Fresh-Water Aquaria: Their Construction, Arrangement, and Management, with Full Information as to the Best Water-Plants and Live Stock to be Kept, How and Where to Obtain Them, and How to Keep Them in Health
London: L. Upcott Gill, 1902.
Hardcover. Published in 1902, this stunning snail-stamped tome holds a treasure trove of early Edwardian knowledge on the keeping of freshwater aquariums and is illustrated in over 190 beautiful and instructive figures throughout. Chapters include: The Aquarium, Making Aquaria, Cabinet Aquarium, Collecting Equipment, Management of the Aquarium, Water-Plants, Amphibians, Fishes, The Different Varieties of Goldfish and How to Breed Them, Snails and Limpets, Mussels, Water-Beetles, Water-Bugs or Water-Measurers, Water-Scorpions, Etc., Larvae of Water-Flies, Water-Spiders and Water-Worms, Fresh-Water Crustaceans, Hydrae, Recapitulation, etc.
7 3/8" X 5 1/8". vii, [i], 352pp, plus 20 pages of publisher's ads. Green cloth over boards, with heraldic motif of woodland creatures stamped in dark greens and brown to upper board and spine, both lettered in gilt, with snail stamped to upper board in gilt. Moderate wear to binding, with small faint spot of soiling to upper board, hard bumping to corners, rubbing to edges and extremities, light scattered rubbing, and spot of bubbling to cloth at rear board. Front hinge tender; binding remains sound. Partially erased previous owner's name to title page. Foxing to first and last pages, with hint of musty scent, else unmarked. Good. Item #17297
Price: $75.00