Beschreibung:

circa 30,5 x 44 cm., Titel, 3 pages with drawings in the text, 6 hand-coloured life-size engravings of salmon on 3 plates. Newer hardcover with old leather label to front cover First edition with 6 beautiful hand-coloured life-size engravings. William Yarrell (1784 - 1856) was a famous zoologist and is today best known for his "History of British Fishes" (1836). - The engravings and the colouring are of an admirable quality.

Bemerkung:

- Only the lower outer margin with some staining far from the images or text, otherwise clean, elegant newer binding using the old gilt leather label.