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STEELE, RICHARD; GILLMORE, JOSEPH - An Account of the Fish-Pool: Consisting of a Description of the Vessel So Call'd Lately Invented and Built for the Importation of Fish Alive, and in Good Health, from Parts However Distant... . .

Title: An Account of the Fish-Pool: Consisting of a Description of the Vessel So Call'd Lately Invented and Built for the Importation of Fish Alive, and in Good Health, from Parts However Distant... . .
Description: London: H. Meere at the Black Fryer in Black-Fryers, J. Pemberton at the Buck and Sun in Fleet-Street, and J. Roberts in Warwick-Lane, 1718. First Edition. Grey hardback cloth cover. 200mm x 120mm (8" x 5"). vii, 60pp. Line drawings and tail piece vignette. '....A Proof of the Imperfection of the Well-Boat Hitherto Used in the Fishing Trade. The True Reasons Why Ships Become Stiff or Crank in Sailing; with Other Improvements, Very Useful to All Persons Concern'd in Trade and Navigation. Likewise, A Description of the Carriage Intended for the Conveyance of Fish by Land, in the Same Good Condition as in the Fish-Pool by Sea.'.. G+ : in Good condition plus. Modern rebind with new eps. Darkening to title page. Neat book-plate of a previous owner [John Yudkin] .

Keywords: Fishing 1650 - 1750 Antiquarian

Price: GBP 520.00 = appr. US$ 742.55 Seller: Barter Books
- Book number: e6995

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