Oyster, The - Where, How and When to Find, Breed, Cook and Eat It

Hall, Herbert Byng and Murray, Eustace Clare Grenville

Published by Trübner & Co., London, 1863

About this Item

106 pages. Clean tight book, unfortunately the spine has been repaired with green tape. Wood engraved frontispiece and wood engravings on title-page and first page of text, all by George Cruikshank. Two of the wood engravings are repeated in colour on the front and back boards. Various related newspaper cuttings tipped to front endpapers. Cagle 911, Axford p312 (misdated 1959), Bitting p588 all have details of the first edition. . Size: 16mo - over 5¾" - 6¾" tall.

Seller Inventory # 18561

Bibliographic Details

• Title: Oyster, The - Where, How and When to Find, Breed, Cook and Eat It
• Publisher: Trübner & Co., London
• Publication Date: 1863
• Binding: Hardcover
• Illustrator: Cruikshank, George
• Edition: Second Edition.
• Condition: Fair
• Dust Jacket Condition: No Jacket - as issued
• Book Type: Book
• Seller catalogs:
  • Cookery - 19th Century
  • Cookery
  • Cookery - Seafood