Fluvial books (4 Ergebnisse)

Zustand: new. ALL UK PARCELS SENT TRACKED! ALL OVERSEAS PARCELS SENT AIRMAIL, TRACKED! (New, Hardcover, 2025). 2025 1st edition. 4to (200 x 271mm). Pp . Colour and b/w photographs, colour and b/w illustrations and maps, bibliography. Matt pictorial laminated boards, issued without a dust-wrapper. Fine new unread copy. "This book explores the history of the freshwater fish and fisheries of the River Mersey (and Weaver) and its tributaries, and the environmental factors that have shaped them." "Thus, the geographical area covered is generally the non-tidal reachers of the rivers landwards of Warrington and Runcorn, with consideration of tidal water generally limited to the biology of, and fishing for, migratory species passing through on their way to the river. The marine and estuarine fish inhabiting the estuary are not covered." Chapters include: Introduction; The Mersey and it tributaries described; How the Mersey got its fish; Human influences on the Mersey; Legislation and management; History of fisheries to 1820; Water quality; Angling clubs and associations; Salford fishing around 1820; fishing 1850 to 1950; Recovery of the fishery; Trout; Salmon; River Weaver; Now and the future; Mersey fish fauna in 1820; Reservoirs of the Mersey Basin. . …

Zustand: new. ALL UK PARCELS SENT TRACKED! ALL OVERSEAS PARCELS SENT AIRMAIL, TRACKED! (New, Hardcover, 2021). 2021 1st edition. 4to (205 x 271mm). Colour and b/w photographs, colour and b/w illustrations and maps, bibliography, map end-papers. Pictorial laminated boards in matching dust-wrapper. Fine new unread copy in dust-wrapper. Angler and fishery scientist, David Solomon, presents a detailed account of the fisheries, sporting and commercial, of the River Thames throughout its length, inland and tidal. Very well illustrated with numerous contemporary illustrations and photographs. Chapters include: Introduction; Thames environment; Man and the River Thames; Water quality; History and development of food fisheries; History and development of angling; Organisations and societies; Match fishing; Angling, associated services; Barbel; Bream; Carp; Chub; Dace; Eels; Gudgeon; Perch; Pike; Roach; Salmon; Trout; Other freshwater species; Other migratory and estuarine fish; Now and the future. Appendixes are: Oarsman's and angler's map; Amphlett's guide to fishing from Isleworth to Marlow; Location of eel bucks on the Thames. Companion volume to the author's equally fine, A History Of The Fish And Fisheries Of The River Exe. . …

ALL UK PARCELS SENT TRACKED! ALL OVERSEAS PARCELS SENT AIRMAIL, TRACKED! (S/hand, Paperback, 2020). 2020 1st edition. 8vo paperback (147 x 210mm). Colour and b/w photographs, colour and b/w illustrations and maps, bibliography, map end-papers. Fine copy. Angler and fishery scientist, David Solomon, presents a detailed history of the Ewelme, or Benson Brook, a confluent of the Thames which flows through the villages of Ewemelme and Benson. Chapters include: The brook defined; The brook described; Water supply, agriculture and water quality; Mills; Watercress production; Wildlife; The future. . …

ALL UK PARCELS SENT TRACKED! ALL OVERSEAS PARCELS SENT AIRMAIL, TRACKED! (S/hand, Paperback, 2021). 2012 1st edition. 4to (210 x 298mm). Colour and b/w photographs, colour and b/w illustrations and maps, bibliography. Very good copy. Angler and fishery scientist, David Solomon, presents a detailed account of the fisheries, sporting and commercial, of the River Exe throughout its length, inland and tidal. Very well illustrated with numerous contemporary illustrations and photographs. This book "follows the history of the freshwater fish stocks of the River Exe, including salmon, trout, coarse fish and eels. It examines the development of fisheries, both sport and commercial, their regulation and catches, and the people who have cared for them.particularly relevant to Exe fishermen and those with an interest in the history of the river and area." Chapters include: An introduction to the River Exe; Man and the River Exe; Early fisheries history; Salmon in the later Victorian era; Seven good decades - salmon 1900-1968; The recent history of the Exe salmon fishery; A case history - goings-on around Cowley Bridge and Pynes; Aspects of salmon fisheries management; Brown and sea trout; Freshwater fisheries; The fishing hotel; Access to fishing; The future. An appendix gives details of salmon fishing licences and catches, 1867 to 2011. A companion volume to the author's equally fine, A History Of The Fish And Fisheries Of The River Thames. .…