Adamson, W.A. Lake and Loch Fishing. For Salmon & Sea Trout.
1st. Ed. Pub. A & C Black. 1961 pp. 174 with several illus. VG. in same dw.
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Axelrod, Dr. H. African Cichlids of Lakes Malawi and Tanganyika.
3rd. Ed. T.F.H. 1975 pp.288 with colour photographs throughout. A vg. copy in spine-faded illus. boards.
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Bianchini, F. et al. Acquario. Piante, pesci marini e d’acqua dolce, rettili e anfibi, invertibrati.
Pub. Arnoldo Mondadori. 1980 pp. 295 plus glossario and indice. VG. in vg. dw.
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Davis, H.S. Culture and Diseases of Game Fishes.
Pub. California. 1970 pp.x, 332 with figs. Tape marks to f.e.p. o/w. a vg. copy in same dw.
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Dawes, J. Livebearing Fishes. A Guide to their Aquarium Care, Biology and Classification.
1st. Ed. Pub. Blandford. 1991 pp. 240 with illus. A vg. copy in dw.
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Dawes, J. Livebearing Fishes. A Guide to their Aquarium Care, Biology and Classification.
Pub. Blandford. 1991 pp.240 with colour photographs and other figs. A vg. copy in same dw.
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Gosse, P.H. The Aquarium: An Unveiling of the Wonders of the Deep Sea.
2nd. Rev. Enl. Ed. Pub. John van Voorst. 1856 pp.xv, 304 with 6 b/w. linigraph plates, colour plates removed. 8vo. Hardback. Ex-lib. Occasional old stain to top margin of several leaves. Some professional repairs to margins of a few leaves, o/w., contents fine. Library brown cloth boards in thor. vg. condition.
Preferred second edition. Philip Henry Gosse, the English naturalist and pioneer in the study of marine biology, coined the word “aquarium”, installed the first public aquarium at the London Zoo in 1853, and was largely responsible for the Victorian craze for aquariums.
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Graham, Michael. The Fish Gate.
1st. Ed. Pub. Faber & Faber. 1943 pp.196 with b/w. photos. and illus. 8vo. Hardback. Signature (dated 1943) to verso of ffep. Nr. fine hardback in thor. vg. dw.
A fascinating account of the state of the fishing industry, the reasons for its decline in the years before the Second World War, and the opportunities for turning the industry around after the War.
£35.00 [ref: 67695]

Houghton, Rev. W. British Fresh-Water Fishes.
Pub. Peerage Books. 1984 pp.256 with col. & b/w illus. 4to. A thor. vg. hdbk. in vg. dw.
This is a one volume edition of Houghton’s Survey of the Fresh-water Fishes of Britain, first published in 1879.
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Houghton, Rev. W. British Fresh-Water Fishes.
2nd. Ed. Pub. A. Brown & Sons. 1895 pp.xxviii, 231 with 24 b/w. engraved plates and chapter headpieces. Large 8vo. Hardback. Ex. academic lib. Contents fine, with neat stamp to verso of plates. Original green cloth boards thor. vg.
Detailed, charmingly written and wonderfully illustrated.
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