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QUANTITATIVE ECOLOGY AND THE BROWN TROUT
Written by J.M. Elliott.
Stock no. 1826715
Published by Oxford University Press. 1st 1994. Slightly better than very good condition.

Oxford Series in Ecology and Evolution. A synthesis of quantitative information on the ecology of the brown trout, including sea-trout, and comparisons with closely related species such as Atlantic salmon, Pacific salmon, and rainbow trout. Cardwraps. ISBN: 0198540906. Light browning to covers. Light rubbing to corners. Contents clean.

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THE ATLANTIC SALMON ATLAS
Written by Roy Arris; Malcolm Greenhalgh.
Stock no. 1825328
Published by Silver Run Publishing. 1st 2003. Nearly fine condition in a very good dustwrapper.

Listing 327 salmon rivers and waters, stretching from Canada to the Kola peninsula, where reliable angling may be found. Large format. Blue cloth boards, gilt title to spine. Colour photos. ISBN: 9979956402. A lovely copy. Pictorial dustwrapper is faded to spine and rubbed at top of spine.

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A CELEBRATION OF SALMON RIVERS
Written by John B. Ashton; Adrian Latimer.
Stock no. 1824828
Published by Merlin Unwin Books. 1st 2007. Slightly better than very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.

This book is devoted to the Atlantic salmon, Salmo salar, and the magnificent rivers they inhabit. Large format. Light beige cloth boards, navy title to spine, simple embossed vignette to front board Pictorial endpapers. Colour photos. ISBN: 9781873674277. Light scuff to lower edge of front board. Gift inscription in ink to verso of front endpaper. Contents otherwise clean. Pictorial dustwrapper is a little grubby.

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A CELEBRATION OF SALMON RIVERS
Written by John B. Ashton; Adrian Latimer.
Stock no. 1824658
Published by Merlin Unwin Books. 1st 2007. Very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.

This book is devoted to the Atlantic salmon, Salmo salar, and the magnificent rivers they inhabit. Large format. Light beige cloth boards, navy title to spine, simple embossed vignette to front board Pictorial endpapers. Colour photos. ISBN: 9781873674277. Corners bumped. Boards clean. Some minor imprinting of facing page on contents page else contents fine. Pictorial dustwrapper is lightly edge-creased, slightly grubby, and has previous bookseller's label to rear panel.

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MANUAL OF SALMONID FARMING
Written by Stephen Willoughby.
Stock no. 2139607
Published by Fishing News (Books) Ltd.; Blackwell Science. 1st 1999. Very good condition.

Glazed pictorial boards. Colour and b/w photos. B/w diagrams. This practical text is designed as a benchmark reference to the many technical aspects of salmon and trout farming, the varied issues of growth and development, operational and administrative concerns, environmental requirements and consequences, nutrition and feeding, disease prevention and control, harvesting and fish quality, genetics and breeding technology, and marketing. ISBN: 0852382456. Bumping and wear to spine, corners and cover edges. A few marks to covers. Light page edge browning, with a few foxspots to outer page edges.

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THE ANGLER'S COMPLETE GUIDE AND COMPANION
Written by G. Little.
Stock no. 2130569
Published by G. Little. Good condition.

Green cloth with gilt titles; black, silver and gilt decorations. Pictures of flies internally have been hand coloured. Other b/w illustrations. 2" split to top of spine at rear edge; with fraying to cloth. Bumping and wear, with some chipping to cloth at edges. Front endpaper is nearly detached; rear endpaper IS detached, but loosely inserted. A few marks to margins. A reading copy. 12 coloured plates are present and correct.

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A HISTORY OF THE SALMON AND TROUT ASSOCIATION 1903 - 2003
Written by Penelope Turing; Christopher Poupard.
Stock no. 2130324
Published by The Salmon And Trout Association. 2003. Slightly better than very good condition.

Dark blue cloth with gilt titles; blind decoration to front cover. Limited edition to 175 cloth copies. B/w photos. This is the Binders File Copy - so NOT numbered. A few light marks to covers.

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THE FISHERMAN'S COMPANION
Written by John Buckland.
Stock no. 1816675
Published by Bounty Books. 1st thus 2005. Fine condition in a fine dustwrapper.

Oblong format. A beautiful book that will delight any fisherman, whether sitting in comfort at home, or waiting by his favourite pool. Using a wealth of illustrations from original sources, it evokes the timeless pleasures of fishing, reminding us that for centuries this has been one of man's favourite sports. Glazed pictorial boards. Brown marbled endpapers, text block & margins. Colour and brown & white illustrations. ISBN: 9780753708422.

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SALMON FISHING
Written by Frederick Hill.
Stock no. 1812737
Published by Chapman & Hall. 1st 1948. Very good condition in a almost very good dustwrapper.

The Greased Line on Dee, Don and Earn. Grey cloth, Title on spine. 98 pages including index. Number of b/w diagrams throughout. B/w photograph of author. 7.5 x 5 inches. Light fading to top of spine, couple of minor water marks to boards. Names in ink to front endpapers. Endpapers are browned. Contents clean. Dustwrapper is edge-chipped with a little loss.

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THE SALMON (NMN 16)
Written by J.W. Jones.
Stock no. 2116260
Published by Harper And Brothers. 1st USA 1959. Very good condition in a slightly better than very good dustwrapper.

American Edition. New Naturalist Monograph no. 16. 27 b/w plates. 24 diagrams. A study of the salmon's life stages. Detailed sections on spawning and homing, and a most interesting conclusion by the eminent author that salmon do not feed in fresh water. This raises an interesting question for those who indulge in fly-fishing! This book beautifully describes the strange and mysterious life history of the salmon. Some spotting to covers. Pale foxing to endpapers and outer page edges. Previous owners bookplate stuck to front pastedown. Wrapper is unevenly browned.

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SKETCHES OF BRITISH SPORTING FISHES
Written by John Watson.
Stock no. 1808195
Published by Chapman & Hall Ltd. 1st 1890. Good condition.

Green cloth boards, gilt title to spine. xi and 143 pages. Front board badly dampstained. Front endpaper missing. Name & address to endpapers. A few grubby marks to contents. One or two hinges pulled. A good working copy.

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SALMON THE WORLD'S MOST HARASSED FISH
Written by Anthony Netboy.
Stock no. 1709637
Published by Andre Deutsch. 1st 1980. Slightly better than very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.

B/w photos. The status of one of the world's most extraordinary, and delicious, fish. And the means which can be taken to preserve it. ISBN: 0233968563.

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