A HANDBOOK TO THE MARINE AQUARIUM Containing Practical Instructions for constructing, stocking, and Maintaining a Tank, and for Collecting Plants and Animals

Gosse, Philip Henry

Published by John Van Voorst, London, 1856

About this Item

Pp. viii, 1-48, [8], adverts at rear for six Gosse titles (see below), b/w woodcut frontispiece plate. Publisher's textured green cloth with blind stamped decoration, gilt titling to the front board, very good light wear only. Contents clean and tight, previous owner's signature, original end papers, the front paste-down very slightly stained, joints firm. A very good copy, far better than normal. [Notes: it was Gosse who coined the name 'aquarium', the adverts at the rear cover one Gosse title per page, with detailed descriptions of the following: Marine Natural History Class, British Sea-Anemones, A Naturalist's Rambles on the Devonshire Coast, The Aquarium, A Manual of Marine Zoology, and Tenby] . Size: 12mo [17. 5 x 11 cm]. Seller Inventory # 032968

Bibliographic Details

Title: A HANDBOOK TO THE MARINE AQUARIUM Containing...

Publisher: John Van Voorst, London

Publication Date: 1856

Binding: Hardcover

Condition: Very Good

Edition: Second Edition, Revised.

Book Type: Book