F. D. Ommanney — A Draught of Fishes

London, Longmans, 1965. First edition. Cloth. A lovely first edition of F. D. Ommanney's exploration of the ocean, of the life of fish, and different methods of fishing. The first edition, first impression of this work in the publisher's original cloth binding, with the original unclipped dust wrapper. Francis Downes Ommanney (1903-1980) was a writer and biologist. In this work, Ommanney uses his diverse experience to write of the ocean, including fascinating facts about fish and interesting descriptions of different methods of fishing. He also mentions the problems of intensive farming and the need for conservation of dwindling resources. In the publisher's original cloth binding, with the original unclipped dust wrapper. Externally, cloth is in excellent condition, with very light shelf wear to the tail of the spine. Internally, firmly bound. Pages are bright and clean. Dust wrapper remains bright and generally smart, with a little chipping to the head and tail of the spine. Fine . Ill.: Not Stated. Fine/Very Good Indeed.