The Fresh and Salt-Water Aquarium
por WOOD, Rev. J. G.;
- Usado
- Capa dura
- first
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- Livreiro
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Toronto, Ontario, Canada
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Sobre este item
London, George Routledge and Sons, 1868, First Edition. . original pictorial decorated gilt cloth, gilt spine title lettering, lightly rubbed at edges, spine ends bit worn, small bookseller label on endpaper, else near fine and clean, Victorian cover bright. . 12mo [16.5 x 11 cm]; viii, 182, [ii, ads] pp, 11 color plates (chromolithographs) including frontis as called for, including frontis, numerous text illustrations. . Freeman 4100. Published near the start of the aquarium hobby, those interested would find their specimens at the seashore rather than from a store (pet stores didn't exist at that time). The author provided detailed instructions on how to stock and maintain an aquarium and its inhabitants, which would include fish, mollusks, plants, beetles, reptiles, etc. A picture of this book is available on request by email.
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Detalhes
- Livreiro
- Horizon Books
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- Nº do estoque do livreiro
- J13679
- Título
- The Fresh and Salt-Water Aquarium
- Autor
- WOOD, Rev. J. G.;
- Formato/Encadernação
- Original pictorial decorated gilt cloth, gilt spine title lettering, lightly rubbed at edges, spine ends bit worn, small booksel
- Estado do livro
- Usado
- Encadernação
- Capa dura
- Editorial
- London, George Routledge and Sons, 1868, First Edition.
- Dimensão
- 12mo [16.5 x 11 cm]; viii, 182,
- Catálogos de livreiros
- Nature - Marine & Fresh Water Biology;
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- First Edition
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- 12mo
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- Cloth
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- Gilt
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