after drawings by Leo Littrow and numerous engravings on stone. Text includes Fauna (topography, tides, currents, temperature, saltness, haunts of fishes, etc); Historical (trawlers, inland markets, Chioggiotti, etc); Fishing Districts (seasons, Dalmatian Archipelago, produce); Fishing Craft; Nets; Line Fishing; Various Modes of Fishing; Methods of Curing and Cooking; Statistics; Mammalia, Reptilia, Fishes, Invertebrata; Index to Systematic List of Fishes; Alphabetical Index to Scientific Names, English Names, Italian Names, Croatian and Vulgar Names; illustrations of nets, boats, equipment. English text. (3lbs 40z)
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- Bookseller
- Mina Harrington (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 006848
- Title
- The Fisheries of the Adriatic and the Fish Thereof: A Report of the Austro-Hungarian Sea-fisheries
- Author
- Faber, George L
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Publisher
- Bernard Quaritch
- Place of Publication
- London
- Date Published
- 1883
- Keywords
- History of the Adriatic, Fishes of the Adriatic, Fishes of Croatia, Mammals of Adriatic, Reptiles of Adriatic, Onvertebrates of Adriatic, Mollusks of Adriatic, Fishing Boats of Adriatic, Fauna of Adriatic, Adriatic Sea, Fishnets of Adriatic, History of Fi
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- Good+
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- Bookplate
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- Gilt
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- Soiled
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