The commercial products of the sea; or, marine contributions to food, industry, and art

by P. L Simmonds

$65 · Offered by Rulon-Miller Books

First edition

London: Griffith and Farran, 1879. First edition, 8vo, pp. viii, 484, 24-p. Griffith and Farran catalogue at the back; hinges starting, old guest house rubberstamp on first leaf of text, the whole a little shaken, but otherwise a good, bright copy in orig. blue cloth stamped in red and gilt. Fishes, shell fishery, sponges, fish oil, shells, pearls, amber, coral, etc. and their commercial uses and importance on dry land. Item #15902

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