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Authors on this page include : Yarrell, Tate Regan, Travis Jenkins, Samuel. Barrie Hodgson, H. W. Fowler. A. Fraser-Brunner, J.R. Norman, F. G. Aflalo, W. T. Innes, A. F. Magi MacMahon, Munro, Bigelow, J. L. B. Smith, John T. Nichols, Breder,  Eales, Houghton, Harrison, Biden, Yonge, Kamel T. Khalaf, Mansfield, Fraser-Brunner, Haskins, Warburton, Fowler, Carson, Armistrad, Boulenger, Samuel,Wunder,

Antique and Collector's Books and Plates

All items ( barring one ) on this page are at least 50 years old and many over 100 years old

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Fishes of the Marshall and Marianas Islands

 

 

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Fishes of the Marshall and Marianas Islands, Volumes 1,2 and 3

Leonard P.; Herald, Earl S.; Lachner, Ernest, A.;

Original Papers of the Smithsonian Institute 1953.Bound paperbacks.

.Almost 1,000 pages detailing the fishes of this area in three large volumes Some volumes hand cut

Some slight wear from previous storage and age

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An Introduction to the Sea Fishes of Malaya by J.S.Scott B.Sc MALAYA

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An Introduction to the Sea Fishes of Malaya by J.S.Scott B.Sc

Fisheries Department  Ministry of Agriculture, Federation of Malaya 1959

Green Cloth bound hardback embossed with gold titling.pp.180. VGC for age and extremely comprehensive for its time. Well illustrated.

No dust cover

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The Fishes and Fisheries of the Gold Coast

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The Fishes and Fisheries of the Gold Coast

F. R. Irvine,  216 illustrations and an “Account of the Fishing Industry,” by A. P. Brown and “Classification & Keys for the Identification of the Fishes,” by the late J. R. Norman & E. Trewavas, British Museum (Natural History).The Crown Agents for the Colonies, of London,  1947 FIRST EDITION.

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FISHERMANS MANUAL

 

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FISHERMANS MANUAL - Fish and how to catch them

J.P.Moreton and W.A.Hunter

HB pp93 1950 Edition Publishers:A & C Black

£11.90 including UK postage

THE ZOOLOGICAL SOCIETY OF LONDON GUIDE TO THE GARDENS AND AQUARIUM, REGENTS PARK,

 ZOOGUIDE

 

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THE ZOOLOGICAL SOCIETY OF LONDON GUIDE TO THE GARDENS AND AQUARIUM, REGENTS PARK, 31st edition, 1934, by Sir Peter Chalmers Mitchell, with folding map and fascinating adverts of the period, used condition, covers marked and stained, first page stained

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 The Marine and Fresh Water Fishes of Ceylon CEYLON

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The Marine and Fresh Water Fishes of Ceylon
Munro, I. S. R.

Dept. of External Affairs, Canberra, 1955. No dust jacket. Cover worn. Title page is torn. Hardback, ex-library, with usual stamps and markings, in fair all round condition suitable as a reading copy.

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Sea Fishes of Southern Africa

by Professor J.l.b.Smith Published by : - Central News, South Africa,
5th Edition. 4to - over 9¾ - 12" tall.
580pp illustrated colour & b/w drawings. 4to. A comprehensive work representing a lifetime of study by the author. blue covers with gilt lettering to the spine gilt decorations to both the front cover & spine - illustrated endpages . Damage to Dust cover and top corner of spine.

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FISHES-

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FISHES-
THEIR WAYS OF LIFE


LOUIS ROULE

Published by George Routledge in 1935, this is a nice first edition of Prof. Roule's scholarly and fascinating study of marine life, translated from the French by Conrad Elphinstone.
 

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A HANDY GUIDE TO FISH CULTURE OF FISH CULTURE MADE EASY 1897 GUIDE

 

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A HANDY GUIDE TO FISH CULTURE OF FISH CULTURE MADE EASY Made especially designed for the use of amateurs.pp218 Green leatherette Binding.  Gold embossed title on spine

 BY J.J.Armistrad 1897

An EXTREMELY RARE manuscript

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The Fishes of Zanzibar

ZANZIBAR ORIGINAL 1866

 

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The Fishes of Zanzibar,

ORIGINAL EDITION 
by Albert Carl Ludwig Gotthilf Gnther, Robert Lambert Playfair

John van Voorst,, London:, 1866. Binding is Hardcover. 21 lithographed plates (6 hand-colored; 2 are loose; a dampstain to a lower blank corner of most, not affecting images; minor foxing to a few) and 10 engravings in text. 4to, pp. xiv, 153, original cloth (faded; 3 corners lightly bumped; tips of corners worn; some splitting to lower front edge & upper rear edge of spine; paper residue to margin of rear cover near spine; minor spotting to heel of spine; a short tear to ends of spine; paper on front inner hinge cracked; owner's handstamps to front flyleaf, title & a page; an inner joint partially open; a small piece missing from upper blank margin of a page; a short marginal tear to a page). Rare. Describes fishes off the east coast of Africa. Wood p. 520;

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GUIDE TO THE BRITISH FRESH-WATER FISHES' EXHIBITED IN THE DEPARTMENT OF ZOOLOGY, BRITISH MUSEUM (NATURAL HISTORY) BMNH Guide

 

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GUIDE TO THE BRITISH FRESH-WATER FISHES' EXHIBITED IN THE DEPARTMENT OF ZOOLOGY, BRITISH MUSEUM (NATURAL HISTORY)
BY C. TATE REGAN (DIRECTOR)
39 PAGES

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KEY TO THE NAMES OF BRITISH FISHES, MAMMALS, AMPHIBIANS AND REPTILES

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KEY TO THE NAMES OF BRITISH FISHES, MAMMALS, AMPHIBIANS AND REPTILES

Published: RD Macleod, 1956 - First Edition

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Wunder, Wilhelm: Handbuch der Binnenfischerei Mitteleuropas. Band II B: Physiologie der Süßwasserfische Mitteleuropas. Hrsg. v. R. Demoll u. H. N. Maier 1. Aufl. Stuttgart, E. Schweizerbart'sche Verlagsbhdlg., 1936. Mit 213 Abbildungen im Text. XI, 338 S. 4°, OBrosch.

Physiology of the Freshwater Fishes of Central Europe.Die Physiologie der Susswasserfische MitteleuropasWunder, Wilhelm: Handbuch der Binnenfischerei Mitteleuropas. Band II B: Physiologie der Süßwasserfische Mitteleuropas. Hrsg. v. R. Demoll u. H. N. Maier 1. Aufl. Stuttgart, E. Schweizerbart'sche Verlagsbhdlg., 1936. Mit 213 Abbildungen im Text. XI, 338 S. 4°, OBrosch.

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Die Physiologie der Susswasserfische Mitteleuropas

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Physiology of the Freshwater Fishes of Central Europe.

by Wilhelm Wunder. Translated by Bund for Stamford University/Published by California Fish and Game.

A 1941 typed official translation of the original  published 1936 German document. Our price £51 plus £4.60 postage

THE AMATEUR AQUARIST

AMATEUR AQUARIST 1894

 

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THE AMATEUR AQUARIST 

by Mark Samuel, Aquarist to Columbia College, New York . 1894

116 pages. Bound.In reasonable condition and very well illustrated

How to maintain and Equip a self-sustaining aquarium

£23.90 post paid in the UK

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HODGSON

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FRESHWATER FISHES OF THE BRITISH ISLES  by N. Barrie Hodgson. Crowther 1947  HB 60 pp.  Good condition for its age. (also listed on European Freshwater Fishes page )

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FISHES OF THE WESTERN NORTH ATLANTIC - PART ONE TO SIX

FWNA1 to 5

 

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FISHES OF THE WESTERN NORTH ATLANTIC - PART ONE TO SIX

Bigelow, H. B., et al.
Sears Foundation for Marine Research. 1948-73, 1948. 5 parts with b/w. illustrations throughout. Original cloth bds. Vol.1 lacking dw, Vol.2 dw. torn with considerable loss. The remaining dw’s have minor wear, o/w. a vg. set Price:

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THE FISHES OF NEW GUINEA

NEW GUINEA

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THE FISHES OF NEW GUINEA by Ian S Munro 

A VERY RARE TITLE

Dept Agriculture, Stock and Fisheries Port Moresby New Guinea 1967. First edition. Illustrated boards, colour & b & w plates, line illustrations, 650pp + plates. F/o inscription o/w very good. Jacket - edgeworn, lightly stained spine inside.

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Representative North American Freshwater Fishes  

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Representative North American Freshwater Fishes by John T Nichols, American Museum of Natural History. An unusual pocket-sized and superbly illustrated cloth cover book . A paperback in its own cardboard custom sleeve. Extremely rare title. McMillan 1943.

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Goldfish Varieties and Tropical Aquarium Fishes  Goldfish Varieties and Tropical Aquarium Fishes   

INNESOLD

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Goldfish Varieties and Tropical Aquarium Fishes   

by W. T. Innes

The 1921 Edition

The Original "The Aquarists Bible" and is still hard to beat for pure historical information

 £14.00 UK post paid

Goldfish Varieties and Tropical Aquarium Fishes 

A handbook to the marine aquaria HORNIMAN      

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A handbook to the marine aquaria

3rd Edition 1921

From the Horniman Museum and Library in South London

pp 68 Two plates. Preface by the Curator, H.S.Harrison

An irreplaceable text

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Fishes of the Tsitsikama Coastal National Park (SOUTHERN AFRICA 

TSITSIKAMA SMITH

 

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Fishes of the Tsitsikama Coastal National Park (SOUTHERN AFRICA 

by the late professor J.L.B.Smith and Margaret Smith, of Coelacanth fame

A VERY RARE BOOK beautifully colour illustrated by the authors

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SEA ANGLING FISHES OF THE CAPE

CAPE FISHES

 

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SEA ANGLING FISHES OF THE CAPE

A very rare publication. Juta South Africa. pp 302 HB C.Leo Biden

3rd Edition 1954

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FIELD BOOK OF MARINE FISHES OF THE ATLANTIC COAST by Charles M.Breder Jr.

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FIELD BOOK OF MARINE FISHES OF THE ATLANTIC COAST by Charles M.Breder Jr.

The first comprehensive pocket book on marine fishes of this area. This is the 1948 revised edition of the 1929 original text by a very famous ichthyologist and naturalist. A rare title.

Original Dust jacket is a little scruffy but the book is in  superb condition. Excepting an inscription on the flyleaf dated 1959

£10.99 plus recorded postage (£3 in UK )

EXTREMELY RARE DOCUMENT

Our copy is slightly damaged on the front cover but still basically intact and readable

The Marine And Fresh Water Fishes Of Iraq Iraqifish

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The Marine And Fresh Water Fishes Of Iraq  

by Kamel T. Khalaf, Professor Of Zoology, College Of Education, University Of Baghdad-Published by a Grant from the University Of Baghdad--July, 1961, Ar-Rabitta Press, Baghdad--Softcover--164 Pages Including Index--Softcover--Inside is Clean and Binding is Tight--Cover is Stained and Taped--Handwritten Title on Spine--Some Separation of Cover from Binding which Could Easily be Reglued £48.99

SMALL FRY AND HOW TO CATCH THEM. Bait fish SMALLFRY

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SMALL FRY AND HOW TO CATCH THEM. Bait fish 

Minnows, Tiddlers and more How To Catch Them .  Small Fry and Bait Fishes by Kenneth Mansfield First Edition 1958

A SUPERB Old little book minus dust cover . A mine of current information

£7.90 including UK postage  SMALL FRY AND HOW TO CATCH THEM. Bait fish

BRITISH MARINE LIFE   YONGE

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BRITAIN IN PICTURES SERIES. BRITISH MARINE LIFE  

BY C M YONGE. 

1944 FIRST EDITION PICTORIAL PAPER COVERED BOARDS 48 PP WITH 8 SUPERB HAND CRAFTED COLOURPLATES 

£8.90 plus £1.50 UK postage

  There are many, many photographs and SUPER colour plates in this book. . It measures about 6" X 9". It is in excellent shape, the corners show wear, as does the dust jacket. 

Records of Changes in Color Among Fishes COLOR

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Records of Changes in Color Among Fishes.  

by Charles Haskins Townsend--Director, New York Aquarium. 1930 A VERY RARE old book in good condition 

Our Price £19 plus £4.90 postage   This is a fantastic book that was published in 1930 by the New York Zoological Society. The beginning states, in part: "Most of the tropical fishes on exhibition in the New York Aquarium have the capacity of making instantaneous changes in colour according to their moods or to artificial excitements. The men who feed and care for these fishes become acquainted with their different phases of coloration and detect them readily while the casual visitor passes by unaware that the black and the white and the showily coloured specimens in a certain tank are all of the same species and may all look alike a quarter of an hour later".

 

A Home Aquarium on a Small Income RARITY1

 

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A Home Aquarium on a Small Income

by A. Fraser-Brunner (Curator: London Zoo Aquarium). Early 1950's (Undated) by Hutchinson's of London. Early Paperback. Originally.Priced 2/6d!

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British Freshwater Fishes   HOUGHTON

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British Freshwater Fishes  

by Rev. Houghton. HB An authentic reproduction of the two-volume 1879 text in one modern volume. Superb engravings. Peerage Books 1981. 260 4to pages

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Electricity  in the Aquarium ELEC

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Electricity  in the Aquarium

by L.Warburton.

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An early 50's book of historical interest

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National Geographic 1940 Edition FISHES NATGEO1940

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National Geographic 1940 Edition FISHES

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Fishes of the Red Sea and Southern Arabia.  FOWLER

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Fishes of the Red Sea and Southern Arabia.   

by H. W. Fowler. Volume 1. VERY RARE BOOK  Weizemann 1956 240 pages

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Exotic Aquarium Fishes INNES47

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Exotic Aquarium Fishes  

by W. T. Innes

The 1946/7 Edition

Cover stained but pages intact with a little browning at the edges. This was for many years "The Aquarists Bible" and is still hard to beat for pure information  £40.00 post paid

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FISHLORE FISHLORE 

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FISHLORE 
BY A.F. MAGRI MacMAHON 
ILLUSTRATED 
Date - First Penguin edition 1946 
Published in the UK A Pelican Book 
A very clean and bright book 
The original publishers covers and spine are complete 
Showing some light shelf rubbing and minor nicks to edges 
No repairs or restoration 
Inner hinges & binding tight 
No previous owners name , 
No library marks 
208 + pages  £5.20 including postage
The Sea Around Us CARSON

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The Sea Around Us  

by Rachel Carson 238 pages. 1952. Staples Press London. Good for age but dust cover a little worse for wear

A Classic.

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Fishes of Britain's Rivers and Lakes.    RARE 2

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Fishes of Britain's Rivers and Lakes. 

A Classic original publication by J. R. Norman of the BMNH. 1943

VERY RARE and fair condition for its age and the poor paper quality

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Fishes of the World HASS

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Fishes of the World  

by Hans Hass

HB. Methuen. 1965. pp160 Superb text and illustrations (though the dust cover has seen better days. Translation by Dr. Gwynne Vevers of the Zoological Society of London

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The Fish We Catch OLDFISH1

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The Fish We Catch  

A very rare old paperback. Pages browning but a collector's item

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Going Fishing. by Negley Farson, illustrated by C.F.Tunnicliffe . GoingFishing

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Going Fishing. by Negley Farson, illustrated by C.F.Tunnicliffe . Country Life. 1949.HB Cloth cover.  pp145 General reminiscences of a world travelling fisherman describing a world that no longer exists and techniques that have long been forgotten

Foxing on pre-intro and last blank pages. Text good.

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The Ceratioid Fishes. The Ceratioid Fishes.

CERATIOIDS

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The Ceratioid Fishes.

A VERY RARE bound manuscript of the Ceratioid fishes by
E Bertelsen Published by
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1951 Copenhagen, Bianco Luno, 1951, 4to, pp 281, ½ blue calf over decorative paper covered boards, corners and spine heavily rubbed resulting in small sections of loss, 3in split to spine, author’s signature and inscription to front blank leaf, 141 figures in the text and one black and white plate. Reprinted from Dana-Report No. 39,

The Ceratioid Fishes.

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The Aquarium - Philip Henry Gosse

The Aquarium - Philip Henry Gosse

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