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Up for sale is an original 1884 edition of The Fisheries and Fishery Industries of the United States by George Brown Goode, published by the Government Printing Office, Washington. This is Section I: Natural History of Useful Aquatic Animals – Text, prepared under the U.S. Commission of Fish and Fisheries, Spencer F. Baird, Commissioner.
This monumental reference work was created with the cooperation of the Commission of Fisheries and the Superintendent of the Tenth Census. It contains detailed accounts of American fisheries, natural history of aquatic animals, and an atlas with 277 plates (not included in this text volume).
Details:
Title: The Fisheries and Fishery Industries of the United States
Author: George Brown Goode & staff of associates
Publisher: Government Printing Office, Washington
Year: 1884
Volume: Section I – Text (Natural History of Useful Aquatic Animals)
Binding: Original cloth hardcover
Pages: Complete
Dimensions: Large quarto / folio format
Condition:
Binding shows significant wear with fraying at spine ends and corners.
Boards rubbed and scuffed with scratches and edge wear.
Spine cloth splitting with chipping at ends.
Text block remains intact, though age toning and expected foxing may be present.
Previous library stamp embossed to title page.
Solid for its age but offered as a reading/reference copy rather than fine collectible condition.
This is an important early U.S. government scientific publication documenting 19th-century American fisheries and aquatic natural history, a key resource for collectors of ichthyology, fisheries history, maritime studies, and U.S. government publications.
