Ocean gardens River gardens
Subtitle: 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 : being an account of the best methods of cultivating fresh-water plants in aquaria, in such a manner as to afford suitable abodes to ornamental fish, and many interesting kinds of aquatic animals
By: by H. Noel Humphreys ...
Contributors: Clegg, James.; Harrild, Thomas (printer)
Publisher: Sampson Low, Son, and Co.
Published: 1857
Place of publication: London
Language: eng
Number of pages: 116
Subjects: Aquariums.; Marine aquariums.; Aquatic plants.
Other titles: Ocean and river gardens; Ocean gardens :; Glimpses beneath the waters; River gardens :; Home-culture of fresh-water plants
Notes: Wood-engraved plates are hand-coloured.  All are with captions.  All are unsigned.

Plates in the second title are printed in black on grey background tint.

Wood-engraved plates in the first title are the same as those used in an 1857 edition of "Ocean Gardens", published by Sampson Low, Son, and Co.  See McLean D 0574.

The second title is with the same setting of type and wood-engraved plates as an 1857 edition of "River Gardens", published by Sampson Low, Son, and Co.  See McLean D 0575.

Includes wood-engraved illustrated tail-pieces and decorative initials.

Publisher's advertisements on p. [2-5] at end.

MASS copy: Bound in bright green fine morocco-grain cloth blocked in gold and blind; a.e.g.  Upper cover blocked in gold with the same title design as used on McLean D 0574 and in blind with the same design as used on McLean D 0575.  Lower cover blocked in gold and blind with the same illustrated title design as used on McLean D 0575.  With pale yellow endpapers. With ownership inscription dated 1873: "I. I. C.".  With bookseller's label: "JAs. Clegg,  Bookseller  Rochdale.  Books Purchased".  Plates in first title are not bound in number order.