Faversham Oyster Fishery Through Eleven Centuries

Description:

The volume is the result of years of research and provides for the first time a detailed history of oyster fishing through the vicissitudes of one company from the medieval period to the present day. The many disputes the company had with neighbouring fisheries, as well as information from other authorities, show us not only the development of the industry in Faversham, but also offer us a window into the problems that beset many other oyster grounds during the period. Over-fishing, pollution and the rigid, antiquated structure of the fishery led eventually to a long, slow decline at Faversham.

Faversham Hundred Records No. 4.

Condition

Vg in d/w. No. 236 of a limited edition of 425 numbered and signed copies.