A description of the river Thames &c
Subtitle: with the city of London's jurisdiction and conservacy thereof proved, both in point of right and usage, by prescription, charters, acts of Parliament, decrees ... To which is added, A brief description of those fish, with their seasons, spawning-times, &c, that are caught in the Thames, or sold in London ... To which are added rules, orders, and ordinances ... for the more effectual preservation and improvement of the spawn and fry of fish, and for the better regulating the fishery thereof
Publisher: Printed for T. Longman
Published: 1758
Place of publication: London
Language: eng; swe
Number of pages: 296
Subjects: Fishes
Notes: Editor's dedication signed: Robert Binnell.

With a list of contents and a leaf of errata.

The catchword on the verso of the contents leaf is "errata".

First published in 1746 as 'An essay to prove that the jurisdiction and conservacy of the River of Thames, &c. is committed to the Lord Mayor, .. ' - In this state, p.[xvi] is unnumbered. The leaves containing pp.xv-[xvi], 91-92 and 201-202 are cancels.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ESTC N56800