Illustrated by Sir David Wilkie, Sir Edwin Landseer, Charles Landseer, William Simson and Edward Cooke. London : Hamilton, Adams & Co., and Glasgow : Thomas D. Morison, 1885. Octavo, gilt-lettered green cloth, edges rubbed, old sticker to head of spine, light stains to endpapers, bookplate from the Library of Parliament, Tasmania to front pastedown, lithographed title page and frontispiece, title page with wet stamp from the Parliamentary Library, and bookseller's stamp of Propsting & Cockhead, Hobart, pp. 317; 8 (publisher's catalogue), ten lithographed plates, a very good copy. Salmon was introduced to Tasmania in the 1860s with the establishment of the Salmon Ponds in the Derwent Valley. Salmon and trout were raised from imported ova, but while trout flourished in the natural environment, the salmon died out. Salmon was reintroduced in the twentieth century with the first salmon farms established in 1964. The fact this charming work on salmon fishing in England was held in Tasmania's Parliamentary Library reflects the significance the species had on local industry.

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Bookseller: Douglas Stewart Fine Books (AU)
Bookseller's Inventory #: 34411
Title: Days and nights of salmon fishing in the River Tweed
Author: SCROPE, William
Book Condition: Used
Quantity Available: 1
Binding: Hardcover

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Douglas Stewart Fine Books is an antiquarian bookseller based in Melbourne, Australia. We buy and sell books both locally and around the world, working closely with clients to understand their collecting priorities and to source appropriate material. Our clients include libraries, galleries, museums, private collectors and fellow members of the trade.

Douglas began buying and selling books in 1995, while still in high school. He is a member of the major international trade associations, and his business is conducted according to their high ethical standards. For many years Douglas has been a Board member of the Australian and New Zealand Association of Antiquarian Booksellers (ANZAAB); he is also a Mentor for the International League of Antiquarian Booksellers.

Douglas is currently the President of ANZAAB.

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Cloth: "Cloth-bound" generally refers to a hardcover book with cloth covering the outside of the book covers. The cloth is stretched...
Edges: The collective of the top, fore and bottom edges of the text block of the book, being that part of the edges of the pages of a...
Spine: The outer portion of a book which covers the actual binding. The spine usually faces outward when a book is placed on a shelf....
Title Page: A page at the front of a book which may contain the title of the book, any subtitles, the authors, contributors, editors, the...
Octavo: Another of the terms referring to page or book size, octavo refers to a standard printer's sheet folded four times, producing...
Bookplate: Highly sought after by some collectors, a book plate is an inscribed or decorative device that identifies the owner, or former...