Salmon at the Antipodes Sir Samuel Wilson scarce Australian fishing book 1879 HB

Description: SALMON AT THE ANTIPODESBEING AN ACCOUNT OF THE SUCCESSFUL INTRODUCTION OF SALMON AND TROUT INTO AUSTRALIAN WATERSBy Sir Samuel Wilson Small bump to bottom corner of upper board, spine evenly faded, small monogram label to corner of front paste-down, binder's label (Smith Bros., Ivy Lane) to rear paste-down. Internally clean and bright with folding map and frontispiece plate in very good condition. Overall a very good example of a rare and sought-after book. (1878) 1879 3rd edition (2nd in book form). 8vo (134 x 191mm). Ppviii,252. B/w photograph frontispiece, folding map. Purple cloth, upper board and spine titled in gilt and decorated in black, silver-gilt salmon vignette to upper board, blind-ruled border to lower board, pale yellow end-papers. Pictures show the actual copy being offered for sale. FREE UK DELIVERY. International delivery available to most countries. Any questions please ask.____________________ A very good example of one of the most sought-after of all Australian books on fish and fishing. Sir Samuel Wilson gives an account of the various attempts at introducing salmon and trout into Australian waters along with much practical advice on how to go about it. A fascinating piece of history for anyone with an interest in the acclimatisation societies of the 19th century or, indeed, anyone with an interest in the history of fish and fishing in Australia. A very scarce book. "The substance of this work in a slightly different form, under the title of 'The Californian Salmon,' was originally published in the Transactions of the Zoological and Acclimatization Society of Melbourne for the year 1878, and a second small edition was reprinted in Victoria. In publishing this third edition in England, the desire of the writer is, by giving in a plain and simple form an account of his experience and of the main principles of the art of fish-hatching as far as it relates to salmon and the different varieties of trout, to be of some service to those who may desire to follow this very interesting pursuit; and he ventures to hope that the history of the various attempts which have been made to introduce the Salmon into Australian waters may not be without interest to English readers." (Author's preface to the 1879 third edition, Athenaeum Club, London, June 16, 1879). Contents include:- Preface to the second edition; Preface to the third edition; Pisciculture; Fishing; The introduction of English salmon into the southern hemisphere; The first introduction of the salmon into Australia; The first introduction of Californian salmon ova; The second importation of English salmon ova into Victoria; The second importation of Californian salmon ova; The Californian salmon; Is the Californian salmon suitable to the Murray River?; Collecting the ova; Fish-hatching; Hatching fish ova in moist air; Fish-hatching in a current of water; The liberation of young fish; Transport of live fish; The third importation of English salmon ova to Victoria; Experiment of M. Coste in keeping salmon in fresh water; The identification of salmon and trout; The growth and development of the Salmonidae; Aquiculture; The value of salmon fisheries; The distribution and liberation of the Californian salmon fry; Index.

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