A Discourse of Fish and Fish-Ponds under the following heads, viz. I. Of the situation and disposition of the principal waters. .VI. Of the Benefits and Improvements by fish. Done by a person of honour.

Editore: London: Printed for E. Curll 1713, 1713

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First edition. 8vo. 176x110mm. pp. [8], 79, [1]. Contemporary panelled calf, spine with four raised bands, second compartment with red morocco label lettered in gilt. In excellent condition. Internally very good with some browning and foxing, slightly heavier to title page. Attractively decorated with a variety of head and tailpieces and wood engraved initials. Front pastedown has ownership inscription: "E.Kynaston. 1743". A very nice copy of "the principal English work of early date on fish culture". Roger North was a politician and lawyer ("one of only two honest lawyers I ever knew" according to the Earl of Clarendon). On his retirement from public affairs in 1688, North retired to Norfolk where he devoted his time to music (he wrote extensively on music theory), architecture and the organisation of his estate at Rougham. This small book on Fish and Fish-ponds was intended as a guide for other landowners who "have a Mind to divert themselves with the most reasonable employment of beautifying and improving their own estates". It was a popular book, further editions appearing in 1714, 1715 and 1726.…

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Titolo
A Discourse of Fish and Fish-Ponds under the following heads, viz. I. Of the situation and disposition of the principal waters. .VI. Of the Benefits and Improvements by fish. Done by a person of honour.
Autore
[NORTH, The Hon. Roger]
Editore
London: Printed for E. Curll 1713
Anno di pubblicazione
1713

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Voewood Rare Books is a secondhand and Antiquarian Book business owned by Simon Finch. We operate from Voewood, a unique and extraordinary Arts and Crafts house described by Pevsner as "violently idiosyncratic". We operate online, through book fairs of which we do between five and eight a year, and Voewood Bookshop in Holt, Norfolk, U.K. Our shop is open from 10am until 5pm, Monday to Saturday. We are also open by appointment - please contact books@voewood.com or 01263 687113. Our website is being constantly enlarged and developed so do keep in touch with us, join our mailing list or visit (virtually or actually) our eclectic collection of unique and rare books. We are members of the ABA, ILAB and PBFA.…

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