Publisher's Synopsis
This is the second volume in a series of selections of natural history prints from around the world, featuring rare plates which illustrate fish in their remarkable diversity of size, shape and colour. It includes a substantial collection of pictures from books of coloured plates of fish published between 1791 and 1910, many of them now much sought-after collectors' items. Some of the illustrations are fanciful and almost comically exotic and others are notable for their scientific accuracy and meticulous observation.;The author has written many books and articles, both scientific and popular, on natural history topics.
