F. G. Aflalo; R. B. Marston — British Salt-Water Fishes

London, Hutchinson and Co. 1904. First edition. Cloth. A very smart first edition of this survey of British salt-water fishes, complete with twelve beautiful colour plates. First edition. From the Woburn Library of Natural History series, edited by His Grace the Duke of Bedford.In the original cloth binding.Illustrated with twelve colour plates. Collated, complete. A delightful survey of British salt-water fishes, with chapters describing the characteristics and habits of sharks and rays, mackerels, the herring family, flat-fishes and rare or uncommon fishes, as well as the practice and control of fisheries. Written by Frederick George Aflalo, a British sportsman, angler, prolific author and editor. Also with a chapter on the artificial culture of sea fish by Robert Bright Marston, an English angling enthusiast, publisher, writer, and editor of the Fishing Gazette. In the original cloth binding. Externally, very smart, with mild rubbing and bumping to the extremities. A couple marks to the cloth. Internally, firmly bound. Pages are generally bright and clean, with offsetting to the endpapers and scattered spots concentrated to the front and rear. Very Good Indeed . Ill.: Not Stated. Very Good Indeed .