The Coming of the Pond Fishes; an Account of the Introduction of Certain Spiny-Rayed Fishes; And other Exotic Species; Into the Waters of the Lower Columbia River Region and the Pacific Coast States

177 pages with index in rear; 14 chapters; 8 full page illustrations with b/w etching "On Sauvies Island.the spacious expanse of Big Surgeon Lake" on frontispiece. Pages tight; clean; page edges slightly darkened; Previous owner name and notation on front end papers. Beige hard covers with black lettering on front and spine. No shelf wear; Dust jacket has many tears on edges; fold creases, and spine area. Black lettering and colored illustration of man in row boat fishing. Chapter contents include: In the Beginning; Captain and the Carp; Fish Nobody Wants; Shad and Seth Green; Catfish of Contentment; Bass in the Bottoms; Diversity of Casts; Two Crappies, et al; Harvest of the Spring Rise; Complete with Bullfrogs; March of the Striped Bass; the Island; and The Full Creel. RARE VINTAGE BOOK.