Lost treasures: $30,000 book features rare 18th-century goldfish art

Histoire Naturelle Des Dorades De La Chine (1780) contains forty-eight stunning engravings of goldfish. This was the first monograph on goldfish ever published in Europe. These images were created by French court engraver François-Nicolas Martinet.

Goldfish haven't always been the low-maintenance, fairground prizes we know today. Long before they became …