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MALAYA
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An Introduction to the Sea Fishes of
Malaya by J.S.Scott B.Sc
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1959
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The Fishes and Fisheries of the Gold Coast
F. R. Irvine, 216 illustrations and an
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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 - Fish and how to catch
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J.P.Moreton and W.A.Hunter
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ZOOGUIDE
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THE ZOOLOGICAL SOCIETY OF LONDON GUIDE TO
THE GARDENS AND AQUARIUM, REGENTS PARK, 31st edition, 1934, by Sir Peter
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The Marine and Fresh Water Fishes
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Munro, I. S. R.
Dept. of External
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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
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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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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
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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
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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
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
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.
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1936 German document. Our price £51 plus £4.60 postage
AMATEUR AQUARIST 1894
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AMATEUR AQUARIST
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How
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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
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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.
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FISHES OF NEW GUINEA by Ian S Munro
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Dept Agriculture, Stock and Fisheries Port Moresby New Guinea 1967.
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INNESOLD
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Goldfish Varieties and
Tropical Aquarium Fishes
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W. T. Innes
The 1921 Edition
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HORNIMAN
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A
handbook to the marine aquaria
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From the Horniman Museum and
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pp 68 Two plates. Preface by
the Curator, H.S.Harrison
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TSITSIKAMA SMITH
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Fishes
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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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CAPE FISHES
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SEA
ANGLING FISHES OF THE CAPE
A very rare publication. Juta South
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3rd Edition 1954
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BOOK OF MARINE FISHES OF THE ATLANTIC COAST by Charles M.Breder Jr.
The first comprehensive pocket
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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
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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
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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
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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
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the tropical fishes on exhibition in the New York Aquarium have the capacity of making instantaneous changes in
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coloured specimens in a certain tank are all of the same species and may all look alike a quarter of an hour later".
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A Home Aquarium on a Small Income
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HOUGHTON
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British Freshwater
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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
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National Geographic 1940
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Fishes of the Red Sea
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by H. W. Fowler. Volume 1.
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INNES47
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Exotic Aquarium Fishes
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W. T. Innes
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FISHLORE
BY A.F. MAGRI MacMAHON
ILLUSTRATED
Date - First Penguin edition 1946
Published in the UK A Pelican Book
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Showing some light shelf rubbing and minor nicks to edges
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CARSON
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The Sea Around Us
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Rachel Carson 238 pages. 1952. Staples Press London. Good for age but
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Fishes of Britain's
Rivers and Lakes.
A Classic original publication by J. R. Norman of the BMNH.
1943
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HASS
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Fishes of the World
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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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OLDFISH1
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The Fish We Catch
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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
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CERATIOIDS
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The Ceratioid Fishes.
A VERY RARE bound manuscript of the
Ceratioid fishes by
E Bertelsen Published by
Bianco Luno, Copenhagen
1951 Copenhagen, Bianco Luno, 1951, 4to, pp 281, ½ blue calf over
decorative paper covered boards, corners and spine heavily rubbed
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signature and inscription to front blank leaf, 141 figures in the text and
one black and white plate. Reprinted from Dana-Report No. 39,
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