Houghton, William. British Fresh-Water Fishes. Two volumes. XXVI, 92 p.; With 2 stung and coloured frontispieces and 39 (of 64) coloured wood engraved boards and numerous wood engravings. 1 Bl., page 93-204. 36,5 x 26 cm. OLine ( rubbed and infested, capitals with small flaws and backs slightly patchy) with back and DTitle with gold embossed blinds and three-sided gold cutting. London, Mackenzie, (1897). Nissen, Fischb. 78 and (ZBI) 2009. Dean I, 605. – First edition. "The works of William Houghton were able to testify to the high rank of his skill with their woodcuts, based on pictures by his main collaborator Frank Lydon. But his method could only produce such outstanding achievements in his own hands" (Nissen, p. 33). In addition to the magnificent fish representations, it also contains beautiful vignettes with British river landscapes. – Internal joints indiscernibly restored and partly open, partly with indisputably deposited cracks, sticky stained as well as browned paper.