Edinburgh, printed by Neill & Company, 1885.
8vo. pplxvi 204. large folding map showing the salmon fishing districts. colour plate showing Montagu's Sucker variety, and four other plates.
good condition in the original printed blue paper covers. a little shaky, with some loss to the spine paper covering.
a wealth of information on the Scottish fishing industry in the latter part of the 19th century. Particularly strong on the herring fishing, but also covering the salmon, cod, ling and hake fisheries, and with chapters on fishing boats, harbour, marine police.
Includes a 100+ page report on the salmon rivers in the counties of Sutherland, Caithness, Ross & Cromarty, Inverness, Argyll and Dumbarton.
