A Practical Treatise on the Choice and Cookery of Fish

This uncommon second edition of a treatise on the culinary preparation of various fish by William Hughes, full bound in the original publisher's moire cloth. The second edition of the work.From the library of the Vernon family, a prolific English family with origins in 11th century Vernon, France.With twenty-four pages of original publisher's advertisements to the rear of the work.With the label of Edmonds & Remnants bookbinders to the rear pastedown. Edmonds & Remnants were a prominent bookbinders during the nineteenth-century specialising in embossed bindings.Full bound in the original publisher's handsome moire cloth with a gilt fish design to the front board.Uncommon.William Hughes was a British writer from the nineteenth-century who wrote several books on law and on angling. This is Hughes' specialist recommendations for the culinary preparation of various fish, with chapters on Dories, Eels and Congers, Salt Fish, and Shellfish, among others. In the original publisher's full moire cloth binding. Externally, generally smart with some small damp stains, light rubbing, and some minor handling marks. Slight bumping to the head and tail of the spine resulting in fractional splitting of the cloth. Hinges are a touch strained. Bookplate to the front pastedown. Bookseller's label to the rear pastedown. Internally, firmly bound with generally bright and clean pages barring marginal age toning and the odd spot. Very Good.…