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Toaster's Handbook: Jokes, Stories, and Quotations

The handbook presents itself as a practical rescue kit for anyone who must deliver a toast on short notice,…

Soap-Making Manual A Practical Handbook on the Raw Materials, Their Manipulation, Analysis and Control in the Modern Soap Plant.

Edgar George Thomssen

This work is a practical handbook that gathers a series of articles originally published in the American…

The book of the cat

Frances Simpson

Frances Simpson’s The Book of the Cat is a comprehensive guide for anyone who loves felines, written from the…

Every Boy's Book: A Complete Encyclopædia of Sports and Amusements

Every Boy’s Book presents itself as an exhaustive reference for young readers interested in sport, games and…

The watchmakers' hand book: Intended as a Workshop Companion for Those Engaged in Watchmaking and Allied Mechanical Arts

Claudius Saunier

The watchmakers’ hand book is a practical manual aimed at the modern watch repairer, whose apprenticeship has…

The Oriental Rug A Monograph on Eastern Rugs and Carpets, Saddle-Bags, Mats & Pillows, with a Consideration of Kinds and Classes, Types, Borders, Figures, Dyes, Symbols, etc. Together with Some Practical Advice to Collectors.

William De Lancey Ellwanger

The Oriental Rug is a scholarly monograph that sets out to catalogue and explain the myriad varieties of…

Writing & Illuminating, & Lettering

Edward Johnston

The volume is a practical handbook on the intertwined crafts of writing, illumination, and lettering,…

Tea-Cup Reading and Fortune-Telling by Tea Leaves, by a Highland Seer

The work presents itself as a practical guide to the art of tea‑cup divination, written by a self‑styled…

Field artillery materiel

This volume is a technical handbook for students of the United States Army’s Field Artillery, compiled to…

Hossfeld's Spanish Dialogues, and Idiomatic Phrases Indispensible for a Rapid Acquisition of the Spanish Language

Cornett, W. N. (William N.); Hossfeld, C.

Hossfeld’s Spanish Dialogues and Idiomatic Phrases is a comprehensive textbook aimed at learners who need a…

Flying Machines: Construction and Operation A Practical Book Which Shows, in Illustrations, Working Plans and Text, How to Build and Navigate the Modern Airship

Jackman, William J. (William James); Chanute, Octave; Russell, Thomas Herbert

The book presents itself as a practical handbook for the “novice in aviation,” promising plain language…

The Teesdale Angler

R. Lakeland

The Teesdale Angler is a practical handbook for anglers who wish to master the art of catching trout, salmon…

Horse-hoeing husbandry: or, an essay on the principles of vegetation and tillage. Designed to introduce a new method of culture; whereby the produce of land will be increased, and the usual expence lessened. Together with accurate descriptions and cuts of the instruments employed in it.

Jethro Tull

The work is a practical agricultural treatise by Jethro Tull, first issued in the eighteenth century and…

Up To Date Business Including Lessons in Banking, Exchange, Business Geography, Finance, Transportation and Commercial Law

The Virginia Housewife; Or, Methodical Cook

Mary Randolph

The Virginia Housewife is a practical manual that blends domestic management with an extensive collection of…

The Project Gutenberg RST Manual

Marcello Perathoner

The Project Gutenberg RST Manual is a technical handbook that explains how to use reStructuredText (RST)…

The gunsmith's manual: A complete handbook for the American gunsmith, being a practical guide to all branches of the trade

Stelle, J. Parish (James Parish); Harrison, Wm. B.

The Plants of Michigan Simple Keys for the Identification of the Native Seed Plants of the State

Henry A. Gleason

The work is a practical field guide that teaches the reader to identify every native seed plant of Michigan…

Hints to Travellers, Scientific and General, Vol. 2 Tenth edition, revised and corrected

Royal Geographical Society

The volume is a comprehensive handbook for explorers, produced by the Royal Geographical Society in its…

Cooley's Cyclopædia of Practical Receipts and Collateral Information in the Arts, Manufactures, Professions, and Trades..., Sixth Edition, Volume II

Cooley, Arnold James; Tuson, Richard Vine

Cooley’s Cyclopædia of Practical Receipts and Collateral Information, Sixth Edition, Volume II, is a…

The Art of Perfumery, and Methods of Obtaining the Odors of Plants With Instructions for the Manufacture of Perfumes for the Handkerchief, Scented Powders, Odorous Vinegars, Dentifrices, Pomatums, Cosmetics, Perfumed Soap, Etc., to which is Added an Appendix on Preparing Artificial Fruit-Essences, Etc.

G. W. Septimus Piesse

The work is a nineteenth‑century manual that treats the sense of smell as a neglected yet vital faculty,…

How to Travel Hints, Advice, and Suggestions to Travelers by Land and Sea all over the Globe.

Thomas Wallace Knox

Thomas Wallace Knox’s “How to Travel” presents itself as a practical handbook for the 19th‑century…

A Practical Guide to Self-Hypnosis

Melvin Powers

Melvin Powers’ A Practical Guide to Self‑Hypnosis is a straightforward instructional manual that opens with a…

Directions for Cookery, in its Various Branches

Eliza Leslie

Eliza Leslie’s Directions for Cookery, in its Various Branches is a practical manual aimed at the American…