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  1. Ahlstrom, E.H., 1971. Kinds and abundance of fish larvae in the Eastern Tropical Pacific, based on collections made on Eastropac I. Fishery Bull., 69(1): pp. 3-77, 15 charts, many tabs., refs. New plain wrs. - € 12.00

  2. Ahlstrom, E.H., & Moser, H.G., 1975. Distributional atlas of fish larvae in the California Current region: Flatfishes, 1955 through 1960. [CALCOFI Atlas, 23.] La Jolla. 4to. Pp.xxii, 207 full-page maps. Orig. wrappers. - € 20.00

  3. [ anonymous ] Pacific hake. [Bur. Comm. Fish. Circ., 332.] Washington: Government Printing Office. 1970. Pp. iv,152, several illus., bibl. Orig. wrs. - € 13.75
    Summary of present knowledge of fishery of the Pacific hake, Merluccius productus. Includes a chapter on biology and distribution.

  4. Archer, A., 1877. Laxen og dens Formerelse i Norge. Udgivet af Selskabet for Folkeoplysningens Fremme. Andet Tillægshefte til Folkevennen for 1877. Kristiania: Grøndahl & Søn. Small 8vo, 15cm. Pp. 38. Orig. printed wrs., uncut. Small stamp and rust mark of paperclip on front cover, good otherwise. - € 17.50

  5. Arratia, G., 1981. Géneros de peces de aguas continentales de Chile. [Publ. Ocas. Mus. Hist. Nat., 34.] Santiago de Chile. Large 8vo. Pp. 108, 22 figs., refs. Orig. wrs. - € 13.75

  6. Axelrod, H.R., & Burgess, W.E., 1978. African Cichlids of Lakes Malawi and Tanganyika. 7th edition, revised. Neptune City, N.Y.: T.F.H. Publications. Pp. 384, about 400 col. photos, few halftone photos, 1 sketch map, index. Orig. pictorial boards. - € 29.50

  7. Berthelot, S., 1840. De la pêche sur la côte occidentale d'Afrique, et des établissements les plus utiles aux progrès de cette industrie; ouvrage publié sous les auspices de MM. les Ministres de la Marine et du Commerce. Paris: Béthune.Pp. viii,302,[2], 1 fold. lithogr. map, footnotes incl. refs. Contemp. blue quarter calf, marbled boards. - € 90.00

  8. Beukema, J.J., 1968. Predation by the three-spined stickleback (Gasterosteus aculeatus L.): the influence on hunger and experience. [Behaviour, 31.] Leiden: E.J. Brill. Pp. viii,126, 27 figs., refs. Orig. wrs. - € 12.50 ¶ Thesis.

  9. Blache, J., & Miton, F., 1962. Première contribution à la connaissance de la pêche dans le bassin hydrographique Logone - Chari - Lac Tchad. [Mém. ORSTOM, 4.] Paris. 4to. Pp. 143, 61 full-page plates and 10 full-page maps in text, bibl. Orig. wrs. Spine mended. - € 21.55
    The plates show numerous drawings of local traditional fishing gear.

  10. Blache, J., 1968. Contribution à la connaissance des poissons anguilliformes de la côte occidentale d'Afrique. Septième note: la famille des Muraenesocidae. Bull. Inst. Franç. Afrique Noire, Série A, 30(2): pp. 690-736, 31 figs., wrs. - € 7.95

  11. Bleeker, P., 1855. Over eenige visschen van Van Diemensland. [Verh. Kon. Akad. Wet., 2.] Amsterdam: C.G. van der Post. 4to. Pp. [ii],31, 1 fold. lithogr. pl. Orig. printed stiff wrs., unopened. Spine neatly mended. - € 32.50

  12. Bleeker, P., 1873. Révision des espèces indo-archipélagiques du groupe des Epinephelini et de quelques genres voisins. [Verh. Kon. Nederl. Akad. Wet., 14.] Amsterdam: C.G. van der Post. 4to. Pp. [ii], 131,[5], index. Orig. printed limp boards. - € 56.50

  13. Bleeker, P., 1874. Révision des espèces insulindiennes de la famille des Mulloides. [Verh. Kon. Nederl. Akad. Wet., 15.] Amsterdam: C.. van der Post. 4to. Pp. 38,[2]. Orig. printed limp boards. - € 18.50

  14. Bleeker, P., 1878. Mémoire sur les poissons à pharyngiens labyrinthiformes de l'Inde archipélagique. [Verh. Kon. Akad. Wet., 19.] Amsterdam: C.G. van der Post. 4to. Pp. [ii],56. Orig. printed limp boards, unopened. - € 27.50

  15. Bleeker, P., 1879. Sur quelques espèces inédites ou peu connues de poisons [sic] appartenant au Muséum de Hambourg. [Verh. Kon. Nederl. Akad. Wet., 18(5).] Amsterdam: C.G. van der Post. 4to. Pp. [ii],17, 2 fold. pls. Orig. printed limp boards. - € 24.50

  16. Boer, B. de, (et al.,) 1973. Antillean fish guide. [Stinapa, 7.] Curaçao: CARMABI. Pp. 110, 183 figs., index. Orig. stiff wrs. - € 13.50

  17. Boulenger, G.A., 1912. Poissons recueillis dans la région du Bas-Congo par M. le Dr. W.J. Ansorge. [Ann. Mus. Congo Belge, Zool., Sér. 1, 2(3).] Bruxelles. Large 4to. Pp. 27, 6 double-page plates, 1 map. Orig. wrs. - € 27.50

  18. Brehm, A.E., 1914. Tierleben. Allgemeine Kunde des Tierreichs. Vierte vollständig neubearbeitete Auglage, herausgegeben von Otto zur Strassen. Die Fische. Unter Mitwirkung von Viktor Franz neubearbeitet von Otto Steche. Leipzig: Bibliographisches Institut. Large 8vo. Pp. xxiv,587, 53 (19 col.) pls., 59 illus. on 10 double-page pls., 172 illus. in text, 1 map, index. Orig. half morocco. Binding a bit rubbed, title-page and front end-paper stamped, good otherwise. - € 54.50

  19. Brugmans, J.J., 1812. Aanmerkingen over de middelen door welke de visschen zich bewegen, in het algemeen, en over het vermogen der uitademing tot dat einde, in het bijzonder. Verh. Kon. Nederl. Inst. Wet., Kl. I, 1: pp. 185-217, 5 figs. on 1 fold. engraved pl. Modern plain wrs., uncut. - € 35.00

  20. Cabo, F.L., 1952. El jurel o chicharro (Trachurus trachurus [L.].) [Trab. Inst. Cienc. Nat. José de Acosta, 3(4).] Madrid. Pp. 133, 31 illus. in text, refs. Orig. wrs. - € 11.25

  21. Cahn, A.R., 1927. An ecological study of Southern Wisconsin fishes. The brook silversides (Labidesthes sicculus) and the cisco (Leucichthys artedi) in their relations to the region. [Illinois Biol. Mon., 10(4).] Urbana. Large 8vo. Pp. 151, 4 pls. of photos, 1 map, 11 pls. of diagrs., 27 tabs., refs., index. New plain wrs. - € 14.75

  22. Chabanaud, P., 1933. Poissons hétérosomes recueillis par M. le Prof. A. Gruvel et par MM. R.-Ph. Dollfus et J. Liouville sur la côte atlantique du Maroc. [Mém. Soc. Sci. Nat. Maroc, 35.] Rabat. Pp. iv,111,[3], 2 pls., 50 figs., refs., taxon. index. Orig. wrs., unopened. - € 18.75

  23. Chu, Yuan-ting, Lo, Yun-ling, & Wu, Han-ling, 1963 (1972). A study on the classification of the Sciaenoid fishes of China, with description of new genera and species. Lochem: Antiquariaat Junk. Pp. viii,100, many figs. on 4 pls., refs., taxon. index. Orig. cloth. - € 19.50
    Chinese text with English summary, Latin nomenclature. Unaltered reprint of original edition of 1963. Only a few copies still available forming end of publisher's stock.

  24. Copley, H., 1952. The game fishes of Africa. London: H.F. & G. Witherby. Pp. 276, 24 pls. of photos, 176 drawings in text, short bibl., detailed name index. Orig. cloth. Binding a trifle marked, contents very good. - € 25.00
    Only edition.

  25. Dahl,J., 1962. The food of the grayling (Thymallus thymallus) in some Jutland streams. (Studies on the biology of Danish stream fishes, I.) Medd. Danmarks Fisk- og Havunders., N.S., 3(8): pp. 199-264, 3 fold. tabs., 3 photos, 1 sketch map and 23 diagrs. in text, refs. Plain new wrs. - € 10.00

  26. De Filippi, F., 1841. Memoria sullo sviluppo del ghiozzo d'acqua dolce (Gobius fluviatilis). [Estratto dagli Annali Universali di Medicina, ecc., Agosto 1841.] Mîlano: Società degli Editori degli Annali Universali delle Scienze e dell'Industria. Pp. 35, 11 fîgs. (1 coloured by hand) on 1 lithogr. pl. Old marbled boards. Tîtle-page stamped, good otherwise. - € 22.50

  27. Eigenmann, C.H., 1927. The fresh-water fishes of Chile. [Mem. Natl. Acad. Sci., 22(2).] Washington: Government Printing Office. Large 4to. Pp. [iv],81, several drawings and photos on 15 pls., 1 map, 7 photos of scenery on 3 pls., footn. & refs. New plain wrs., uncut. - € 32.50

  28. Emery, C., 1880. Fierasfer. Studie intorno alla sistematica, l'anatomia e la biologia delle specie mediterranee di questo genere. [Mem. R. Accad. Lincei, Cl. Sci. Fis., Ser. 3, 7.] Roma: Salviucci. 4to. Pp. 90, several figs. on 9 fine tinted or coloured lithogr. pls. New boards, orig. wrs. mounted, uncut. - € 67.50
    Separate edition of this classic and well illustrated monograph. Dean I, p. 371.

  29. Fowler, H.W., 1930-1962 (1972). A synopsis of the fishes of China. Parts I-X. Lochem: Antiquariaat Junk. Large 8vo. Total of 1459 pp., many drawings in text. Bound in 2 volumes (vol. 1 orig. cloth, vol. 2 plain new cloth matching approximately). - € 137.50
    A facsimile reprint of the complete series of installments issued originally in ‘The Hong Kong Naturalist’ (1930-1941), ‘Jour. Hong Kong Fish. Res. Stat.’ (1946), and ‘Quart. Jour. Taiwan Mus.’ (1953-1962). - Only a few sets still available, forming end of publisher's stock.

  30. Franca, P. da, 1959. Contribuiçao para o conhecimento dos Sciaenidae de Angola. Trab. Miss. Biol. Marit., 21: pp. [ii],9051, 11 pls. of drawings, tabs., refs. Large 8vo. Plain new wrs. - € 11.50

  31. Franca, P. da, & Picciochi, P., 1959. Contribuiçao para o conhecimento dor Pomadasydae de Angola. Trab. Miss. Biol. Marit., 23: pp. [ii],145-195, 7 pls. of drawings, 9 fold. tabs., refs. Large 8vo. New plain wrs., uncut. - € 12.00

  32. Fraser-Brunner, A., 1952. The ocean sunfishes (family Molidae). Bull. Brit. Mus. (Nat. Hist.), Zool., 1(6): pp. 87-121, 18 figs., refs. Orig. wrs. - € 7.95

  33. Gilbert, C.H., & Hubbs, C.L., 1916. Report on the Japanese Macrourid fishes collected by the U./S. Fisheries Steamer "Albatross" in 1906, with a synopsis of the genera. Proc. U.S. Natl. Mus., 51: pp. [ii],135-214, 4 pls., tabs. Wrs. - € 9.75

  34. Gill, T., 1905. The family of Cyprinids and the carp as its type. Smithson. Misc. Coll., 3(2): pp. 195-217, many figs. on 14 pls. Wrs. - € 11.00

  35. Gosline, W.A., 1968. The suborders of Perciform fishes. Proc. U.S. Natl. Mus., 124 (3647): pp. 1-78, 12 figs., refs. Offprint, orig. wrs. - € 9.50

  36. Gottbehüt, V., 1935. Otolithen und Labyrinthe verschiedener Teleostier. Jena: G. Fischer. Pp. iv,159-196,[2], 23 figs., refs. Orig. wrs. - € 9.50
    Thesis. Printed separately from ‘Jena. Zeitschr. Naturwiss.’, vol. 70.

  37. [ Gronovius ] Wheeler, A.C., 1958. The Gronovius fish collection: a catalogue and historical account. Bull. Brit. Mus. (Nat. Hist.), Hist. Ser., 1(5): pp. [ii],187-250, 9 pls., refs. Orig. wrs. Faint trace of moisture on one blank corner of few plates, very good otherwise. - € 12.50

  38. Gruvel, A., 1926. L'industrie des pêches sur les côtes tunisiennes. [Bull. Stat. Océanogr. Salammbô, 4.] [No pl.] Pp. iv,135, 19 pls. of photos, figs. Orig. wrs., uncut. - ƒ 32.50 / € 14.75

  39. Gruvel, A., & Chabanaud, P., 1937. Missions A. Gruvel dans le Canal de Suez. II. Poissons. [Mém. Inst. Egypte, 33.] Le Caire: Institut Français d'Archéologie Orientale. 4to, 28cm. Pp. iv,31, 29 figs., refs. Orig. printed wrs., uncut. - € 15.00

  40. Gutberlet, J.E., 1915. On the osteology of the Loricati. [Illinois Biol. Mon., 2(2).] Urbana, Il. Large 8vo. Pp. 40, 13 figs. on 5 pls., refs/. Orig. wrs. - € 8.00

  41. Hase, A., 1907. Ueber das Schuppenkleid der Teleostier. Jena: G. Fischer. Pp. vi,62,[2], 34 figs. on 3 double-page pls., 23 figs. in text, refs. Plain new wrs. - € 15.00
    Thesis. Published also in ‘Jena. Zeitschr. Naturwiss.,’ vol. 42.

  42. Helbing, H., 1904. Beiträge zur Anatomie und Systematik der Laemargiden. [N. Acta Leopold.-Carol. Akad. Naturf., 82(1).] Halle a.S. 4to. Pp. 190, 2 fold. pls., 42 figs. Boards. - € 35.00

  43. Hikita, T., 1962. Ecological and morphological studies of the genus Oncorhynchus (Salmonidae) with particular consideration on phylogeny. [Sci. Rep. Hokkaido Salmon Hatchery, 17.] Sapporo. Pp. 90, 30 pls. of photos and drawings, 9 figs., refs. Orig. wrs. Covers a bit warped, good otherwise. - € 14.75

  44. Houde, E.D., et al., 1986. Ichthyoplankton and diversity in the Western Arabian Gulf. Kuwait Bull. Mar. Sci., 8: pp. 107-393, numerous distrib. maps in 142 full-page figs., 38 figs. and diagrs., 25 tabs., refs. Journal issue wrs. - € 26.00

  45. Hubbs, C.L., & Trautman, M.B., 1937. A revision of the lamprey genus Ichthyomyzon. [ Misc. Publ. Mus. Zool. Univ. Michigan, 35.] Ann Arbor. Pp. 112, 22 tabs., 5 figs., 1 map, 2 pls., refs. Oeig. wrs. - € 17.00

  46. Innes, W.T., 1947. Goldfish varieties and water gardens. Philadelphia: Innes Publishing Co. Large 8vo. Pp. 382, tipped-in col. frontisp., numerous photos (partly col.) and drawings. Orig. cloth. Japanese fringtail goldfish embossed in gilt on front cover, orig. paper lettering label on backstrip. - € 32.50

  47. Jacobi, H.S.R., 1840. De vesica aërea piscium, cum appendice de vesica aërea cellulosa erythrini. Dissertatio inauguralis [...] in Universitate Literaria Frederici Guilelma [...]. Berlin: Nietack. 4to, 24.5cm. Pp. 25, footnote refs. New plain wrs. - € 20.00

  48. Jenkins, J.T., 1958. The fishes of the British Isles, both fresh water and salt. [The Wayside and Woodland Series.] London: F. Warne. Small 8vo. Pp. viii,408, col. frontisp., 299 illus. (of which 128 col.) on 143 plates, append., index. Orig. cloth gilt. Fine copy. - € 32.50
    Originally published in 1928. This is the 6th (and last) printing of the second edition of 1936.

  49. Jong, J.C.M. de, 1936. Beiträge zur Kenntnis des Baues und der Entwicklung der Schwimmblase einiger Physoclisten. Amsterdam: J.H. Paris. Pp. xvi,92, several figs. and photos on 14 plates, bibl. Orig. wrs. - € 14.75
    Thesis.

  50. Kawaguchi, K., & Shimizu, H., 1978. Taxonomy and distribution of the lanternfishes, genus Diaphus (Pisces, Myctophidae) in the western Pacific, eastern Indian Ocean and the Southeast Asian seas. [Bull. ocean Res. Inst. Univ. Tokyo, 10.] Nakano. Large 8vo. Pp. 145, 56 figs. and distrib. maps, tabs., refs. Orig. wrs. - € 22.50

  51. Klausewitz, W., 1987. Contributions to the knowledge of the cichlid fishes of the genus Aulonocara of Lake Malawi (East-Africa). [Cour. Forschungsinst. Senckenberg, 94.] Frankfurt a.M. 4to. Pp. 139, 9 pls., 34 tabs., 68 illus. in text, refs. Orig. wrs. - € 19.50

  52. Klunzinger, C.B., 1884 (1975). Die Fische des Rothen Meeres. Eine kritische Revision mit Bestimmungstabellen. I. Theil Acanthopterygi veri Owen. Stuttgart, facsimile reprint Lochem: Antiquariaat Junk. Pp. x,133, several figs. on 13 plates. Folio, 34cm. Paperbound. - € 34.50
    All published. - Only a few copies still available forming end of publisher's stock.

  53. Koumans, F.P., 1953. The Pisces and Leptocardi of the Snellius Expedition. (Biological Results of the Snellius Expedition, XVI.) Temminckia, 9: pp. 177-275, 2 figs. Wrs. - € 11.50

  54. Lacourt, A.W., 1979. Eikapsels van kraakbeenvissen, roggen, haaien, draakvissen (Chondrichtyes) van Noord- en West-Europa. Wet. Meded. Kon. Nederl. Natuurhist. Ver., 135. Hoogwoud. 8vo, 21cm. Pp. 27, 37 drawings and photos, determ. tables, short bibl. Orig. wrs. - € 6.00

  55. Lewis, D.S.C., 1982. A revision of the genus Labidochromis (Teleostei: Cichlidae) from Lake Malawi. Zool. Jour. Linn. Soc., 75(3): pp. 189-265, 43 figs., refs. Journal issue wrs. - € 9.50

  56. Liem, K.F., 1963. The comparative osteology and phylogeny of the Anabantoidei (Teleostei, Pisces). [Illinois Biol. Mon., 30.] Urbana, Il. Pp. viii,149, 104 figs., refs. Orig. wrs. - € 17.00

  57. [ Linnaeus ] Wheeler, A., 1985. The Linnaean fish collection in the Linnaean Society of London. Zool. Jour. Linn. Soc. London, 84(1): pp. 1-76, 5 full-page photos, refs. Plain wrs. - € 12.50

  58. Lütken, C., 1878. Contribution pour servir à l'histoire de deux genres de poissons de la famille des Baudroies, Hipantolophus et Ceratis, habitant les grandes profondeurs des mers arctiques. Danske Vid. Selsk. Skrift., 5. R., Nat. math. Afd., 11(5): pp. 307-348, 8 figs. on 2 lithogr. pls., 8 figs. in text. 4to. Plain new wrs., uncut. - € 19.50
    Danish text with condensed French translation on pp. 339-348.

  59. Lythgoe, J., & Lythgoe, G., 1971. Fishes of the sea. The coastal waters of the British Isles, Northern Europe and the Mediterranean. A photographic guide in colour. London: Blandford Press. Pp. 320, 212 photos of which 137 in colour, many drawings, index. Orig. boards in dust-jacket. - € 19.50

  60. Lythgoe, J., & Lythgoe, G., 1976. Vissen van de Europese kustwateren en de Middellandse Zee. Nederlandse bewerking: J.C. Nieshoven en Fr. de Graaf. Baarn: Moussault. Pp. 335, 212 (137 col.) photos, numerous drawings, bibl., index. Orig. laminated stiff wrs. - € 17.50

  61. McAllister, D.E., Parker, B.J., & McKee, P.M., 1985. Rare, endangered, and extinct fishes in Canada. [Syllogeus, 54.] Ottawa: National Museums of Canada. 4to. Pp. 192, 60 illus. in text, refs. Orig. wrs. - € 21.50

  62. MacDonagh, E.J., 1938. Los peces de las aguas termales de Barreto (Córdoba) y la etiología de la zona. Rev. Mus. La Plata, N.S., 1: pp. 45-87, 33 photos in text and on 2 pls., refs. Offprint, orig. wrs., uncut. - € 9.00
    Ethological study.

  63. Melendez C., R., Galvez H., O., & Cornejo C., A., 1993. Catálogo. Colleción de peces depositada en el Museo de Historia Natural de Chile. [Publ. Ocas. Mus. Nac. Hist. Nat., 47.] Santiago. Large 8vo, 26.5cm. Pp. xviii,224, refs., index. Orig. wrs. - € 20.00

  64. Milne, J.A., 1913. Pacific salmon: an attempt to evolve something of their history from an examination of their scales. Proc. Zool. Soc. London, 1913 (40): pp. 572-510, 118 photos. Extract, plain new wrs. - € 9.00

  65. Mohr, E., 1952. Der Stör. [Neue Brehm-Bücherei, 84.] Leipzig: Geest & Portig. Pp. 65, 39 illus. in text Orig. wrs. - € 9.25

  66. Neto, T.S., 1961. Quetognatas dos Mares de Angola. [Estud. Biol. Marit., 29.] Lisboa. Small 4to. Pp. 60, many photos and figs. on 50 pls., 16 fold. tabs., refs. Orig. ws., uncut. - € 21.50

  67. Nieuwenhuys, R., 1960. Het telencephalon der Actinoterygii. Amsterdam. Large 8vo. Pp. viii,128, several drawings in 19 figs. in text, several figs. on 3 fold. pls., bibl. Orig. wrs. - € 12.50
    Thesis.

  68. Nijssen, H., 1970. Revision of the Surinam catfishes of the genus Corydoras Lacépède, 1803 (Pisces, Siluriformes, Callichthydae). [Amsterdam.] Pp. iv,75,ii, 40 illus. in text, refs. Orig. wrs. - € 27.50
    Thesis. Also published in ‘Beaufortia’, vol. 18.

  69. Ninni, E., 1923. Primo contributo allo studio dei pesci e della pesca nelle acque dell'Imperio Ottomano. (Missione Italiana per l'Esplorazione dei Mari di Levante, Vol. V.) Venezia: Carlo Ferrari. Small folio, 33.7cm. Pp. [iv],187, 16 pls. (mostly of photos, incl. fish specimens), 1 fold. map of the Bosporus, 25 drawings in text, footnotes incl. refs. New half cloth, marbled boards, orig. printed front cover bound in. - ¶ "Materiali raccolti durante la campagna talassografica 1921-1922 a bordo della R. Nave L.F. Marsigli." Rare monograph on fishes and fisheries in the Bosporus Strait. With presentation inscription: "Al Clariss. Dott. Prof. Ludwig Brühl, omaggio di E. Ninni." - € 120.00

  70. Nufer, W., 1905. Die Fische des Vierwaldstättersees und ihre Parasiten. [Extracted from:] Festschrift zur Jubiläumsfeier des 50-jährigen Bestehens der Naturforschenden Gesellschaft in Luzern [...]. Luzern: J. Schill. 8vo, 23cm. Pp. 233, 18 figs. of tissue etc. on 4 pls. New plain wrs. Title-page a bit spotted. - € 22.50

  71. Randall, J.E., 1963. Review of the hawkfishes (family Cirrithidae). Proc. U.S. Natl. Mus., 114: pp. 389-451, 16 plates, refs. Wrs. - € 11.50

  72. Regan, C.T., 1906-1908 (1972). Biologia Centrali Americana. Pisces. London: Dulau & Porter, facsimile reprint Lochem: Antiquariaat Junk. 4to. Pp. xxxii,[2],203, many figs. on 26 pls., 2 maps, few maps in text, refs., index. New cloth. - € 74.50
    Only a limited number of copies still available, forming end of publisher's stock.

  73. Redeke, H.C., 1923. Rapport omtrent het voorkomen en den groei van jonge zalmpjes in Zuidlimburgsche beken. Verh. Rapp. Rijksinst. Visscherijonderz., 2(2): pp. 183-200, 2 pls. of photos, 1 diagr., tabs. 4to. New plain wrs. - € 9.75

  74. Richardson, J., 1846 (1972). Report on the ichthyology of the Seas of China and Japan. (From the Report of the British Association for the Advancement of Science for 1845.) London: R. & J.E. Taylor, facsimile reprint Lochem Antiquariaat Junk. Pp. iv,187-320,[14]. Cloth. - € 21.75
    With a new index compiled by P.J. Whitehead. - Only a few copies still available forming end of publisher's stock.

  75. Roberts, T.R., 1975. Geographical distribution of African freshwater fishes. Zool. Jour. Linn. Soc., 57(4): pp. 249-319, 17 figs. (incl. distrib. maps), refs. Journal issue wrs. - € 12.00

  76. Robin, C., 1847. Recherches sur un appareil qui se trouve sur les poissons du genre des Raies (Raia, C.) et qui présente les caractères anatomiques des organes électriques. Paris: L. Martinet. Pp. iv,114, 10 figs. on 2 lithogr. plates. New boards, orig. printed wrappers mounted. Waterstain on one blank corner of part of text, few pages browned due to paper quality, a cood copy yet. - € 124.50
    "Thèse de Zoologie pour le Doctorat ès Sciences naturelles, présentée à la Faculté des Sciences de Paris, le 19 juillet, à Midi" (date and hour filled in by hand). - Rare thesis by Charles Philippe Robin (1821-1885), "an original and important zoological investigation of the electric organ of Rajidae" (Dict. Sci. Biogr., XI, p. 491). Dean II, p. 353.

  77. Rofen, R.R., 1966. Fishes of Western North America. Family Evermannellidae. Saber-toothed fishes. Mem. Sears Found. Mar. Res., 1(5): pp. 511-565, 20 figs. 4to. Wrs. - € 12.50

  78. Schmidt, J., 1925. On the distribution of the freshwater eels (Anguilla) throughout the world. II. Indo-Pacific region. A bio-geographical investigation. Kgl. Danske Vid. Selsk. Skrift., Nat. Afd., 8. R., 10(4): pp. 327-382, 2 fold. col. maps, 10 illus. in text, refs. 4to. Offprint, orig. wrs. - € 14.75

  79. Shaw, G., 1804 (1974). General zoology or Systematic natural history. Volume V, part 1. Pisces. London: G. Kearsley, facsimile reprint London: The Aquarium & Reprint Press. Pp. [4],viii,250, title-vignette, many figs. on 41 plates. Orig. boards in dust-jacket. - € 27.50

  80. Smith, J.L.B., 1935. New and little known fishes from South Africa. Rec. Albany Mus., 4(2): pp. 169-235, 20 photos and drawings on 6 pls., 5 figs. Small 4to. New plain wrs. - € 12.50

  81. Spoczynska, J.O.I., 1976. An age of fishes. The development of the most successful vertebrate. Newton Abbot: David & Charles. Oblong 8vo. Pp. 152, frontisp., 37 full-page figs., gloss., bibl., index. Orig. boards in dust-jacket. - € 21.50

  82. Sterba, G., 1962. Freshwater fishes of the World. Translated and revised by Denys W. Tucker. London: Vista Books. Large 8vo, 24cm. Pp. 878, 1193 drawings and photos on 192 pls. (some col.) and in text, short bibl., index. Orig. cloth. Binding a little thumbed, contents good. - € 27.50

  83. Stigchel, J.W.B. van der, 1946. South American Nematognathi. Leiden: E.J. Brill. Pp. vi,204, 2 figs., 3 fold. tabs., refs. Orig. wrs. Paper a bit browned as ususal. - € 21.50
    Thesis.

  84. Swenander, G., 1906. Bidrag till kännedomen om Trondhjemsfjordens fiskar. [Kgl. Norske Vidensk. Selsk. Skrift., 1905 No. 9.] Trondhjem. Pp. 112, 23 fold. letterpress tabs., 2 photos and 42 figs. on 5 (4 double-page) plates, bibl. New plain wrs., uncut. - € 18.25

  85. Vari, R.P., 1992. Systematics of the Neotropical characiform genus Cyphocharax Fowler (Pisces: Ostariophysi). [Smiths. Contr. Zool., 529.] Washington. 4to. Pp. iv,137, 80 photos and maps, tabs., bibl., indexes. Orig. wrs. - € 17.00

  86. Vibert, R., 1950. Recherches sur le saumon de l'Adour (Salmo salar, Linné). Âges, croissance, cycle génétique, races. 1942-1948. Paris. Pp. [ii],27-149, 14 graphs and tabs. in text, bibl. Orig. wrs. - € 12.50
    Thesis. Offprint from unidentified journal.

  87. Vladykov, V.[D.], 1931. Poissons de la Russie sous-carpathique (Tchécoslovaquie). Mém. Soc. Zool. France, 29: pp. 217-374, 29 illus. in text, refs. Offprint, orig. wrs. - € 19.50

  88. Vladykov, V.D., 1962. Osteological studies on the Pacific salmon of the genus Oncorhynchus. [Bull. Fish. Res. Board Canada, 136.] Ottawa. Pp. vi,172, 89 photos, drawings, and figs., tabs., refs. Orig. wrs. Small erasure on rear cover, good otherwise. - € 17.-

  89. Wagner, M., 1864. Ueber die hydrographischen Verhältnisse und das Vorkommen der Süsswasserfische in den Staaten Panama und Ecuador. Ein Beitrag zur Zoogeographie Amerika's. Aus den Abh. bayer. Akad. Wiss., II. Cl., X. Bd., I. Abth. München. 4to. Pp. [ii],49. New boards, orig. printed wrs. laid down. - € 35.00

  90. Wellenbergh, P.H.J., 1840. Observationes anatomicae de Orthragisco mola. Dissertatio inauguralis [...] in Academia Lugduno-Batava [...]. Leiden: S. & J. Luchtmans. 4to, 24.3cm. Pp. [viii],32,[2], 1 large fold. lithogr. pl. (47.5x37cm., lith. J.M. Kierdorff, del. A.S.Mulder). Contemp. plain limp blue boards, spine covered with marbled paper. Tear in plate repaired, spine worn, good otherwise. - € 50.00
    Title in manuscript on front cover, front end-paper inscribed: "Gekocht bij W.J. van Stockum te 's Hage, 8 April 1850, Prijs f 1,50" and with ms. name "P.G. Buekers, 1871" (popular Dutch naturalist, 1849-1930).

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