PONDS AND FISH CULTURE FOR PLEASURE OR PROFIT. By Major C.B. Hall.

1949 1st edition. 8vo (145 x 224mm). Pp244. B/w photographs, illustrations, bibliography. Blue cloth, spine titled in gilt.

Sound advice on fish keeping and farming, from the pond in the back garden to rearing trout and coarse fish commercially. "...describes in detail the construction and fertilizing of ponds, discusses site and soils, and water and how to use it - and even touches on aquaria. The propagation of trout, goldfish and pond fish is treated at some length. Feeding, both in the hatchery and ponds, is minutely described. Aquatic plants, for use in the water garden and pools, as well as on the fish farm, are enumerated in full."