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Title(s)
Ocean and river gardens: a history of the marine and fresh-water aquaria, with the best methods for their establishment and preservation ... By H. Noel Humphreys ...
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Published/Created
London, S. Low, son and co., 1857.
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Physical Description
2 pts. in l v. illus., 20 col. pl. (incl. front.) 19 cm.
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Holdings
Rare Books and Manuscripts
QH68 .H92
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Copyright Status
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Full Alma Record
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Classification
Books
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Notes
BAC : Gold-stamped orange cloth binding.
"London: Thomas Harrild, Printer, Salisbury Square, Fleet Street; and Silver Street, Falcon Square."
Advertisements: [4] p. at end of pt. 2.
Binder's ticket: Bound by Bone & Son, 76 Fleet St., London.
Pt. I has title: Ocean gardens: the history of the marine aquarium.
Pt. II has title: River gardens; being an account of the best methods of cultivating fresh-water plants in aquaria.
McLean, R. Victorian book design (1972 ed.)
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Subject Terms
Aquariums. | Bone & Son -- Bookbinder. | Harrild, Thomas -- Printer. | Low, (Sampson) Son, and Co. -- Publisher. | Natural history -- Technique. | Sim, Margaret -- Autograph. | Water gardens.
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Form/Genre
Wood engravings -- 1857. | Wood engravings -- Hand-colored -- 1857.
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Export
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IIIF Manifest
"Of Green Leaf, Bird, and Flower" : Artists' Books and the Natural World (Yale Center for British Art, May 15, 2014-August 10, 2014) [YCBA Objects in the Exhibition]
Ocean Flowers (Yale Center for British Art, 2004-06-12 - 2004-08-08) [YCBA Objects in the Exhibition]
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