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 - All books in our two  Bargain section pages are now any 3 for £5.50 (plus UK combined postage). To take advantage of this offer just send us an email with the three NAMED books of your choice listed and we will send you a reduced rate invoice for payment

Page 2 of our Under £5 Bargain book titles in no particular order

60 titles on this page but for more...Return to Page 1

BREEDING 2

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All ages

AQUARIUM FISH BREEDING

Detailed information on creating ideal conditions for fish propagation in tanks. More then 35 full-colour photos plus dozens of detailed line drawing. Descriptions of many different species, tables and charts

£3.90 plus £2.10 postage

- All books in our two  Bargain section pages are now any 3 for £5.50

 CAL 1

ISBN: 

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A

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All ages

Common Ocean Fishes of the California Coast

NEWLY ARRIVED

 £3 plus £1 postage

- All books in our two  Bargain section pages are now any 3 for £5.50

FIGHTERS

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A

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THE SIAMESE FIGHTING FISH by William White. HB TFH Publications

All you ever needed to know about these unique fishes

Our Price £4.49 post paid in the UK

- All books in our two  Bargain section pages are now any 3 for £5.50

DISCUS

ISBN: 

 0 86622 037 2

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Handbook of Discus  

by Jack Watley

Supersized hardback. 128 beautifully illustrated large pages. TFH.

Our Price £ 4.50 plus £4 postage- All books in our two  Bargain section pages are now any 3 for £5.50

TETRAS

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TETRAS  

Pet Library Series of Booklets  pp.32. well written and illustrated pages by Rosario S. La Corte

Our Price 45p plus 0.50p postage

- All books in our two  Bargain section pages are now any 3 for £5.50

  DANIOS

 

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Danios

TFH 18 page Paperback Rare. Our Price £2.99 including postage

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PIRANHAS

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Piranhas 

by Harald Schultz. TFH. 1964.

PB 32pp.Our price £1.00 plus 0.70p postage

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FISHHAUNTS

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The Haunts and Habits of Fishes . How to Catch More

by R.H.Smythe of the Royal Veterinary College. Publishers Foulsham. London. 160pp. 1964 but the information remains true today.

Our Price £4.99 plus £2 postage

- All books in our two  Bargain section pages are now any 3 for £5.50

OLDFISH1

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The Fish We Catch A very rare old paperback. Pages browning but a collector's item

£1.99 plus 0.80p postage

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CITES

 

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Checklist of fish and invertebrates listed in the CITES appendices

 

Invaluable reference text.

Our Price £3.99 plus £1 postage within the UK

- All books in our two  Bargain section pages are now any 3 for £5.50

SEACROFT

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Life in the Sea by John Croft. Hamlyn PB. 160 pp. 1969

£3.20 plus postage £1.05

- All books in our two  Bargain section pages are now any 3 for £5.50

WATERSEA

 

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The Seawater Manual. Fundamentals of Water Chemistry for Marine Aquarists. Paperback

£3.25 including postage

- All books in our two  Bargain section pages are now any 3 for £5.50

FBAS2001

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FBAS National Showfish Sizes and Technical Information.  Looseleaf slide bound volume

£2.49  Price includes postage

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FBASSYNS

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FBAS National Guide to Synonyms by Genus and Species   Looseleaf slide bound

£2.49  Price includes postage

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FBAS

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FBAS National Standards for Cultivated Fishes 1947

£3.00

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FBAS1

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FBAS Show Standards and Technical Information

1964 Edition. Looseleaf.

IMPOSSIBLY RARE DOCUMENT!

 

Our Price  £ 5.00 plus £3 postage

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FBAS DICT

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FBAS Reference Dictionary of Fishes and Plants

£3.49  Price includes postage

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CHINA

 

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B

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Rice-Fish Culture in China

Has agricultural and "green" potential as well as fish interest

IDRC 1995

CHINA

£3.50 plus £2.50 postage

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INDI 1

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Records of the Zoological Society of India.  

Scientific, common and Vernacular names of fishes of India

 by T. Venkateswarlu. ZSI Calcutta

INDI 1

£3.00 plus £ 1 postage- All books in our two  Bargain section pages are now any 3 for £5.50

 

AUSFISH

 

ISBN:  

0 7018 1560 4

 Price Group:

 A

Reading Category:

All ages

THE AUSTRALIAN FISHERMAN'S COMPANION

PP.240 By Harold Vaughan

Lansdowne Press Sydney. Leatherette Cover

Great little but comprehensive identification guide. All colour illustrated.

1985

Our Price £ 3.60 plus £1.40 UK postage

- All books in our two  Bargain section pages are now any 3 for £5.50

AUSREEF

 

ISBN:  

09589942 4 2

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All ages

AUSTRALIAN TROPICAL REEF LIFE

by Clifford and Dawn Frith. Superbly photographed paperback. 70 Photo pages

Our Price £ 3.60 plus £1.40 UK postage

- All books in our two  Bargain section pages are now any 3 for £5.50

FIELDGUIDE

 

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FIRST FIELD GUIDE TO AUSTRALIAN FISH

An amazing compact little pocketbook ideal for rapid identification of species by visitors or newcomers

One copy only

Our Price £2.75 plus £1.05p UK postage

- All books in our two  Bargain section pages are now any 3 for £5.50

 

BRITISH FRESHWATER FISHES

 

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All ages

 

The Fisherman's Library BRITISH FRESHWATER FISHES by M.E.Varley. Buckland Foundation/Fishing News Book 1967. HB.DJ 148pp. Ex Library copy with some stamped pages

£3.00 plus £2 part UK postage

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FRESHWATER FISH

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**A FIELD GUIDE IN COLOUR TO FRESHWATER FISH

pp 184 Blitz Editions Prague. Jiri Cihar. Virtually new. (Illustration is not of our stock book)

Originally £6.99 and good value at that. 400 Full colour illustrations.

Our Price £4.80 including UK Postage

- All books in our two  Bargain section pages are now any 3 for £5.50

FreshFish

ISBN:  

0 7064 1971 5

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A Colour Guide to Freshwater Fishes by Dr. Jiri Cihar.

HB. Octopus book. pp.185 Well and fully illustrated.

 

£4.99 plus £1 part postage in UK

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 CARIB 10

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1968  

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Caribbean Reef Fishes  

by John Randall

pp 320 Hardback definitive guide to the area

£4.00 plus £3.00 postage

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GUAM 1

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Guide to the Coastal Resources of Guam. The Fishes

GUAM 1

£4.00 plus £2.85 postage

- All books in our two  Bargain section pages are now any 3 for £5.50

LADYBIRD

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Ladybird book of the Seashore and Seashore Life.

by Nancy Scot Ex-library, slightly spine damaged. 1964

Younger readers educational text

Our Price £1.40 plus £1.99 postage

More Seashore and Coastal Fauna Books

- All books in our two  Bargain section pages are now any 3 for £5.50

IDENT2

 

  Fishes 

by Alwyne Wheeler in the Usborne First Nature Series.

 Really good novices guide to all types of European fresh and saltwater fishes. 

£3.95 including postage

- All books in our two  Bargain section pages are now any 3 for £5.50

Investigate

 

ISBN No:

0 7105 0971 5

PRICE GROUP:

A   

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Lets Investigate Series. Ponds and Aquariums

A great little learning book.

Our Price £1.80 plus £1.00 postage

- All books in our two  Bargain section pages are now any 3 for £5.50

CHATTOFISH

 

ISBN No:

   0 7011 2 460 1  

PRICE GROUP:

A

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Chatto Nature Guide to FISHES

pp.142 1979

A great little book, Freshwater and marine species in full colour

Our Price £3.90 including UK postage

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  AQUA 12

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Aquariums for your new Pet 

by Mary Ellen Sweeney

65 pages. Well illustrated in colour. Paperback. TFH

A good booklet for beginners

£1.80 including postage

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AQUATECH

ISBN No.
0 7153 8690 5

Price Group Band:

A

Minimum Reading Age:

15

THE AQUARIUM TECHNOLOGY HANDBOOK

by Anthony Jenno (of Tamworth Aquatics )
pp 162 HB
David and Charles .1985
Dust Cover. Covers: Fundamentals, equipment and usage

 

£4.99 including Standard UK Postage

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With 64 colour plates and monochrome 48 of which are by Ernest C. Mansell 

Observer

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A   

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The Observer's Book of SEA AND SEASHORE by L.G.Evans
 Fredrick Warne & Co Ltd - London 1975 - Seventh Reprint   253pp Hardback - with Dustjacket. Yellow cloth boards with red titles to front and spine - VGC - very minor wear to spine tips and corners. most text pages are clean but with yellowing to edges - binding still tight 

Our Price £4.90 plus £1.10 postage

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A WWF production

GEMSEA

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A  

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A Collins GEM Guide to The Seashore. 

240 pages of the smallest book we have encountered recently. Pocket sized but stuffed with data and illustrations. Beware the rather small print!

Our Price £3.50 plus £1.50 postage including postage

- All books in our two  Bargain section pages are now any 3 for £5.50

LADYBIRD

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PRICE GROUP:

A  

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Ladybird book of the Seashore and Seashore Life.by Nancy Scot Ex-library,slightly spine damaged. 1964

Younger readers educational text

Our Price £1.40 plus £1.99 postage

- All books in our two  Bargain section pages are now any 3 for £5.50

CONCSEA

ISBN No:

  1 85368 106 3 

PRICE GROUP:

A  

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The Concise Guide to Seashore life by Bob Gibbons. Superb concise little HB book.130 pages, beautifully illustrated.

Our Price £4.99 plus £2 postage

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SEASHORE

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A  

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Seashore  Large Format HB. Plus Dust Jacket. Galley Press 1977

44 pages covering insects , mammals, fish, birds and plants plus all other shoreline inhabitants

£3.90 plus £1.20 postage- All books in our two  Bargain section pages are now any 3 for £5.50

 

ELEC

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Price Group Band:

A

Minimum Reading Age:

15

Electricity  in the Aquarium

by L.Warburton.

PB

An early 50's book of historical interest

Our Price2.99p plus £1 postage

GOLDSTAND2

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GOLDFISH SOCIETY OF GREAT BRITAIN STANDARDS HANDBOOKS

No.1 Varieties and No.3 Breeding, rearing and feeding ( 1981)

GSGB

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GOLDFISH SOCIETY OF GREAT BRITAIN

Standards. Basic and Popular Varieties (Revised Edition) c. 1960 A 5 36pp.

Price £1 post paid

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