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Risso, Antoine (1777-1845): " Ichthyologie de Nice." Paris, 1810. 
Risso was an apothecary at Nice on the Mediterranean shores of 
France. His valuable work was afterwards enlarged into "Histoire 
Naturelle . . . de rEuropeMeridionale," Paris and Strasburg, 1826. 
Rondelet, Gulielmus (1507-1566): "Libri de Piscibus Marinis." Lug- 
duni [Gallorum] (i.e. Lyons), 1554. A great work by one of the 
fathers of ichthyology, it was written in Latin and later translated 
into his native French, and still later served as a basis for many 
works by other authors. This work is one of the chief prizes of the 
Blackford Collection. 
Schomburgk, (Sir) Robert Hermann (1804-1865) : "The Natural History 
of the Fishes of [British] Guiana." 2 volumes, Edinburgh, 1841- 
1843. The first outstanding work on the interesting fishes of this 
country, illustrated with colored figures, it is the foundation on 
which all later researches have been based. 
Seely, Harry Govier (1839-1909) : "The Fresh Water Fishes of Europe." 
London, 1886. This work is one of the most useful synopses yet 
published of the inland fishes of Europe. 
Walton, Izaak (1593-1683): "The Complete Angler." 1880. A reprint 
of the most famous book on fishing by the "Father of Anghng," the 
editio princeps of which appeared at London in 1653. 
Westwood, Thomas, & Satchell, Thomas: "Bibhotheca Piscatoria." 
London, 1883. Until the publication by the American Museum of 
Natural History in 1916-1923 of the "Bibliography of Fishes" 
by Bashford Dean, Charles Rochester Eastman and the writer, this 
was the completest bibliography of angling literature in existence. 
And even to-day it must be consulted by all students of the literature 
of fishing. 
Whymper, Frederick : "The Fisheries of the World." London and New 
York, 1884. This work is an illustrated descriptive volume of the 
great International Fisheries Exhibition at London, 1883. 
Willoughby, Francis (1635-1672): "Historia Piscium Libri Quatuor." 
Oxonii [Oxford], 1686. This tome is in part the work of Willoughby 
but it was completed and edited by his friend and tutor, John Ray. 
It was dedicated to the famous Samuel Pepys, and published partly 
