A COMPLETE TREATISE ON ARTIFICIAL FISH-BREEDING: Including the Reports on the Subject Made to the French Academy and the French Government; and Particulars of the Discovery as Pursued in England.
New York: D. Appleton and Company, 1854. First Edition. Hardcover. 12mo: ix, [1], 188, [4, ads] pp. with engravings. Original brown cloth binding, with gilt-stamped titling and decorations, blind-stamped borders, and buff endpapers. Some occasional minor foxing. Light wear to the corners and tips; else very good.
The depletion of freshwater fish populations in 19th century Europe led to a growing interest in developing techniques to farm fish commercially. Fry's translation of French reports on the success of two French fisherman in farming freshwater fish, and the French government's adoption of their techniques, quickly became a standard text in the United States, preceding Theodatus Garlick's A Treatise on the Artificial Propagation of Certain Kinds of Fish (1857) by three years. Fry's book contains the earliest known use of the term fish hatching, according to the Oxford English Dictionary, and played an important role in encouraging the development of both private and public fish farming initiatives after the Civil War. The National Fish Hatchery System was established in 1872. Very good. Item #79980
Price: $125.00