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European Inland Water Fish in English , Spanish , French and German MULTILING FAO

 

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European Inland Water Fish in English , Spanish , French and German and over 20 other languages where appropriate.   1st Edition. FAO  Illustrated with engravings , color plates and maps. 393 illustrations and maps following , followed by an index. The binding is a blue cloth , silver lettering on the spine. In very good  condition. The dust jacket is price clipped. Book measures 11.25 x 8.75 inches

This is a very rare document out of print for many years

Our Price £21.90 plus £4 UK postage

Provides key information regarding distribution,habitat and feeding behaviour of every fish.Superbly illustrated for immediate and easy identification of species.
An indispensable riverbank guide that no angler or water naturalist can be without

 THE POCKET GUIDE TO FRESHWATER FISH OF BRITAIN AND EUROPE GREENHALGH FISHES

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1 84000 392 8

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THE POCKET GUIDE TO FRESHWATER FISH OF BRITAIN AND EUROPE

Mitchell Beasley Series

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Malcolm Greenhalgh.pp192. 2001 Octopus Publishing

NEW

This is a convenient and portable guide to over 160 fish species that occur in British and European rivers, lakes, reservoirs and canals
Malcom Greenhalgh has studied fish and fishing throughout Europe,North America and the West Indies. RRP £7.99

£3.99 plus £2.20 UK postage

(The "freshwater" section of "Key...). We also have the saltwater volume) LINK

Compact Guide to Freshwater Fishes of Britain and Europe WHEELERFRESH

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 ***** Compact Guide to Freshwater Fishes of Britain and Europe  

by Alwyne Wheeler,

Rainbow. HB, pp124

 HARDBACK Rainbow. HB, pp124 and Paperback copies are available. State which with order

Cover varies from the Edition illustrated

Also available in FRENCH and GERMAN

Curator of Fishes at the British Museum (Natural History) - an expertly written guide by a foremost authority. Almost every species colour line illustrated.   PB 124pp 

Our Price £7.75 plus £2.50 postage

THE HAMLYN GUIDE TO THE FRESHWATER FISHES OF BRITAIN AND EUROPE  by Peter Maitland

Hamlyn Latest Edition

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0 600 59690 7

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THE HAMLYN GUIDE TO THE FRESHWATER FISHES OF BRITAIN AND EUROPE  by Peter Maitland .1977 Illustrated by Keith Linsell. Virtually new First class book but flyleaf contains an inscription

pp.256

RRP £15

Our Price £9.20 plus £2.80 postage in the UK

 

  A Handguide to the Fishes of Britain and EuropeEURO 2

 

 

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1 85051 114 4

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A Handguide to the Fishes of Britain and Europe   

James Nichols and Peter Miller  

Treasure Press HB Edition 1988 EURO 2 Our Price £3.90 plus £1.40 postage 

Philip's Guide to Freshwater Fish of Britain and Europe PHILLIPS FRESHWATER

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Philip's Guide to Freshwater Fish of Britain and Europe"

 is an easy-to-use rapid identification guide to every fish species in Europe. The fresh waters of Britain and Europe support more than 300 species  Keith Linsell's 250 beautiful, full-colour species artworks are so detailed that in most cases identification can also be achieved by matching the specimen directly to the species illustration

£7.50 including UK Postage

Very rare  document - The BOUND HARDBACK PREDECESSOR to Alwyne Wheeler's "Key" in Paperback

The Fishes of the British Isles and North West Europe by Alwyne Wheeler

  ALWYNE BRIT 

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WE HAVE TWO COPIES OF THIS VERY RARE TITLE

The Fishes of the British Isles and North West Europe by Alwyne Wheeler.

 HARDBACK . 1969 Octavo 614 pages. Fully Illustrated. with area maps on each species

By the foremost Curator of Fishes at the British Museum (Natural History) - an expertly written guide by a foremost authority. 

Handbook of European Freshwater Fish and fishes

 KOTTELAT FRESHWATER

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9782839902984

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Handbook of European Freshwater Fishes

Maurice Kottelat and J Freyhof
 
 
Hardback  2007

Our Price £121.00 NEW post paid in UK

THE CHATTO NATURE GUIDE TO BRITISH AND EUROPEAN FISHES

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THE CHATTO NATURE GUIDE TO BRITISH AND EUROPEAN FISHES

Spine has slight damage but easily repairable

Our Price 4.80 including UK postage

THE HAMLYN GUIDE TO THE FRESHWATER FISHES OF BRITAIN AND EUROPE  by Peter Maitland HAMLYN FRESHWATER

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0 600 339 866

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THE HAMLYN GUIDE TO THE FRESHWATER FISHES OF BRITAIN AND EUROPE  by Peter Maitland .1977 Illustrated by Keith Linsell. First class book but front cover a little stained

pp.256

Our Price £7.20 plus £2.80 postage in the UK

KEY TO THE FISHES OF NORTHERN EUROPE  WHEELERKEY   

 

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KEY TO THE FISHES OF NORTHERN EUROPE 

 by Alwyne Wheeler. This must be the most popular and hardest to obtain book on fishes in the United Kingdom.

£25.50 including UK recorded Postage

TWO FORMATS AVAILABLE

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

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0 7064 1971 5

0 7064 0494 7

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

HB. and Paperback versions available .Octopus book. pp.185 Over 250 illustrations. Well and fully illustrated.

 

£4.99 plus £1 part postage in UK

Physiology of the Freshwater Fishes of Central EuropePhysiology of the Freshwater Fishes of Central Europe by Wilhelm Wunder.

PHYSIOLOGY

 

AN EXTREMELY RARE DOCUMENT (Note publication year!)

Minimum Reading Age

18+

 

Physiology of the Freshwater Fishes of Central Europe.

by Wilhelm Wunder. Translated by Bund for Stamford University/Published by California Fish and Game.

A 1941 typed official translation of the original  published 1936 German document. Our price £51 plus £4.60 postage

The Freshwater Fishes of Europe -Threatened Fishes of Europe

 

  The Freshwater Fishes of Europe -Threatened Fishes of Europe 

by Anton Lelek. AULA Verlag, Wiesbaden (In English) 344 pages with distribution map and full details for every affected species - NEW and UNUSED

£48.00 plus £3.80 postage.

 

Fishes of Rivers and Lakes of the USSR. Soviet Reference Book (1977) In Russian Fishes of Rivers and Lakes of the USSR. Soviet Reference Book (1977) In Russian RUSSFISH

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Fishes of Rivers and Lakes of the USSR. Soviet Reference Book (1977) In Russian
Descriptions and  pictures of more than 150 species of fishes of the USSR rivers and lakes.  
Published by the PROSVESCHENIE publishing house (Moscow)1977. HB. 256 pages.  In good condition . 15 cm x 22 cm

Fishes of Rivers and Lakes of the USSR. Soviet Reference Book (1977) In Russian Our Price £29.50 plus £4.50 U.K.postage
Easy to use rapid identification guide describing more than 300 species with much related biological information on their size, distinctive features, distribution, reproduction, food, value in commerce or sport, and conservation status.

Maitland FFBE

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0540088811 

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Guide to Freshwater Fish of Britain and Europe
Maitland,P.S. & K.Linsell

2006. 20cm. Pp.272. 250 colour illustrations, distribution maps, illustrated key to families, checklist and systematic keys to species. Paperback.  Updates Miller & Loates, 2001, for the freshwater fishes.
Price: £9.99 plus postage

Plain leatherette green hardback cover with gold embossed spine

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 Antiquities page )

Our Price £8 plus £2.50 recorded postage in the UK

THE FISHES OF THE BRITISH ISLES BOTH FRESHWATER AND SALT

THE FISHES OF THE BRITISH ISLES BOTH FRESHWATER AND SALT

Travis Jenkins

 

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D

Minimum Reading Age

15

THE FISHES OF THE BRITISH ISLES BOTH FRESHWATER AND SALT

by J. Travis Perkins

TALL 8vo.( 9 x 6 INCHES ) Published in 1946 and in remarkably good condition considering its age. Leatherette gold embossed cover with rounded corner pages. Truly a one-off for our bookshop. Loads of hand coloured plates.

Our Price £21.05 including Recorded UK  postage

 

 

British Freshwater Fishes :LAMINFRESH

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British Freshwater Fishes

An 8 Page laminated fold-out guide and key to British Freshwater Fishes in full colour.

£5.50 plus £1 UK postage

Provides key information regarding distribution,habitat and feeding behaviour of every fish.Superbly illustrated for immediate and easy identification of species.
An indispensable riverbank guide that no angler or water naturalist can be without

 THE POCKET GUIDE TO FRESHWATER FISH OF BRITAIN AND EUROPE GREENHALGH FISHES

ISBN:  

1 84000 392 8

 Price Group:

Reading Category:

All ages

Cheaper than

THE POCKET GUIDE TO FRESHWATER FISH OF BRITAIN AND EUROPE

Mitchell Beasley Series

NEW

Malcolm Greenhalgh.pp192. 2001 Octopus Publishing

NEW

This is a convenient and portable guide to over 160 fish species that occur in British and European rivers, lakes, reservoirs and canals
Malcom Greenhalgh has studied fish and fishing throughout Europe,North America and the West Indies. RRP £7.99

£3.99 plus £2.20 UK postage

A FIELD GUIDE IN COLOUR TO FRESHWATER FISH 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

HOUGHTON PAPERBACK £7.99 POST PAID IN UK

British Freshwater Fishes   by Houghton HOUGHTON HARDBACK

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0 906671 06 X

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British Freshwater Fishes  

by Rev. Houghton. HARDBACK (BELOW) OR Paperback (Left) An authentic reproduction of the two-volume 1879 text in one modern volume. Superb engravings. Peerage Books 1981. 260 4to pages

Published at £20.00

Our Price £11.50 plus £4.50 UK Postage

THE SUN BOOK OF FISHES AND ANGLING ENCYCLOPAEDIA SUN BOOK

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THE SUN BOOK OF FISHES AND ANGLING ENCYCLOPAEDIA

A ridiculously optimistic title for such a small book but despite its size it's great value for money when seeking information on mainly British fishes.

Our Price  £3.90 post paid in the UK

European Freshwater Fishes IN GERMAN   WheelGER

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European Freshwater Fishes IN GERMAN  

ALSO AVAILABLE IN FRENCH

by Alwyne Wheeler

Superb condition hardcover by the top author in the field

 

Our Price £12.99

Freshwater Fishes of  Europe in FRENCH

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Freshwater Fishes of  Europe in FRENCH 

by Alwyne Wheeler, HB, pp124 

Also available in  GERMAN

Curator of Fishes at the British Museum (Natural History) - an expertly written guide by a foremost authority. Almost every species colour  illustrated.   PB 124pp 

Our Price £11 plus £1.50 postage

 

The Tidal Thames  by Alwyne Wheeler WHEELERTHAMES

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The Tidal Thames  

by Alwyne Wheeler. A history of the river and its fishes by an expert. HB Virtually new. pp. 288 Superb read.Now out of print.

 

Our Price £12.99 plus £3 UK postage

British Freshwater Fishes - An A5 Identification WALL Chart A5WALLCHART

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British Freshwater Fishes - An A5 Identification WALL Chart

 

Great and inexpensive little Guide

Our Price £2.20 plus £1.20 postage

FIELD GUIDE TO THE FRESHWATER FISHES AND LAMPREYS OF THE BRITISH ISLES by Alwyne Wheeler

FIELD LAMPREYS

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FIELD GUIDE TO THE FRESHWATER FISHES AND LAMPREYS OF THE BRITISH ISLES by Alwyne Wheeler

Only one Copy £15 including UK Registered postage

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Fishes of the Ukraine 

UKRAINE

 

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Fishes of the Ukraine.  

A Beautifully illustrated book in Ukranian. 1981

Our Price £21.00 including postage

Fishes of the Ukraine Fishes of the Ukraine

Fish of Ukraine,

 

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 Fish of Ukraine, Common Stingray, Round Goby etc
Print on Demand WikiBook This book is printed on demand. It is a new book and will be printed once your order is received.
Price: £ 17.31
Shipping: £ 2.80
Within United Kingdom
Paperback. Book Condition: New. New Book. Shipped from US This item is printed on demand. £20.11
The Illustrated Guide to Fishes of Lakes and Rivers  EUROFRESH2

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1 85051 493 3

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The Illustrated Guide to Fishes of Lakes and Rivers 

 by Karel Pecl. Illustrated by J. Maly and K. Hisek. Treasure Press London 1990. pp223. HB.

Jiri Maly was the Czech fish illustrations superstar.

Detailed illustrated descriptions of all European Species

Our Price £5.75 plus £2.25 UK postage

Freshwater Fishes

  HOLCIK

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  Original 1968-1970 Edition by Spring Books.  Each species beautifully illustrated with a hand painted plate(56 in total). Text by Juraj Holcik and Josef Mihalik and original illustrations by Jiri Maly. Printed in English in Czechoslovalia. A very rare 1st Edition.

126 pages. Artwork by Artek for Spring Books

Our Price  £16 plus £4.80 postage

Freshwater Fish of Britain Ireland and Europe.  FF

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0 330 28690 0

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Freshwater Fish of Britain Ireland and Europe

by Roger Phillips and Martyn Rix Pan Books supersize pages.

pp144 Superbly texted and illustrated for anglers and ichthyologists and just  about everybody interested in fishes.

Our Price £9.65 plus £4. postage

The Observer's Book of - FRESHWATER FISHES OF THE BRITISH ISLES OBSFRESH

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The Observer's Book of - FRESHWATER FISHES OF THE BRITISH ISLES . Compiled by A Lawrence Wells 152pp. Condition Old, Jacket as pictured. Not too bad overall. Some age fading to cover. 

OUR PRICE £0.75p  plus £1.20 postage

A Guide to Freshwater Fish (worldwide) CIHAR

 

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1 85051 625 1

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A Guide to Freshwater Fish (worldwide)

HB. pp185 by Jiri Cihar . Packed with information by a top Czech ichthyologist and fish enthusiast.

Our price £5.90 plus £1.50 part postage

Illustration is of the cheaper board version

Collins Guide to the Freshwater Fishes of Britain and Europe COLLFRESH

 

BoardCover Version £11.50 + post £3.50    

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0 00 212056 9

0 00 219270 5

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**** Collins Guide to the Freshwater Fishes of Britain and Europe  

by Muus and Dahlstrom HB. Superbly collated information. A scarce title Superbly collated information.  Hundreds of sketches, maps and full colour illustrations  Condition clean inside - little wear, Hard cover   . Full sized hardback version with dustcover Our Price £15.50 plus £3.90 postage

Board version as illustration also available £11.50 plus postage

 

Fishes of Britains Rivers and Lakes.    RARE 2

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Fishes of Britains Rivers and Lakes. 

A Classic original publication by J.R.Norman of the BMNH. 1943

VERY RARE and fair condition for its age and the poor paper quality

RARE 2  £7.00 plus £1. postage

THIS INFORMATION IS BROUGHT TO LIFE WITH PHOTOGRAPHS TO GIVE COLOUR AND SEX VARIATIONS, CHRIS TURNBULL'S STUNNING COLOUR ARTWORKS ILLUSTRATING THE FISH IN ACTION, AND BLACK OUTLINES OF EACH FISH FOR QUICK IDENTIFICATION. COMBINING THE TALENTS OF BRITAINS TOP ANGLING WRITER AND ARTIST

THE ANGLER'S GUIDE TO FRESHWATER FISH, HABITS AND CHARACTERISTICS ANGFRESH

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THE ANGLER'S GUIDE TO FRESHWATER FISH, HABITS AND CHARACTERISTICS OF OVER 50 BRITISH FISH. BY JOHN WILSON AND CHRIS TURNBULL, PUBLISHED BY BOXTREE. IT IS A HARDBACK AND IN AS NEW CONDITION INSIDE AND OUT.

THIS OUTSTANDING NEW GUIDE TO FRESHWATER SPECIES OF FISH IS REMARKABLE FOR BOTH DESCRIBING AND SHOWING THE FEATURES AND PARTICULAR TRAITES OF EACH FISH. JOHN WILSON'S SUCCINCT TEXT DETAILS PHYSICAL CHARACTERISTICS, DISTRIBUTION, REPRODUCTION AND FEEDING HABITS, AVERAGE AND RECORDED WEIGHTS, NICKNAMES AND FOREIGN NAMES, AND THE BEST FISHING TACTICS.
RRP (New) £14.99

£8.99 plus £2.50 postage

Fishes. A Handbook for Anglers. FISHES3

 

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3 625 10354 0

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Fishes. A Handbook for Anglers.

A misnomer. This is a handbook for all fish enthusiasts. Lavishly illustrated large format pages with excellent data. Specialises in European Fishes. HB. NEW pp.130

One Copy only. Our Price £7.00 plus £3.80 postage

Freshwater Fishes (of Europe). A Concise Guide in Colour.     COLD 4

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0 600 33476 7

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Freshwater Fishes (of Europe). A Concise Guide in Colour.  

240pp by Vostradovsky and Maly 40 pp. Hamlyn .HB. by Vostradovsky and Maly. ISBN 0 80033476 7

£3.50 plus £1.50 postage

COLD 4

Trout and Grayling.  by Norman Maclean. TROUTGRAYLING

 

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0 7136 2044 7

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Trout and Grayling.  by Norman Maclean. HB. pp 180  Condition: NEW

A complete fishermans anglers and biologists compendium of these two fishes

Everything you need to know and geographical distribution too..

Our Price £12.90 plus £2.90 UK postage

Pocket Guide to Freshwater Fishes of Britain and Europe   by Alwyne Wheeler WHEELERLOOSE

 

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***** Pocket Guide to Freshwater Fishes of Britain and Europe   by Alwyne Wheeler, Curator of Fishes at the British Museum (Natural History) - an expertly written guide by a foremost authority. Almost every species colour line illustrated. Also available in FRENCH and GERMAN

One Copy only. Our Price £11 plus £1.50 postage

Covers vary

FISHES OF BRITAIN AND EUROPE  FISHES OF BRITAIN AND EUROPE Nichols/Miller 

 

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0 26166 372 0

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FISHES OF BRITAIN AND EUROPE .

 

Almost 100 pages of accurate colour illustrated information and detail

Covers vary

£3.90 plus £1.40 postage

The Complete Freshwater Fishes of the British Isles by Jonathan Newdick NEWDICK

  The Complete Freshwater Fishes of the British Isles by Jonathan Newdick 1983. pp 130 Hardback. VGC but dust cover a little scrappy.A & C. Black Pubs  50 superb full page plates plus excellent page of data and location map for each species.

Our Price £7.90 plus £3.10 postage

Freshwater Fishes in the USSR
Lindberg, G. U. and A. S. Heard
Price: £ 41.92
Shipping: £ 13.47  from Europe to UK
Nauka, Leningrad, 1972. Hardcover. Book Condition: Near Fine. First Edition. Name on endpaper, paper edges are slightly browned from age ; 8vo 8" - 9" tall; 367 pages.


The Fishes of the Northern Seas of the USSR.
Andriyashev A.P.
Price: £ 69.59
Shipping: £ 13.02 from Europe to UK
(Ryby severnykh morei SSSR). (Moscow, Opred. po faune SSSR, 53) 1954. roy.8. 566 p., 300 figs. H.cloth. With Latin name index. In Russian.

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