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LAKES, LOUGHS AND LOCHS (NN 128)
Written by Brian Moss.
Stock no. 1817563
Published by William Collins. As new condition in a as new dustwrapper.

New Naturalist series 128. A comprehensive overview of British and Irish lakes. Green cloth boards, gilt title to spine. Orange endpapers with blue New Naturalist logo repeating. Colour & b/w photos throughout. ISBN: 9780007511389. Still in original shrinkwrap!

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BARBEL
Written by J.W. Martin. Illustrated by Paul Cook.
Stock no. 2129555
Published by The Medlar Press. 1st thus 2002. Slightly better than very good condition.

Smaller format. Dark orange cloth, black title to spine and front cover. Pictorial onlay to front cover. Limited edition to 295 copies. B/w illustrations. Being a Practical Treatise on Angling with Float and Ledger in Still Water and Stream. ISBN: 1899600248. This is the binders file copy - so NOT numbered and also missing pictorial onlay to front cover. A few marks to covers. Contents are excellent!

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BARBEL
Written by J.W. Martin. Illustrated by Paul Cook.
Stock no. 2129509
Published by The Medlar Press. 1st 2002. Fine condition.

Smaller format. Leather binding. Black title to spine and front cover. Pictorial onlay to front cover. Deluxe, Limited edition to 55 copies. B/w illustrations. Being a Practical Treatise on Angling with Float and Ledger in Still Water and Stream. ISBN: 1899600248.

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BRITISH FRESHWATER FISHES
Written by Len Cacutt.
Stock no. 2126502
Published by Croom Helm. 1st 1979. Slightly better than very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.

The story of their evolution. B/w photos. ISBN: 0856643203. Wrapper is edge-creased with a few chips and faded to spine.

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THE BIOLOGY OF POLLUTED WATERS
Written by H.B.N. Hynes.
Stock no. 1813011
Published by Liverpool University Press. 1st 1960. Slightly better than very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.

The biological aspects of pollution in simple terms and as comprehensively as possible. Green cloth boards, gilt title to spine. B/w charts and illustrations. 202 pages. Minor foxing to text block. Contents clean. Pictorial dustwrapper is browned and edge-worn.

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THE TROUT (NMN 21)
Written by W.E. Frost; M.E. Brown.
Stock no. 1608267
Published by Collins. 1st 1967. Very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.

New Naturalist Monograph series. B/w photos. Trout anatomy, physiology, distribution and food, the effects of climate, water chemistry, human and other predators, their growth and weight, how to assess their age and condition. Foxing to textblock. Some foxing / browning to wrapper which has a couple of closed edge tears repaired with tape to verso.

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LIFE IN LAKES AND RIVERS (NN15)
Written by T.T. Macan; E.B. Worthington.
Stock no. 2121389
Published by Collins. 3rd 1974. Very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.

New Naturalist series. Green cloth covers. 6 x 8.5". 320 pages. An authoritative work of outstanding interest. Many attractive colour plates - also black and white photo illustrations. 3rd edition. ISBN: 0002194597. A little fading to spine. Wrapper has faded spine, with original clear film stuck along edges to verso.

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ILLUSTRATED INDEX OF BRITISH SHELLS
Written by G.B. Sowerby. Illustrated by G.B. Sowerby.
Stock no. 1208607
Published by Simpkin, Marshall & Co.. 2nd 1887. Almost very good condition.

Containing Figures Of All The Recent Species, With Names and Other Information. Habits and localities, range of depth of marine species and comparative abundance. Second edition, revised and enlarged. 26 tissue-guarded hand-coloured plates depicting 668 species. Red cloth, gilt title to front cover, embossed decorative borders to covers. All edges gilt. Spine and corners bumped and worn with small tear in cloth at base of spine. Covers darkened at edges and on spine. Front hinge cracked. Inscription in ink on verso of front endpaper. All plates present. One tissue guard detached. Foxing to tissue guards. Plates clean except for a very few which have minor foxing at the edges. A bright copy.

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LIFE IN LAKES AND RIVERS (NN 15)
Written by T.T. Macan; E.B. Worthington.
Stock no. 1607076
Published by Collins. 1959. Almost very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.

New Naturalist series. Green cloth covers. 6 x 8.5". 272 pages. An authoritative work of outstanding interest. Many attractive colour plates - also black and white photo illustrations. Some mottling / fading marks to boards. Owner's name stamp to front endpaper and textblock. Some foxing. Wrapper is a little grubby and foxed to verso.

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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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FRESHWATER FISHERIES MANAGEMENT
Written by Robin G. Templeton.
Stock no. 1605848
Published by Fishing News (Books) Ltd.. 1st 1984. Very good condition.

Green card wraps. Severn-Trent Water Authority. 190 pages. B/w illustrations. ISBN: 0852381301. Corners rubbed. Light browning to outer page edges. Previous owner sticker to half-title page.

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LIFE IN LAKES AND RIVERS
Written by T.T. Macan; E.B. Worthington.
Stock no. 1605825
Published by Bloomsbury Books. 1990. Very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.

New Naturalist series. Cream cloth covers. An authoritative work of outstanding interest. B/w illustrations. ISBN: 1870630297. Foxing / marks to outer page edges. Some page browning. Wrapper is faded to spine and a little grubby with some wear to edges.

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