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Excerpt from First Editions of American Authors: A Manual for Book-LoversSince it became known that for a few paltry dimes our fellow-hunter acquired that genuine prize, poignant anguish has been experienced by the rest of us, and none has suffered more than I, for though I covet not the responsibilities of a scapegoat, God knows I would cheerfully bear, instead of that man Way, the burden of shame resulting from having done a bookseller. It i...

Excerpt from The Chap-Book, Vol. 8: Semi-Monthly, November 15, to May 1, 1897Wordsworth: The Poems of Wordsworth, edited with an Introduction by Edward Dowden, 218.About the PublisherForgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.comThis book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preservin...

Excerpt from The Yachtsman's Handbook: On the Practical Equipping, Care and Handling of BoatsHE proper navigating equipment for yachts and motor boats depends some what on the size of the boat and largely.About the PublisherForgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.comThis book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to ...

Excerpt from The Timbers of British Guiana: A Report Upon the Collection Made by the Hon. A. G. BellThe identification of wood by means of the structure is not easy, hence the minuteness of detail into which we have entered. To some this may appear redundant, but when small specimens have to be examined, the most tri¿ing detail is often of great service. On the other hand, the comparison of the structure of two specimens is very easy and convi...

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Excerpt from A Guide to the Identification, of Our More Useful Timbers: Being a Manual for the Use of Students of ForestryThis guide aims at giving information on certain points which are not easily accessible elsewhere or have hitherto been treated in a manner unsuitable to our purpose. It is therefore assumed that the reader has sufficient knowledge of the elementary structure of wood, to follow the descriptions. Two objects are kept in View...

Excerpt from The Chap-Book Semi-Monthly, Vol. 7: May 15 to November 1, 1897The Youth has now a will. It remains but to find the way. A few more discoveries in this wonder-world of his lead him to it. He has still a giant or two to cope with, having hewn his path through the virgin forests of his own country. Faust entangles him a while, but he passes on to Carlyle, where he finds more to gather. Congenial Hero Worship he grasps and devours, it...

Excerpt from A Guide to the Identification of the More Useful Timbers of NigeriaUnfortunately, it is but rarely that a Specimen has been accompanied by the name of the collector. As this detail is of the first importance we strongly impress upon all friends who send us specimens the imperative necessity of proper authenticity. Failing this, our custom is to accept a Specimen as being of a reputed species whenever we find that it agrees with ot...

Excerpt from The Chap-Book, Vol. 9: Semi-Monthly, A Miscellany and Review of Belles Lettres, May 15, 1898Previous to this, however, the correspondent of at Cincinnati paper informed its readers from Cold Harbor that General Meade had advised falling back after the Wilderness. General Meade, com manding the army at that point, disagreed with the young man on that point, had him paraded through the lines with what might be called a scare-head ov...

Excerpt from The Penalties of Taste: And Other EssaysThe struggle for existence among all liv ing things must go on. It has probably always been going on, and we need not look to see it stop. With the human family the struggle is not always for the same thing, but it is always for something, for property, shelter, warmth, for personal likes, and for manifold real and imagined joys, for phys ical existence against the enemies of the body. Each ...

Excerpt from The Timbers of Commerce, and Their IdentificationThe material for this work was collected without any idea of publication, and was intended only for my own use. Coming into possession Of a. Business in which very many different kinds Of wood were used, and finding great difficulty in distinguishing one from another, I fell back, for lack Of any practical experience, upon my knowledge of Botany, and collected a mass Of informa tion...

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Excerpt from A Book of American Prose Humor: Being a Collection of Humorous and Witty Tales, Sketches, EtcAbout the PublisherForgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.comThis book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections prese...

Essays from the Chap-book - Being a miscellany of curious and interesting Tales, Histories, etc. is an unchanged, high-quality reprint of the original edition of 1896. Hansebooks is editor of the literature on different topic areas such as research and science, travel and expeditions, cooking and nutrition, medicine, and other genres. As a publisher we focus on the preservation of historical literature. Many works of historical writers and sci...

Essays from the Chap-book - Being a Miscellany of Curious and Interesting Tales, Histories, etc. is an unchanged, high-quality reprint of the original edition of 1896. Hansebooks is editor of the literature on different topic areas such as research and science, travel and expeditions, cooking and nutrition, medicine, and other genres. As a publisher we focus on the preservation of historical literature. Many works of historical writers and sci...