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One of the rarest books on aquariums ever produced:

1908

Goldfish, Aquaria, and Ferneries

A Treatise upon the care of the Aquarium and the many Pets that may be placed therein; how to arrange and care for Ferneries

Many Original Illustrations

By Chester Albert Reed, B.S.

Rare Antique Book ~ First Edition ~ Aquariums ~ Fish ~ Aquatic Plants ~ Decor ~ Tank Construction ~ Bowls ~ Globes ~ Cylinders ~ Goldfish Varieties ~ Fantail ~ Fringe Tail ~ Pearl ~ Comet ~ Celestial ~ Telescope ~ Paradise FIsh ~ Betta ~ Gourami ~ Frog ~ Tadpole ~ Turtle ~ Newt ~ Reptiles ~ Amphibians ~ Snails ~ Enclosures ~ Ferns ~ Moss ~ Vivariums ~ Terrariums ~ Habitats

Previous owner's name, Charles A. Allen, on the front endpaper is likely the noted naturalist Charles Andrew Allen after whom Allen’s Hummingbird was named.

Publisher:

Worcester, Mass: Chas. K. Reed, 1908.

Features:

Measures 3.4 x 5.6 inches.

First edition and likely the only edition (no statement of edition and no additional printings listed).

Original publisher’s binding (flexible green cloth with rounded fore edges and gold-gilt stamping).

Frontispiece.

Numerous full-page plates and part-page illustrations.

185 pages plus book ads

Condition:

Very Good.

The covers are clean and bright with scuffing and angling of the spine. Small light crease to the corner of the back cover. The textblock is solid and square though a section of the page edges is not quite even. The hinge is split between pages 130 and 131. The pages are very clean and bright with a spot or smudge to only a few pages. Small chips at the corners of the title page. Old ink name dated 1911 to the front endpaper (likely the noted naturalist Charles Andrew Allen). No other writing or marking.

[“Treaties” misprint on title page]