The Observer's Book of Freshwater Fishes (Copy 1)

HARDBACK ?VOLUME 6 IN THE SERIES,? SHIPPED FROM THE UK* Edition: 5th. Impression:- Reprint.* Date of Publication: 1958* Publisher: Frederick Warne & Co. Ltd.* Binding and cover condition: Mid green cloth boards, dark blue title to spine and face. Slight bumps & minor rubs, some wear to spine. Some age marks overall. GD* Jacket condition: No dust jacket. ND* Contents condition: PRIVATE COPY NOT EX-LIBRARY. Clean, crisp and bright with very minor reading wear. Slightly slack at central ?coloured illustration block?. Small neat dedication to fep. All edges slightly dusty and darkened. VG* Illustrations: A few b/w line drawings with some coloured illustrations & one or two b/w photos.* Pages: 148 pp. text. xiv pp. index index & blank pages at rear.* Description: Item No 6 in the Warne?s series of Observer titles. The first chapter, a classified index of species, is followed by descriptions of the different families ? all of which are individually dealt with, Petromyzonidae ~ The lampreys. The Acipenseridae ~ The Sturgeon. The Salmonidae ~ Salmon, Trout, Char, Whitefish and the Grayling. The Osmeridae ~ Smelt or Sparling. The Esocidae ~ The Pike. And eleven further families. This pocket guide, with its block of coloured illustrations, gives a detailed description, Latin name and information about habitats and lifestyle for each fish. This is stated to be the 1958 reprint of the 1957 edition. (The last book listed in the prelims is ?Sea Fishes?.)* A NEAR VG copy reduced by considerable cover wear to GD. No Dust Jacket.* (Observer's Books)