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ReadA Text-book of Tanning A treatise on the conversion of skins into leather, both practical and theoretical.
H. R. Procter
The work is a nineteenth‑century textbook that sets out, in a single volume, both the scientific background…
Our Deportment Or the Manners, Conduct and Dress of the Most Refined Society
John H. Young
This work is a comprehensive handbook on etiquette, assembled by John H.
Dietetics for Nurses
Fairfax T. Proudfit
The book is a practical textbook for nursing students that treats dietetics as an integral part of medical…
Delsarte System of Oratory
Delaumosne
ReadDress design $b: An Account of Costume for Artists & Dressmakers
Talbot Hughes
The work is a scholarly handbook that treats costume as a living craft rather than a mere decorative art.
ReadShifts and expedients of camp life, travel & exploration
Lord, William Barry; Baines, Thomas
The work is a practical handbook for explorers, soldiers, hunters and anyone who must survive in remote or…
ReadMotorcycle, Solo (Harley-Davidson Model WLA)
United States. War Department
This work is a United States War Department technical manual for the Harley‑Davidson Model WLA solo…
ReadSeductio Ad Absurdum The Principles & Practices of Seduction, A Beginner's Handbook
Emily Hahn
Seduction Ad Absurdum is a scholarly handbook that seeks to turn the art of courtship into a fledgling…
Camp Life in the Woods and the Tricks of Trapping and Trap Making
W. Hamilton Gibson
The work is a practical handbook aimed at young outdoorsmen who want more than the usual “boys’ books” of the…
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Being a Familiar Account of the Habits of Bees, and the Most Improved Methods of Management](/covers/68897.jpg)
ReadThe apiary; Or, Bees, Bee-hives, and Bee Culture [1878] Being a Familiar Account of the Habits of Bees, and the Most Improved Methods of Management
Alfred Neighbor
The work is a practical handbook on bee‑keeping, written by Alfred Neighbour, a member of the well‑known firm…
Jeux et exercices des jeunes filles
Du Parquet, Marguerite, active 19th century
Ce traité, signé Marguerite Du Parquet, se présente comme un recueil méthodique de jeux et d’exercices…
ReadThe Golden Wheel Dream-book and Fortune-teller Being the most complete work on fortune-telling and interpreting dreams ever printed, containing an alphabetical list of dreams, with their interpretation, and the lucky numbers they signify. Also explaining how to tell fortunes by the mysterious golden wheel, with cards, dice, and dominoes. How to tell future events by the lines of the hands, by moles on the body, by the face, nails of the fingers, hair and shape of the head. How to find where to dig for water, coal, and all kinds of metals, by means of the celebrated divining or luck rod. How to tell the temper and disposition of anybody, how to tell fortunes with tea leaves and coffee grounds, signs of the Moon's age, lucky and unlucky days, together with charms to make your sweetheart love you, and to make a lover pop the question, with twenty ways of telling fortunes on New Year's eve, and a complete language and signification of the flowers.
Felix Fontaine
The Golden Wheel Dream‑book and Fortune‑teller is an exhaustive reference manual for the curious practitioner…
ReadWoman's Institute Library of Cookery. Volume 5: Fruit and Fruit Desserts; Canning and Drying; Jelly Making, Preserving and Pickling; Confections; Beverages; the Planning of Meals
Woman's Institute of Domestic Arts and Sciences
The volume is a practical handbook for the domestic cook, compiled by the Woman’s Institute of Domestic Arts…
On Horsemanship
Xenophon
On Horsemanship is a practical treatise by the Athenian soldier‑philosopher Xenophon, written in the fourth…
ReadHome Occupations for Boys and Girls
B. Johnston
Bertha Johnston’s Home Occupations for Boys and Girls is a practical handbook that invites mothers and their…
ReadModern Magic: A Practical Treatise on the Art of Conjuring
Professor Hoffmann
ReadWireless Telegraph Construction For Amateurs
Alfred Powell Morgan
Alfred P. Morgan’s Wireless Telegraph Construction for Amateurs is a practical handbook aimed at hobbyists…
Woodcraft and Camping
George Washington Sears
The book opens with a reflective essay on the modern American habit of relentless work and the consequent…
Mrs. Wilson's Cook Book Numerous New Recipes Based on Present Economic Conditions
Mary A. Wilson
Mrs. Wilson’s Cook Book is a practical manual aimed at the housewife who wants to master reliable…
How and When to Be Your Own Doctor
Moser, Isabel A.; Solomon, Steve
The book is a first‑person account that blends memoir, health guide, and advocacy for natural medicine.
ReadFortunes and dreams: A practical manual of fortune telling, divination and the interpretation of dreams, signs and omens
Astra Cielo
Fortunes and Dreams is a comprehensive reference work on divination, assembled by Astra Cielo and published…
Culinary Herbs: Their Cultivation Harvesting Curing and Uses
M. G. Kains
The book is a practical guide to growing, preserving, and cooking with culinary herbs, written by Maurice…
ReadHow to be Happy Though Married: Being a Handbook to Marriage
E. J. Hardy
This work, authored by Edward John Hardy and issued in its seventh popular edition in London in 1887,…
ReadStrength and How to Obtain It
Eugen Sandow
Eugen Sandow’s Strength and How to Obtain It is a practical manifesto on “physical culture” written by the…