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Ocean Gardens : The History of the Marine Aquarium, and the Best Methods Now Adopted for its Establishment and Preservation
Author(s): Humphreys, H Noel
| Binding: | Hardcover |
| Volume Condition: | Very Good |
| Dust Jacket: | No |
| Dust Jacket Condition: | N/A |
| Edition: | 2nd Edition |
| Language: | English |
| Publisher Name: | Sampson Low, Son and Co |
| Publication Year: | 1857 |
| Publication Place: | London, UK |
| Book ID: | 003341 |
| Catalogue(s): | Nature and Natural History |
Second edition (enlarged and corrected by the author). viii, 116, 2pp. Strong red cloth-covered boards, ruled, embossed and gilded decorations, with gilt lettering to spine all edges gilt (boards a little rubbed and rounded at corners and spine ends, a little frayed around spine head and cracked on rear spine fold). Engraved, hand coloured, tissued -guarded plate frontispiece and 11 further engraved and hand-coloured plate botanical illustrations. A few mild marks on endpapers else internally neat, clean, bright and tight. Square and firmly bound. A handsome volume with stunning illustrations.
Keywords:
aquarium
zoophytes molluscs
barnacles
sea-cucumbers
marine
sea
sea vegetation
sea garden
bottom of the sea
