Ocean Gardens : The History of the Marine Aquarium, and the Best Methods Now Adopted for its Establishment and Preservation

Second edition (enlarged and corrected by the author). viii, 116, 2pp. Strong red cloth-covered boards, ruled, embossed and gilded decorations, with gilt lettering to spine all edges gilt (boards a little rubbed and rounded at corners and spine ends, a little frayed around spine head and cracked on rear spine fold). Engraved, hand coloured, tissued -guarded plate frontispiece and 11 further engraved and hand-coloured plate botanical illustrations. A few mild marks on endpapers else internally neat, clean, bright and tight. Square and firmly bound. A handsome volume with stunning illustrations.