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1863 The Oyster; Where, How, and When to Find, Breed, Cook, and Eat It
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Description
Early Edition, Illustrated, Publishers' Original Binding, Uncommon
An uncommon work.
The second edition.
A comprehensive guide to the oyster, detailing where, when, and how they could be find, cooked, and eaten, as well as the different breeds.
Chapters include "the oyster in season", "ancient history of the oyster", "the oyster in its new settlement", "the oyster and the doctor", "the oyster-seeker in London", and more.
Illustrated with a frontispiece, engraved title, and the occasional in-text engravings, by the noted caricaturist George Cruikshank.
By Herbert Byng Hall, a soldier of the British Army who serves as Queen's Messenger.
Eight pages of adverts to the rear.
Condition
In the original publisher's paper covered boards. Externally, worn, lacking the backstrip. Rubbing and a small amount of los to the extremities. A small amount of loss to the front board. Light marks to the boards. Prior owner's ink inscription to the recto of the front endpaper. Internally, generally firmly bound. Pages are lightly age-toned and generally clean with scattered spots.
Good
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