Item #240437 The Sportsman and Naturalist in Canada, or Notes on The Natural History of the Game, Game Birds, and Fish of that Country. Canada, W. Ross King.
The Sportsman and Naturalist in Canada, or Notes on The Natural History of the Game, Game Birds, and Fish of that Country
The Sportsman and Naturalist in Canada, or Notes on The Natural History of the Game, Game Birds, and Fish of that Country

The Sportsman and Naturalist in Canada, or Notes on The Natural History of the Game, Game Birds, and Fish of that Country.

London: Hurst and Blackett, Publishers, 13, Great Marlborough Streeet, 1866.

First edition, with tipped-in errata slip. 6 chromolithographs and numerous text illustrations. xv, [3], 334 pp. 1 vols. 8vo (26.5 x 18 cm). Original green cloth with gilt moose on upper cover. Fine. Signed, "With J.B. Keith's best wishes. June/66." Bruns K-49; Gee p. 61; Lande 1886; Sabin 37857; TPL 6220. Item #240437

A detailed and useful guide to Canadian sport. Four of the 12 chapters are devoted to fishing: “The Fisheries of Canada” (concerning salmon rivers, lakes and lesser waters); “The Salmon” (its location, size, etc., includes data on trout and white fish); “The Canadian Shad” (habitat, etc., including other fish); and “The Tom Cod” (annual arrival, etc., including discussion of bass, sturgeon, and others). Rare.

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