Bulletin Of The United States Fish Commission
Vol. VIII For 1888
Publication Information: Washington: Government Printing Office, 1890
Additional Information: 494 pages. Illustrated with 74 Plates which consist of photos, maps and drawings. Also many figures. Some of the photos have a small fold-out edge on them and one is missing the edge. There are suppose to be three larger maps but one is missing.
Summary: Contents include:
Bean, Tarleton H. Notes on fishes collected at Cozumel, Yucatan, by the U.S. Fish Commission, with descriptions of new species. And Report on the proposed introduction of the Jamaica mountain mullet into the United States.
Bollman, Charles H. A report upon the fishes of Kalamazoo, Calhoun and Antrim Counties, Michigan
Collins, J.W. Suggestions for the employment of improved types of vessels in the market fisheries, with notes on British fishing steamers
Forbes, S.A. Preliminary report upon the invertebrate animals inhabiting Lakes Geneva and Mendota, Wisconsin, with an account of the fish epidemic in Lake Mendota in 1884
Gilbert, Chas. H. Notes on the fishes from the lowlands of Georgia, with a description of a new species
Jordan, David Starr. Report of explorations made during 1888 in the Alleghany region of Virginia, North Carolina and Tennessee, and in western Indiana, with an account of the fishes found in each of the river basins of those regions
Jordan, David Starr & Carl H. Eigenmann. A review of the genera and species of Serranidae found in the waters of America and Europe
Page, William F. The most recent methods of hatching fish eggs.
Rathbun, Richard. The transplanting of lobsters to the Pacific coast of the US
Ryder, John A. The sturgeons and sturgeon ondustries of the eastern coast of the US, with an account of experiments bearing upon sturgeon culture
Tanner, Z.L. and others. Explorations of the fishing grounds of Alaska, Washington Territory and Oregon during 1888 by the US Fish Commission steamer Albatross.
Condition: Hardcover, covers are worn, soiled, with rubbed spots and corners are bumped and barred; spine edge has tears at seams and is frayed at top and bottom; text is loose in few places and pulling as spine seam is cracking; covers are loose and holding on by the treads as lining papers are tore; text has some soiled specks, smudges and age discoloring; one photo plate is missing the fold-out edge and another page is missing the bottom part of the page (margin area); couple plates have some tears; there are two larger fold-out maps that are worn with some tears. There are suppose to be three but one is missing. Overall it’s a readable copy with some nice photos.
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