Fine illustrated and antiquarian Natural history . 3rd. Ed. Pub. Van Voorst. 1859. Two volume set with portrait frontis. of Yarrell and illustrated with wood-engravings throughout. 8vo. AEG. Hardbacks. Marbled endpapers. Bookplate of J. Lawson Whalley to front paste downs. Contents exceptionally clean and bright. Marbled endpapers. Original full calf binding in wonderful, nr. fine, condition with gilt tooling to edges and inner dentelles, richly gilt decorated spines with raised bands. A quite superb set. The third and final edition published after the death of William Yarrell. Illustrated by 522 wood-engravings. The work was edited by Sir John Richardson who also provided a memoir of Yarrell. According to Westwood & Satchell in Bibliotheca Piscatoria this set is "Indispensable."

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Bookseller: C.Arden Bookseller (GB)
Bookseller's Inventory #: 65149
Title: A History of British Fishes.
Author: Yarrell, W
Book Condition: Used
Edition: 3rd. Ed. Pub. Van Voorst. 1859
Binding: Hardcover
Publisher: Fine illustrated and antiquarian Natural history
Note: May be a multi-volume set and require additional postage.

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Around 10,000 books for sale through our bookroom on Forest Road, Hay-on-Wye. We're happy to view and buy books in our specialisms.Located in Hay-on-Wye, the ‘Town of Books’, our focus is on natural history, including the Collins' New Naturalist series, zoology, entomology, ornithology, gardening, botany, bees & beekeeping.We are members of the Antiquarian Booksellers Association (ABA), the senior trade body for dealers in antiquarian and rare books.Opening hours: - Mon. to Fri. 9.30am to 5.00pm - Sat 9.30am to noon

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PUB: Common abbreviation for 'published'
Bookplate: Highly sought after by some collectors, a book plate is an inscribed or decorative device that identifies the owner, or former...
Gilt: The decorative application of gold or gold coloring to a portion of a book on the spine, edges of the text block, or an inlay in...
Raised Band(s): Raised bands refer to the ridges that protrude slightly from the spine on leather bound books. The bands are created in the...
AEG: All Edges Gilt. Describes a book in which the top, fore edge and bottom of the outside of the pages are decorated with gold...
Calf: Calf or calf hide is a common form of leather binding. Calf binding is naturally a light brown but there are ways to treat the...
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