THE OBSERVER'S BOOK OF FRESHWATER FISHES OF THE BRITISH ISLES
Written by A. Laurence Wells.
Stock no. 1331459
Published by Frederick Warne & Co Ltd.. 1941. Very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.

Observer's book No. 6. Describing 82 species with 76 illustrations, 64 of which are in full colour. Pale green cloth with dark blue titles. 4th issue. Spine slightly bumped. Some slight fading at cover edges. Endpapers lightly fingered. Dustwrapper is edge worn and very slightly grubby.

THE OBSERVER'S BOOK OF FRESHWATER FISHES
Written by T.B. Bagenal.
Stock no. 1331228
Published by Frederick Warne & Co Ltd.. 1971. Very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.

Observers series No. 6. Revised Edition. Describing 50 species with 32 colour plates. Light green boards with dark titles. ISBN: 0723200890. Spine slightly bumped. Name in ink to front free-endpaper. Light page browning else contents clean. Dustwrapper is slightly edge rubbed and is price-cut by publisher (with 'new' price sticker above).

SMITH'S SEA FISHES
Written by J.L.B. Smith; Margaret M. Smith; Phillip C. Heemstra.
Stock no. 1331192
Published by Southern Book Publishers. 1991. Very good condition in a almost very good dustwrapper.

Large (and very heavy) format. Blue cloth boards with gilt title to spine. Colour & b/w illustrations. 2150 species described. 1047 pages (including index). A comprehensive volume. ISBN: 1868120325. Second impression of this edition. Spine and corners bumped and rubbed, heavy bumping to top front corner. Foxing and some page browning else contents clean. Dustwrapper is foxed on verso and is edge worn with small tears, rear panel is slightly grubby.

SEA LICE BIOLOGY AND CONTROL
Written by Jim Treasurer; Ian Bricknell; James Bron.
Stock no. 1831277
Published by 5M Books Ltd.. 1st 2022. Very good condition.

Sea lice are one of the most important and costly health issues for Atlantic Salmon aquaculture and for culture of many other marine fish species. The book provides an authoritative overview of sea lice and their interactions and gives a clear illustration of the application of the principles of integrated pest management in an aquaculture context. This book is suitable for aquaculture industry professionals and researchers. Edited by Jim Treasurer, Ian Bricknell and James Bron. Pictorial glazed boards. Colour charts and a few photos. 591 pages including index. ISBN: 9781789181913. Heavy bump to lower front corner of boards gives rise to light creasing of lower half of contents in the lower corner. Small nick to front spine edge. A few very minor marks to text block. Contents are clean. A decent copy.

BIOLOGY OF THE THREE-SPINED STICKLEBACK
Written by Sara Ostlund-Nilsson; Ian Mayer; Felicity Anne Huntingford; et al.
Stock no. 1831239
Published by CRC Press. 1st 2007. Slightly better than very good condition.

Highlighting the growing importance of the sticklebacks as a model species in emerging fields such as molecular genetics, genomics, and environmental toxicology, this book examines data from researchers who use studies of the stickleback to address a wide range of biological issues. Edited by Ostlund-Nilsson, Mayer, and Huntingford. Pictorial glazed boards. B/w charts. 392 pages including index. ISBN: 9780849332197. Top & tail of spine lightly bumped. Minor mark to vertical edge of text block. Hinge next to title page pulled but binding is tight. Contents clean. A lovely copy.

SHARK: IN PERIL IN THE SEA
Written by David Owen.
Stock no. 1330981
Published by Edward Everett Root Publishers Co. Ltd.. 1st thus 2024. Nearly fine condition.

Second Revised Edition (first published 2009). Everything necessary to know about these sophisticated guardians of our oceans. B/w drawings and some colour photos. 334 pages. ISBN: 9781915115249. Slight fading to spine.

THE FISHES OF GREAT BRITAIN AND IRELAND (2 VOLUMES)
Written by Francis Day.
Stock no. 1209020
Published by Williams and Norgate. 1st 1880. Very good condition.

Rebound with speckled calf leather spine, green title band and gilt title. Brown cloth boards. Year below publisher on title page is '1880-1884'. 180 b/w plates (including plate 172A). A few b/w illustrations to text. A heavy set. Boards are a little scuffed, rear board of volume 2 is marked. Spines are very good, a few scuffs but overall clean. Text blocks are browned and little grubby. New endpapers given during rebind. Plate 52 in Volume I has a small closed tear at top gutter edge. Page 1 of Volume II has slight margin loss at top edge - does not affect text. All plates are pres3ent. Some plates have a few foxspots or age-related marks. A very nice set.

THE WILD TROUT
Written by Malcolm Greenhalgh. Illustrated by Rod Sutterby; Simon Farrell.
Stock no. 1329531
Published by George Philip. 1st 1989. Very good condition in a good dustwrapper.

Artist Sutterby and biologist Greenhalgh combine forces to celebrate the beauty of the wild trout and make an urgent call for conservation measures. With more than 40 colour paintings, drawings and sketches of individual fish, together with colour photos. Large oblong format. Blue cloth, silver title to spine. ISBN: 0540011991. Spine and corners slightly bumped. Name and date in ink to front pastedown (covered by dustwrapper flap). Dustwrapper is slightly marked and edge worn, large tear to rear panel.

PRINCESS FINNY
Written by Grace Couch. Illustrated by Grace Couch.
Stock no. 1328827
Circa 1945. Very good condition.

A "Spikey" Book. Small oblong format. Orange cloth spine. Colour pictorial boards. Colour illustrations throughout. Corners slightly worn. Cover edges slightly rubbed. Covers slightly grubby. Neat inscription ink to front pastedown. A couple of light grubby marks to one of the last pages, light crease to one page corner tip and some light foxing to textblock.

THE FAUNA OF SHROPSHIRE
Written by H. Edward Forrest.
Stock no. 1828991
Published by L. Wilding. 1st 1899. Very good condition.

Being an account of all the mammals, birds, reptiles and fishes found in the county of Salop. Photographic plates and portraits. Green cloth, gilt titles. 248 and vi pages. Spine lightly browned, boards have a few minor marks, corners are rubbed. Text block and endpapers browned. Name & address in ink to front pastedown. A few minor marks to contents but generally clean.

THE NATURE OF BARBEL
Written by Nick Giles; Chris Yates.
Stock no. 1827820
Published by Perca Press. 1st 2002. Slightly better than very good condition.

Cardwraps. Foreword by Chris Yates. Colour photos and some b/w illustrations. 176 pages. Helping us to more clearly appreciate and understand the fish. ISBN: 0954323904. Minor creasing to top front corner. Text block slightly grubby. Name in ink to verso of front cover. Else contents clean.

WATERY WHIRLIGIG OR MOXI IN A MIX UP
Written by Joan Cooper. Illustrated by Elizabeth Campbell.
Stock no. 1326275
Published by Methuen & Co. Ltd.. 1st 1947. Very good condition in a good dustwrapper.

Moxi Mackerel is a fish of imagination and courage... Pale blue boards, dark blue tittles and vignettes. Colour and b/w illustrations. Spine and corners slightly bumped. Some fading and some browning to cover edges. Endpapers are partly browned. Slight tobacco smell to contents which are otherwise clean. Price-cut wrapper is edge worn and grubby with slight loss.