extensively embellished with engravings of copper and wood, from original paintings and drawings, by first-rate artists.
To which are added, an introductory essay; the Linnaean arrangement of the various river-fish delineated in the work; and illustrative notes.
Walton, Izaak & Cotton, Charles
London, John Major, 1823.
1st 'Major' edition. pplx 411 + 2 advert leaves. frontispiece portrait and other plates and text wood cuts.
a little browning and off-set in places, but generally a nice clean and crisp copy in a 19th-century half calf binding, rubbed at the spine and corners and worn at the joints, but a good tight copy. armorial book-plate to front paste-down.
