A Practical Treatise on the Choice and Cookery of Fish. by PISCATOR, (William Hughes):

London: Longman, Brown, Green, and Longmans, 1854. Book. Good-. Hardcover. 2nd Edition. Very light page tanning, top corners have a very mild crease, page edges slightly more tanned; previous owner's inscription on front endpaper, and a written note in corner of front pastedown, internally generally in good condition; cover has some light shelfwear, corners bumped, backstrip a little darkened, gilt device of fish on front board still bright small mark just above the fish, gilt title on backstrip still quite bright. No wrapper. A nice copy..

London: Longman, Brown, Green, and Longmans, 1854. Cloth. Good. 7" by 4.5". Not Stated. The second edition of this interesting treatise on the different methods of preparing and cooking fish. An interesting treatise on preparing and cooking fish, including chapters on cod, flounder, carp, herring, mackerel, and more. Methods of cooking fish included in this work are boiling, broiling, frying, stewing, roasting, and this work also includes the processes of making fish soup, fish pie, and fish sauce. The second edition of this work.Written by William Hughes, under the pen name 'Piscator'. In full contemporary cloth binding. In full contemporary cloth binding. Externally, generally sound, with darkening to the spine and bumping to the head and tail of the spine and extremities. Some shelf wear to the boards, and a small amount of splitting to the cloth at the joints. Internally, front hinge is lightly strained, remaining binding is generally firm. A few spots and handling marks to the pages, which… Read More

London: Longman, Brown, Green and Longmans, 1854. Second Edition. Hardcover (Original Cloth). Very Good Condition. Original stamped green cloth, light fading and wear to spine, slight bumping to corners. iv, 291pp. Descriptions of all sorts of fish along with instructions for cleaning, preserving, boiling, frying, baking, stewing, pickling, and currying, as well as the making of pies, sauces, and soups. Under the same pen-name, the author wrote a well regarded treatise on angling. Size: 12mo . Quantity Available: 1. Shipped Weight: Under 1 kilo. Category: Cooking, Wine & Dining; Inventory No: CAT000183.