The Aquarium; Its Inhabitants, Structure, and Management
de TAYLOR, J. E.;
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Toronto, Ontario, Canada
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London, Hardwicke & Bogue, 1876, First edition. . original pictorial gilt cloth, with gilt picture of aquarium and fishes, gilt lettering, all edges gilted, covers rubbed, old bookseller's blindstamp on endpaper, very good, interior is clean and unmarked. . 8vo [19 x 12.5 cm]; xv, 316, [iv, ads] pp, 239 illustrations including full-page, index. . Freeman 3658. The author describes the history of the aquarium in detail, fresh-water and marine aquariums, their construction and use, the inhabitants of the aquariums including fish, reptiles, plants, insects, zoophytes, etc, the aquarium as a nursery for the microscope. Very well-illustrated. The illustrated ads at the rear are for the author's other books. At the time, this was the ultimate aquaria book, at the peak of the aquarium hobby in the nineteenth century. A picture of this book is available on request by email.
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- Título
- The Aquarium; Its Inhabitants, Structure, and Management
- Autor
- TAYLOR, J. E.;
- Formato/Encuadernación
- Original pictorial gilt cloth, with gilt picture of aquarium and fishes, gilt lettering, all edges gilted, covers rubbed, old bo
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- Usado
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- London, Hardwicke & Bogue, 1876, First edition.
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- 8vo [19 x 12.5 cm]; xv, 316, [iv
- Catálogos del vendedor
- Nature - Marine & Fresh Water Biology;
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- Blindstamp
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- First Edition
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- Gilt
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- Cloth
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