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John q
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FrozenShivers
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Only currently own Aquascaping by George Farmer, I'm hoping Aquatic Habitats by his friend Tai Strietman will be good when it comes out in March. I've managed to just order The Natural Aquarium by Kobayashi/Doshin for under £4 on eBay, looking forward to that. Sadly most of the books I want are far too expensive for me to even consider, which is a shame.
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Tha latest addition to the collection. I already have a later copy of this book, which interestingly is a lot thinner, but the same number of pages. This one is a first edition though. It’s not subtitled “Book One”.
I got it cheap since it’s water damaged. So I spent an hour or so ironing wavy pages 😁It seems to have worked quite well. I’ll leave it under some heavy books for a while hopefully that’ll finish the job of flattening it out.
I got it cheap since it’s water damaged. So I spent an hour or so ironing wavy pages 😁It seems to have worked quite well. I’ll leave it under some heavy books for a while hopefully that’ll finish the job of flattening it out.
I've got the set of five. They are brilliant. I think there is even a volume 6. Are they not published any more?
I dont think so. I have only been able to find them on ebay. I can find Vol 5 but only in German. I think there may be a 6th volume but again this is in German only ( if you can even find it). I also think there are Catfish and a Cichlid versions.
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Hi all,
Cheap today at £189
cheers Darrel
It is bizarre what some of these <"books are reputedly worth">. I own a copy of Mile Hellweg's <"Culturing Live Foods: A Step by Step Guide for Culturing One's Own Food for the Home Aquarium" >which I purchased for the sterling equivalent of $35.
Cheap today at £189
cheers Darrel
I do like a catfish😊, even as a boy I liked them, megladorus irwini anyone 😂😂, crazy purchase, got much too big, I also had a red tail at one point, went from 11/2” to 15” in no time
I learned my lesson though, or perhaps not L027 get pretty large too
I was rather surprised at their apparent “value”
Not for sale though (only stating this as I wouldn’t want anyone thinking that I was placing a sly advert😂😂)
I learned my lesson though, or perhaps not L027 get pretty large too
I was rather surprised at their apparent “value”
Not for sale though (only stating this as I wouldn’t want anyone thinking that I was placing a sly advert😂😂)
I collect a few books (not aquaria related), I started many years ago when I developed an interest in the Battle of Britain, I have around 200😂
I do have one piece of fiction, Lord of the rings (late copy given as a present)
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Love this book! This is the one that really made me want to keep a planted tank, with heating cables no less!
zozo
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For all your Book lovers this might be of interest... The 2nd hand bookstore "De Slegte" They have a huge collection divided over 7 different locations in The Netherlands and Belgium. They do not discriminate languages and store whatever they get their hands on, have Dutch, German, English and French editions in their collection. And a search filter for Title or ISBN... Most importantly they don't go for the ridiculous collector items prices. 🙂
A few from the 1980's English editions are in their current collection.
A few from the 1980's English editions are in their current collection.
PARAGUAY
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Got that ,it is a good book
The Miniaturist
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I also have a copy & mine has the old book smell!
I don't know if it has been listed but this was one of my first plant books, a massive £3.95 in 1979!
I keep this just for it's novelty value!
I don't know if it has been listed but this was one of my first plant books, a massive £3.95 in 1979!
I keep this just for it's novelty value!
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Took delivery of a copy of Encyclopaedia of Water Plants yesterday. This copy wasn’t in too bad condition despite its age; published in 1967. Perhaps a little on the grubby side but it wiped down okay. Still smells fusty though 🙂
Fantastic book, describing over 200 species, each beautifully illustrated. It subdivides plants by biological type, 10 in total. That is they are grouped according to the manor in which they grow, which I think is really helpful, especially for someone just starting out.
Thoroughly recommend. If you can find a copy at reasonable price and in decent readable condition, buy it.
Fantastic book, describing over 200 species, each beautifully illustrated. It subdivides plants by biological type, 10 in total. That is they are grouped according to the manor in which they grow, which I think is really helpful, especially for someone just starting out.
Thoroughly recommend. If you can find a copy at reasonable price and in decent readable condition, buy it.
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@Ben Cox you inspired me to try and complete the 1-5 vol. collection. Number 5 arrived this morning. Found it on eBay. It was sold as the English version, but it isn't, it's German. Not sure it exists in English, so I don't mind. Vol. 1 and the 1-5 photo index are new since they were fairly cheap. The rest are secondhand and also very reasonable, even Vol. 4 which is usually stupidly expensive. There is a vol. 6, but again, I don't think an English version was ever printed.
