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Auction of To-day

Milton C. Work

The book is a practical handbook for the modern version of Auction Bridge, written by Milton C.

The Verbalist A Manual Devoted to Brief Discussions of the Right and the Wrong Use of Words and to Some Other Matters of Interest to Those Who Would Speak and Write with Propriety.

Alfred Ayres

The Verbalist is a compact reference guide that sets out to correct common misuses of English words and to…

Papers on Health

John Kirk

The work is a practical health manual compiled by Edward Bruce Kirk from the extensive notes of his father,…

The Building of a Book A Series of Practical Articles Written by Experts in the Various Departments of Book Making and Distributing

The work is a practical guide to the whole enterprise of producing a book, assembled from a series of…

Newspaper Reporting and Correspondence A Manual for Reporters, Correspondents, and Students of Newspaper Writing

Grant Milnor Hyde

Grant Milnor Hyde’s manual is a straightforward instructional text aimed at budding newspaper reporters and…

Choice Cookery

Catherine Owen

Choice Cookery is a practical guide aimed at women who already manage ordinary household meals but wish to…

Woodward's Country Homes

Woodward, George E. (George Evertson); Woodward, F. W.

Woodward’s Country Homes is a practical treatise on the rise of suburban living in the mid‑nineteenth‑century…

Wood-Carving: Design and Workmanship

George Jack

This volume, authored by George Jack, is a practical textbook that sets out a comprehensive programme for…

Art in Needlework: A Book about Embroidery

Day, Lewis F. (Lewis Foreman); Buckle, Mary, active 1900

The book presents itself as a practical guide to embroidery that also respects its artistic dimensions.

How to Write Letters (Formerly The Book of Letters) A Complete Guide to Correct Business and Personal Correspondence

Mary Owens Crowther

This work is a practical handbook on the art of correspondence, aimed at anyone who needs to compose clear,…

The Book of Business Etiquette

Nella Braddy

The Book of Business Etiquette is a sweeping cultural essay that begins by elevating the American businessman…

The Complete Golfer

Harry Vardon

The Complete Golfer is a practical manual written by the five‑time champion Harry Vardon, who frames the work…

Amateur Gardencraft: A Book for the Home-Maker and Garden Lover

Eben E. Rexford

Amateur Gardencraft is a practical handbook for the non‑professional who wishes to transform a modest, often…

Crops and Methods for Soil Improvement

Alva Agee

The Cauliflower

A. A. Crozier

The work is a practical agricultural handbook devoted to the cultivation of cauliflower in the United States.

The Home Medical Library, Volume 1 (of 6)

The Ladies' Book of Etiquette, and Manual of Politeness A Complete Hand Book for the Use of the Lady in Polite Society

Florence Hartley

Florence Hartley’s Ladies’ Book of Etiquette is a comprehensive handbook that sets out the principles and…

Home Taxidermy for Pleasure and Profit A Guide for Those Who Wish to Prepare and Mount Animals, Birds, Fish, Reptiles, etc., for Home, Den, or Office Decoration

Albert Burton Farnham

Albert Burton Farnham’s “Home Taxidermy for Pleasure and Profit” is a practical handbook aimed at amateurs…

Chess Fundamentals

José Raúl Capablanca

Chess Fundamentals is a systematic guide to the essential principles of chess, written by world champion José…

Kamerplanten: Handboek tot het kweeken van planten in de kamer

Max Hesdörffer

Dit handboek van Max Hesdörffer is een uitgebreide gids voor het kweken van kamerplanten, oorspronkelijk…

The Ladies Book of Useful Information Compiled from many sources

Anonymous

The Ladies’ Book of Useful Information presents itself as a single‑volume handbook aimed specifically at…

Health on the Farm: A Manual of Rural Sanitation and Hygiene

H. F. Harris

Health on the Farm is a practical handbook aimed at rural families who lack easy access to libraries or…

One thousand secrets of wise and rich men revealed

C. A. Bogardus

The work is a sprawling handbook that pairs moral counsel with a miscellany of practical formulas.

Elements of Plumbing

Samuel Edward Dibble

Samuel Edward Dibble’s Elements of Plumbing is a practical handbook aimed at novices who lack formal training…