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This comprehensive guide to taxidermy comprises eleven detailed chapters by various experts on the subject. It is extensively illustrated with black and white photographs, diagrams and drawings. Taxidermy takes a comprehensive and informative look at the subject, and is a fascinating read for any taxidermy enthusiast or historian of the craft. Contents Include: History of Taxidermy, Market Trophy Hunting, How to Select and Study Fresh Specimen...

This early work by Henry James was originally published in 1891 and we are now republishing it with a brand new introductory biography. Henry James was born in New York City in 1843. One of thirteen children, James had an unorthodox early education, switching between schools, private tutors and private reading.. James published his first story, 'A Tragedy of Error', in the Continental Monthly in 1864, when he was twenty years old. In 1876, he ...

This book comprises a comprehensive guide to the principles of cultivation, with information on soil preparation, tools, transplanting, irrigation methods, and much more. Complete with simple instructions, helpful tips, and all the fundamental information required for successful planting and cultivation, this text will greatly appeal to farmers - and to anyone with an interest in commercial plant-growing. Although old, much of the information ...

This comprehensive guide to taxidermy comprises eleven detailed chapters by various experts on the subject. It is extensively illustrated with black and white photographs, diagrams and drawings. Taxidermy takes a comprehensive and informative look at the subject, and is a fascinating read for any taxidermy enthusiast or historian of the craft. Contents Include: History of Taxidermy, Market Trophy Hunting, How to Select and Study Fresh Specimen...

This vintage guidebook provides instructions on how to design and make lampshades. Illustrated with useful diagrams, it instructs the reader in the different types of frames and their construction, covering materials, making patterns, assembly and finishing techniques, and it remains a helpful and practical text for anyone interested in textiles, design and classic handicrafts. Contents of Part Two include: introduction, Preface, Chapter One: ...

This early work by Henry De Vere Stacpoole was originally published in 1908 and we are now republishing it with a brand new introductory biography. 'The Crimson Azaleas' is a novel set in Japan. Henry De Vere Stacpoole was born on April 9th 1863 in Kingstown, Ireland. After finishing his education, Stacpoole travelled widely, taking up a job as a ship's doctor. His time spent at sea undoubtedly inspired many stories and characters in his later...

This book is a collection of vintage articles on the subject of installing miniature steam engines in model vehicles. Highly-detailed and profusely illustrated, this volume will be of considerable utility enthusiasts with an interest in model engineering, and would make for a fantastic addition to collections of related literature. Contents include: "Simple Model Steam Engine Construction", "Design for a Motor Car type Steam Engine", "A Model ...

This unusual early work presents a collection of toys with a variety of typical mechanical movements and worth-while construction problems. Instructions are extensively illustrated with diagrams. Contents Include: Tools and Supplies, Transferring Drawings, Sawing, Fastening Parts Together, Joints, Coloring and Finishing, Standing, Rocking, and Wheeling Animals, Jacks and Acrobats - Performers on Strings, Combat and Competition Toys, Walkers an...

This vintage book contains a collection of articles on the subject of growing apricot trees. Although old, the articles in this compendium are timeless, and will be of as much utility to modern readers as they were to those contemporary with their original publication. This book will appeal to anyone with an interest in growing apricot trees, and would make for a worthy addition to collections of fruit growing literature. Some of the topics di...

Many of the earliest books, particularly those dating back to the 1900s and before, are now extremely scarce and increasingly expensive. We are republishing these classic works in affordable, high quality, modern editions, using the original text and artwork.

Many of the earliest books, particularly those dating back to the 1900s and before, are now extremely scarce and increasingly expensive. We are republishing these classic works in affordable, high quality, modern editions, using the original text and artwork.

This scarce antiquarian book comprises a comprehensive and accessible guide written with the intention of easing children into the basic principles of English grammar. This first volume treats only the parts of speech, the growth of the simple sentence, punctuation, and common errors in English. Chapters included in this book are: The Noun, The Adjective, The Pronoun, The Verb, The Adverb, The Preposition, The Conjunction, The Interjection, Re...

Many of the earliest books, particularly those dating back to the 1900s and before, are now extremely scarce and increasingly expensive. We are republishing these classic works in affordable, high quality, modern editions, using the original text and artwork.

Many of the earliest books, particularly those dating back to the 1900s and before, are now extremely scarce and increasingly expensive. We are republishing these classic works in affordable, high quality, modern editions, using the original text and artwork.

Many of the earliest books, particularly those dating back to the 1900s and before, are now extremely scarce and increasingly expensive. We are republishing these classic works in affordable, high quality, modern editions, using the original text and artwork.

A fascinating early discourse on Alchemy and its use and connections with High magic.

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This book contains classic material dating back to the 1900s and before. The content has been carefully selected for its interest and relevance to a modern audience. Carefully selecting the best articles from our collection we have compiled a series of historical and informative publications on the subject of bookbinding. The titles in this range include "A History of English Bookbinding" "Account Book Binding" "A Bookbinder's Guide to Sewing"...

This book contains a fantastic collection of some of Edgar Allen Poe's best and best known short stories, including: "The Tell-Tale Heart", "The Black Cat", "The Mystery of Marie Roget", "The Spectacles", "The Pit and the Pendulum", "Diddling", "The Gold-Bug", "Mesmeric Revelation", "A tale of the Ragged Mountains", "The Oblong Box", "The Baloon-Hoax", and "The Premature Burial". This volume is highly recommended for those who enjoy tales of m...