[18561] Hall, Herbert Byng and Murray, Eustace Clare Grenville.
Oyster, The - Where, How and When to Find, Breed, Cook and Eat It. ill. Cruikshank, George. London: Trübner &
Co., 1863. Second Edition. 16mo - over 5¾" - 6¾" tall.
Illustrated Boards. Fair / No Jacket - as issued. ISBN: B00089SBTK. 106
pages. Clean tight book, unfortunately the spine has been repaired with
green tape. Wood engraved frontispiece and wood engravings on title-page
and first page of text, all by George Cruikshank. Two of the wood
engravings are repeated in colour on the front and back boards. Various
related newspaper cuttings tipped to front endpapers. Cagle 911, Axford
p312 (misdated 1959), Bitting p588 all have details of the first edition.
... £250.00
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