![203Fish.- Albin (Eleazar) The History of Esculent Fish, first edition, half-title, 18 fine hand-coloured engraved plates, some offsetting and spotting, most plates trimmed within plate-mark, front free endpaper detached, contemporary half calf, rebacked, rubbed, [Westwood & Satchell p.3], 4to, Printed for Edward Jeffery [&c.], 1794.
*** Also includes An Essay on the Breeding of Fish, and the Construction of Fish-Ponds by Hon. Roger North. Quite scarce at auction, the last coloured copy sold in 2011.](https://am-s3-bucket-assets.s3.eu-west-2.amazonaws.com/forum/prod/lot_images/xlarge/1660a89f-a4bb-ef11-8a6d-6045bd0f8fa8/b2ca2d1e-27bd-ef11-8a6d-6045bdcf395d.webp "203Fish.- Albin (Eleazar) The History of Esculent Fish, first edition, half-title, 18 fine hand-coloured engraved plates, some offsetting and spotting, most plates trimmed within plate-mark, front free endpaper detached, contemporary half calf, rebacked, rubbed, [Westwood & Satchell p.3], 4to, Printed for Edward Jeffery [&c.], 1794.
*** Also includes An Essay on the Breeding of Fish, and the Construction of Fish-Ponds by Hon. Roger North. Quite scarce at auction, the last coloured copy sold in 2011.")
Lot 203
Fish.- Albin (Eleazar) The History of Esculent Fish, first edition, Printed for Edward Jeffery [&c.], 1794.
Hammer Price: £1,500
Description
Fish.- Albin (Eleazar) The History of Esculent Fish, first edition, half-title, 18 fine hand-coloured engraved plates, some offsetting and spotting, most plates trimmed within plate-mark, front free endpaper detached, contemporary half calf, rebacked, rubbed, [Westwood & Satchell p.3], 4to, Printed for Edward Jeffery [&c.], 1794.
⁂ Also includes An Essay on the Breeding of Fish, and the Construction of Fish-Ponds by Hon. Roger North. Quite scarce at auction, the last coloured copy sold in 2011.
Description
Fish.- Albin (Eleazar) The History of Esculent Fish, first edition, half-title, 18 fine hand-coloured engraved plates, some offsetting and spotting, most plates trimmed within plate-mark, front free endpaper detached, contemporary half calf, rebacked, rubbed, [Westwood & Satchell p.3], 4to, Printed for Edward Jeffery [&c.], 1794.
⁂ Also includes An Essay on the Breeding of Fish, and the Construction of Fish-Ponds by Hon. Roger North. Quite scarce at auction, the last coloured copy sold in 2011.
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