[Rarebooks] FS: Fishes of Puerto Rico with 49 beautiful color plates, 1900

Charles Agvent agvent at erols.com
Mon Apr 18 11:52:16 EDT 2005


One of many fine items in a variety of fields that will be featured in our 
upcoming internet catalogue for the New York Book Fair (April 29 - May 1, Park 
Ave. Armory at 67th St.) to be posted early next week.

U.S. COMMISSION OF FISH AND FISHERIES. EVERMANN, Barton  Warren.
INVESTIGATIONS  OF  THE AQUATIC RESOURCES AND FISHERIES OF PORTO  RICO
BY  THE  U. S. FISH COMMISSION STEAMER FISH HAWK IN 1899.  Washington:
Government  Printing  Office  1900. First  Edition.  Quarto  (7-1/2" x
10-3/4")  in  publisher's  blue  cloth. Illustrated  with  text  cuts,
photographs,  three  large  folding maps, and 49  beautiful  full-page
color  plates.  One  of the very best books of the period  to  feature
color  plates  of fish. Owner inscription on the front endpaper  dated
1902. Fine, bright copy with beautiful color plates.           $850.00

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