Hints for the formation of a fresh-water aquarium.
Contributors: Dickes, William, 1815-1892.; Whymper, Elijah, fl. 1848-1863.; Curtis, S. fl. 1829-1864 (binder); Society for Promoting Christian Knowledge (Great Britain). Committee of General Literature and Education; Richard Clay (Firm)
Publisher: Printed for the Society for Promoting Christian Knowledge
Published: 1857
Place of publication: London
Language: eng
Number of pages: 132
Subjects: Aquariums.; Fishes.; Aquatic plants.
Other titles: Fresh water aquarium
Notes: Date taken from English Catalogue of Books.

"Published under the direction of the Committee of General Literature and Education, appointed by the Society for Promoting Christian Knowledge."--T.p.

Plates are colour wood engravings produced using a version of the "Baxter Process", with areas and lines that are printed with an intaglio metal plate.

Colour plates are with signatures: "W. Dickes" and "J. Johns Del.".  Both are with captions.

Some wood-engraved illustrations within the text are signed: "ES".  A few are signed: "CAJ" and one is signed: "Whimper" [i.e. Elijah Whimper?].

Includes "Index.": p. [130]-132.

MASS copy 1: Bound in green pebble-grain cloth blocked in gold and blind; a.e. speckled red.  Upper cover blocked in gold with part of illustration replicated from the text.  With yellow painted endpapers.  With ownership inscription dated 1858: "John Henderson Junr.".

MASS copy 2: Bound in brown pebble-grain cloth blocked in gold and blind in the same design as copy 1; a.e. speckled red. Upper cover blocked in gold with part of illustration replicated from the text.  With yellow painted endpapers.  With binder's ticket: "S. Curtis, Binder".  With ownership inscription: "A. E. Sowerby.".  With label: "St. Michael's Church, North Brixton, Lending Library.".  With ownership inscription dated 1962: "Donald Forest Chapham".