Fish Hatching, and Fish Catching.
Rochester, N.Y. Union and Advertiser Co.'s Book and Job Print, 1879. First Edition. Hard Cover. Good / No Jacket. Item #2348338
First edition. Boards rubbed and a bit soiled, front free endpaper removed, bookplate remnant on front paste-down, pencil notes on rear endpaper.
A work on fish hatcheries and fishing by the uncle of President Theodore Roosevelt. An early conservationist, he served as the commissioner of Fisheries of the State of New York. Co-author Seth Green was superintendent of the same organization. Illustrated with engravings, including: the exterior and interior of a hatching house; the ground plan of a New York hatching house; and Seth Green milking spawn from a salmon trout.
Price: $75.00