Animate creation : popular edition of "Our living world" : a natural history (1898)
Wood, J. G. (John George), 1827-1889, Holder, Joseph B. (Joseph Bassett), 1824-1888, Prang, Louis, 1824-1909, lithographer, Brehm, Alfred Edmund, 1829-1884, Wood, J. G. (John George), 1827-1889. Illustrated natural history, National Zoological Park (U.S.), former owner. DSI · New York : Selmar Hess · leaf 370
the fish was formerly in much repute as a delicacy ; so that either the fish seems to have deteriorated, or the present generation to have become more fastidious. Spring and autumn furnish the best Bream, and the flesh can be dried something like that of the cod-fish. The color of the Bream is… … THe Roacn is a fish especially dear to scientific anglers, on account of its capricious habits, and the delicate skill required to form a successful Roach-fisher. An angler accomplished in this art will catch Roach where no one without special experi- ence would have a chance of a bite, and will…
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