A History of British Fishes, in two volumes (second edition) the fine binding

the fine binding

This is the hardcover first edition

”  The fine color plates in A Monograph of the Coraciidae certainly typify this description of Keulemans’ artistic style

The book is based on the entire body of published morphological and taxonomic information as well as on the author’s own observations of over 800 collections

The first third of White’s work is a fairly dry rendition of facts and figures about Argentina

A History of British Fishes, in two volumes (second edition) the fine bindingPp. xlviii, (i); 464; pp. (iv), 628; with 500 wood engravings. Contemporary one half brown calf leather over the original publishers gray boards, spine with five raised bands with red morocco title label lettered in gilt in one compartment, the volume number is gilt stamped in another compartment, the remaining four compartments are decorated in blind in floral designs, speckled page edges, 8vo. A very important work by William Yarrell on the natural