FS: 3 on aquarium fish
Gerard Gormley
Ladiges, Werner~. TROPISCHE FISCHE: TROPICAL FISHES; with an appendix
about their breeding by Dr. R. Geisler~. Braunschweig: Gustav Wenzel &
Son, 1954. 2nd edition (1st edition, apparently in German language only,
was entitled Zierfisch -- Bilderbuch). German and English text on facing
pages. Very hard to find. No dust jacket. 207 pages: Index, color &
black & white illustrations throughout. Keywords: Illustrated, title.
Binding height: 9-5/8". Paper covered boards with cloth spine. Book Good:
moderate to heavy bumping & rubbing to fore-corners, moderate rubbing to
spine-top/bottom, spine cloth torn along most of front joint, heavy water
staining to front (light to back, & none inside). Binding strong & tight,
inside Near Fine. 1162~. US$25.00
Mills, Dick~. THE TETRA ENCYCLOPEDIA OF THE MARINE AQUARIUM~. Morris
Plains NJ: Tetra Press, 1987. First US Printing (No Additional Printings
indicated). Dust jacket present, no price ever printed. 208 pages:
Further Reading, Glossary, General Index, Index to Species, illustrated
throughout with brilliant color lithography & black & white drawings.
Keywords: A detailed look at the challenges & rewards of keeping a wide
range of marine creatures, from the magnificent fishes of a tropical coral
reef to the extraordinary invertebrates of a temperate shore. Size: 12"H x
8-3/4"W. Black full cloth, spine gold-stamped. Book Fine: 1 small (barely
noticeable -- I nearly missed it) bump to bottom front edge. Dust jacket
Near Fine: lightest scoring. Dust jacket plus: absolutely no rubbing.
1163~. US$29.00
Petrovicky, Ivan (Illustrated by Libuse & Jaromir Knotek)~. AQUARIUM FISH
OF THE WORLD~. NY: Arch Cape Press, 1989. First US Printing (Letter
series, "A" present). Hard to find. Dust jacket present, no price ever
printed -- original edition. 499 pages: Standards, Index of Common Names,
Index of Families, Genera & Species, full-page color illustrations
throughout -- superbly illustrated, a gorgeous book. Keywords:
Illustrated, A comprehensive guide to every aspect of keeping over 500
species of aquarium fish. Binding size: 11-3/4"H x 8-5/16"W. Plastic-
coated color pictorial boards. Book Fine. Dust jacket Near Fine: lightest
wrinkle to top fore-corners & spine-top/bottom, one 5" score to back. Dust
jacket pluses: absolutely no rubbing or scratching. 1158~. US$39.00
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