Williams & Northgate London, 1887, 4to, Illust with 12 full page plates including 8 in colour and numerous text engravings, 298pp. + plates, original dark green cloth, The reports of first exhaustive study of the sea-trout from experiments and investigations carried out at the Howietoun fish farm. Francis Day (1829-89) was a leading British ichyologist of his time and an enthusiastic naturalist and was eventually appointed inspector-general of fisheries of India. He was the author of many valuable reports and books on Fish. . "The coloured plates were coloured from nature by Miss Florence Woolward, whose accuracy in delineation needs no remark as it speaks for itself" (From the preface). -Nr Fine.
