DEEP-SEA FISHING AND FISHING BOATS: An Account of the Practical Working of the various Fisheries around the British Islands, with Illustrations and Descriptions of the Boats, Nets, and other Gear in use.

FIRST EDITION 8vo. blue clothbound hardback with gilt titles to spine and decorative gilt to upper board. [xvi] + 429pp, indexed, plus 2pp. Publisher's List at end. With 15 b/w plates (one folding), line drawings and diagrams. A clean copy with no previous owners' markings or inscriptions. Foxing to edges and occasionally throughout, front hinge rather weak and first gather detached. Binding rather slack. Strong vertical creases and wear to spine with light wear, bumping and soiling to boards. Overall a poor but complete copy.