Ottawa, ON: The Department of the Naval Service, 1914. First Edition, First Printing. Paperback. Near Fine. Printed card wraps with publisher's original linen tape-reinforced hinges inside covers, narrow 8vo size (8 inches tall), pp. (1-2), 3-72, illustrated with seven full-page drawings of fish, tables, index. Volume with a touch of wear to corners, a small stain at top corner of back cover near spine, a few small spots to first two leaves and fore-edge, else unmarked throughout. A war time cook book, reprinted in 1915, 1932 and 1935. Ref. Driver O319.1.

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Bookseller: Harropian Books, IOBA (CA)
Bookseller's Inventory #: 4737
Title: [Navy] Fish and How to Cook It
Author: Canada. The Department of the Naval Service
Format/Binding: Paperback
Book Condition: Used - Near Fine
Quantity Available: 1
Edition: First Edition, First Printing
Publisher: The Department of the Naval Service
Place of Publication: Ottawa, ON
Date Published: 1914
Bookseller catalogs: Modern First Editions;

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Harropian Books is an online bookseller offering a diverse selection of antiquarian, collectible, rare and out of print items. Our focus is on the interesting & unusual, covering all fields. ***** We are a member of the IOBA (Independent Online Booksellers Association) and have attended the Colorado Antiquarian Book Seminar (2011), Rare Book School in Virginia (2014 - Developing Collections ; 2016 - The History of Printed Book Illustration in the West), London Rare Book School (2021 - The History of Maps and Mapping) and Gwain Weaver Art Conservation (2019 - Care and Identification of Photographs).

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