Abstract
HISTORIANS of the oyster revel in ambitious titles. “The Oyster: Where, How, and When to Find, Breed, Cook, and Eat it” suggested a somewhat extensive field for the tiny octavo which Cruikshank illustrated, but yet greater anticipations are raised by the title of Mr. Philpots's contribution to the subject.
Oysters and all about them.
Being a Complete History of the Titular Subject, exhaustive on all points of necessary and curious information from the Earliest Writers to those of the Present Time, with numerous Additions, Facts, and Notes. By John R. Philpots. (London and Leicester: Richardson and Co., 1891.)
The Oyster: a Popular Summary of a Scientific Study.
By Prof. W. K. Brooks, of the Johns Hopkins University. (Baltimore: Johns Hopkins Press. London Agents: Messrs. Wesley, 1891.)
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Oysters and all about them The Oyster: a Popular Summary of a Scientific Study. Nature 44, 490–491 (1891). https://doi.org/10.1038/044490a0
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