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Reverend W. Houghton's British Fresh-Water Fishes, 1879,

Unusually printed from multiple wooden blocks by Benjamin Fawcett.

Reverend W. Houghton’s British Fresh-Water Fishes, 1879,

Unusually printed from multiple wooden blocks by Benjamin Fawcett.

The Reverend William Houghton was a well-known amateur naturalist of the 19th century, though aimed his book at the fisherman rather than the naturalist.

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£140

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Dimensions: 33cm (13") High, 42cm (16½") Wide, 2cm (0¾") Deep
Stock code: P01174 N
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Based on the work of Alexander Lydon and Benjamin Fawcett. Framed in natural oak.

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