YARRELL, William,
On the Growth of the Salmon in Fresh Water.
On the Growth of the Salmon in Fresh Water.
Stock Code 123817
London, John van Voorst, 1839.
4to (28.5 x 39 cm); 3 hand-coloured plates, some age-toning, light spotting, purple library stamp, blue pen to prelim, faint, leaves are loose from boards, else good and clear, bright illustrations; publisher's dark green cloth boards with gilt lettering to upper board, slightly rubbed at extremities, small mark to lower front board, old bookseller sticker to spine, mostly rubbed away, foxing to endpapers, else good; [ii], 3pp, [3]pp.
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