A History of British Fishes
by William Yarrell
- Used
- good
- Hardcover
- Condition
- Good
- Seller
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Hudson, New Hampshire, United States
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About This Item
This is an antique set of "A HISTORY OF BRITISH FISHES" by William Yarrell. 1841 2nd edition (stated); John Van Voorst; London. Complete in two volumes. The set is profusely illustrated with 500 wood engravings. Enlarged second edition with 37 new species, 27 new engravings, and 34 new vignettes added. There is a General Index and an Index to Vignettes at the beginning of volume I. Publisher's original cloth binding.
Condition:
The volumes have cloth tears along the edges of the spine (with the exception of right edge of the volume II spine). There are some tiny stains on the covers. Pull tears to the cloth at the top of the spines; small tears at the bottom of the spines. There are cracks at the hinges between the end papers and pastedowns, thought the covers remain firmly attached (with the exception of the volume I front cover which is a bit shaky). The text pages of both volumes are in very nice condition - clean with no notable issues found. The rear end papers have some light foxing. Each front pastedown has a name label affixed, and a name written in ink in old handwriting. Each front end paper has a name written in pencil, and the faint outline of a rectangle (approximately 1" x 2"). Overall the set is in Good condition.
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Details
- Bookseller
- CraigsClassics (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 7985
- Title
- A History of British Fishes
- Author
- William Yarrell
- Format/Binding
- Cloth
- Book Condition
- Used - Good
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- 2nd Edition
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Publisher
- John Van Voorst
- Place of Publication
- London
- Date Published
- 1841
- Weight
- 0.00 lbs
- Keywords
- William Yarrell, History of British Fishes, fishing, Angling, the Compleat Angler, fishing ties tackle, fly fishing, book of the Black Bass, salmon, trout, Izaak Walton, camping, hiking, trapping, outdoors, nature
- Bookseller catalogs
- History; Non-Fiction; Outdoor / Nature;
- Note
- May be a multi-volume set and require additional postage.
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