N.a., PROCEEDINGS OF THE FOURTH INTERNATIONAL FISHERY CONGRESS: ORGANIZATION AND SESSIONAL BUSINESS, PAPERS AND DISCUSSIONS, Washington: Government Printing Office, 1910. Green cloth hardcovers, 2vol. set complete, 4to (10.5x7.5”), very good/na., v.1, 1-695pp; v.2, 696-1411.  

All exterior edges of cloth binding gently rubbed, more severe at head and tail of spine, overall light scratching and wear to spines and boards vol. 2 has a thin vertical crease to the center of the spine, else fine. Profusely illustrated with hundreds of plates, cuts, illustrations, maps etc., 10 of the plates in the “Japanese” chapter are in color. This 1908 conference laid the groundwork for modern day fisheries management. This set is exceptionally heavy (16lbs) and thus will require the aforementioned additional shipping.  From the estate of the renown Naturalist and Marine Biologist Roy W. Miner and signed by him on the title page of vol.1. A very distinctive and massive duo, and a virtual treasure trove of fishery information from the United States - and indeed the world, of the early 20th century.