FRESHWATER FISH OF THE BRITISH ISLES: A GUIDE FOR ANGLERS AND NATURALISTS. By Nick Giles.

1994 1st edition. 4to (195 x 252mm). Pp192. Colour photographs, bibliography. Brown boards, spine titled in gilt.

This book discusses the natural history of British coarse and game fish species. The detailed and well-informed text is accompanied by colour underwater photographs of the fish. One of the more useful identification books for the fisherman as there is a distinct angling slant to the text. Chapters include: Conservation and preservation: The stewardship of natural resources; Ecology and conservation of British freshwater wetlands; The cold-water fish community: Mountain rivers and glacial lakes; The warm-water fish community: Lowland rivers, lakes and ponds.