The Salmon [Deluxe Edition. One of Just a Handful of Copies Issued for Private Presentation. Inscribed by the Book’s Editor].

Ottawa. Environment Canada. Fisheries and Marine Service. 1974. Deluxe Edition. Folio (12 1/2 x 9). 79 pp. This book of The Salmon is one of a few copies prepared and presented by Environment Canada in appreciation and gratitude to the folks who created, designed, and then produced the visually attractive Salmon Portfolios presented to the Heads of State and other government worthies representing 150 countries at the Third United Nations The Law of the Sea Conference convened in Caracas, Venezuela, in June 1974. It is briefly inscribed and signed by L. H. Legault (the book’s editor] on the front fly leaf. The portfolios, hand crafted in oak and cloth, held the same Haig-Brown book, The Salmon, along with several large color prints of salmon; the portfolios were formally presented to foreign government officials a month ahead of the conference in a concerted public relations campaign to influence governments to support Canada’s position of enacting a 200 mile coastal limitation on high seas fisheries - Canada’s Pacific and Atlantic salmon stocks were decimated by long-line and net fishing, primarily by ships flagged from Japan and Denmark. "States in whose rivers salmon spawn have primary rights to the salmon" was a guiding principle for the Canadian delegates./////////// Roderick Haig-Brown's text is a passionate plea to save and restore the salmon stocks. The book has a series of color plates showing both Atlantic and Pacific salmon, highlighting their importance and vitality to Canada, especially for native cultures who for centuries have depended on returning spawning salmon for their existence. Colored maps and diagrams show the routes salmon travel during their time at sea. About this book: The binding was crafted by Pierre Poussier, a master book binder whose work has won numerous awards and who was an instructor at Ecole; he was also the premier binder at the Montreal firm of Vianney Belanger. Belanger was commissioned by the Canadian government in early 1974 to complete the binding of the deluxe copies bound in morocco spine and marbled paper over boards for the 150 deluxe salmon portfolios as well as this special separate edition bound in morocco spine and marbled boards, issued in a very small number. The binding is signed by Vianney Belanger. The text was printed on mould-made paper; color plates printed on glossy white stock. The book is bound in brown morocco spine with four raised hubs, blind rules, and gilt titles; marbled boards with double gilt rules. Matching marbled end papers. A beautiful book. Fine..