Fish, Insects and Natural Science

Western Australian Museum Nedlands W.A.  1982. 8vo Illust 92p.   Card Cover.        An introduction to the 55 principle species as well as the 44 secondary and introduced species of freshwater fish that are found throughout the state. The most comprehensive study undertaken on the subject. Includes 20 plates including colour photographs and line diagrams. Fine                      

Launceston 1973, 8vo Illust 300p including adverts, soft cover.  Foreword by Sir Peter Crisp.  The story of the creation of one of the best trout fisheries of the world.  Produced by the Northern Tasmanian Fisheries Association to commemorate 75 years of service to angling.  - Very Good   

Michael Joseph    London. 1983, 8vo. Illust. 289pp. D/J. This anthology, produced to celebrate the authors 80^th birthday, contains extracts from all of his adult books and a few extracts from his childrens books.  From stories of wild-fowling in the far north of Britianto night fishing for carp in dark Midland pools, from his famous books about the white goose to his stories of the fantastical Little Grey Men, there is something for everyone who loves the British countryside. The extracts are accompanied by illustrations by the author.  -Fine    

Octopus Books   London 1976. Folio Illust 126p D/J.  160 colour photographs and a descriptive story of the creatures of the deep including sharks, rays, giant fish, octopus, clams, giant squid, whales and the near human intelligence of the dolphins.  –Fine 

Chatto and Windus London 1880. 12mo 315p decor cloth.  An angler's sketches in Tasmania and New Zealand. 'Although cautioned by a friend that Tasmania represented an intolerable amount of travel for an infinitesimal amount of trout, Senior nevertheless made the journey.  In so doing he produced Australia's first book devoted primarily to angling ... Written in the anecdotal style of the day, it presents a unique account of angling in Australia as it was practised in the latter half of the nineteenth century' (Dunn).  Previous owners name and blind stamp on Fep. Very Good   

Michael Joseph    London. 1980 New Edn, 8vo. Illust. 164p. D/J. Illustrated by Denys Watkins-Pitchford.  BB is thankful that he knew the sport of wildfowling at its very best between the wars when the lonely wastes of the Wash were thronged with fowl in winter.   But with better roads and better access many of the great haunts of wildfowls  are now patrolled by irresponsible men who will shoot at anything that flies. This book captures some of the magic of the tideways, the shapes and colours of the clouds, the effects of light on the marshes and sea, and patterns of the flighting fowl, D/J has some rubbing and prelims have some browning. -Very Good. 

 Western Australian Museum Nedlands W.A. 2002. 4to. Illust. 394p. Card cover. This guide ‘provides in-depth coverage of nearly 300 species – every fish known to inhabit freshwater on the Australian continent, Each species is illustrated in colour with additional hints for rapid identification and a concise summary of biological knowledge’.  -Very Fine    

 T.F.H. Publications  Neptune NJ  1989   4to Illust. 240p. Laminated pictorial boards.This guide  purpose is to provide an identification guide and to present a summary of distribution, habitat and life history of each species.  Primarily devoted to freshwater but also includes sections on introduced fish,esturine fish and Australias threatened fish . Bibliography, map and gazetter of Australian localities. Supported by 64 colour plates containing 500 colour photographs. -Very Fine 

T.F.H. Publications  Neptune NJ  1989   4to Illust. 240p.  pictorial boards. This guide  purpose is to provide an identification guide and to present a summary of distribution, habitat and life history of each species.  Primarily devoted to freshwater but also includes sections on introduced fish, estuarine fish and Australias threatened fish . Bibliography, map and gazetteer of Australian localities. Supported by 64 colour plates containing 500 colour photographs.Previous owners name. Sl foxing. – Fine