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Originally published in Birmingham, England 1902. Many of the earliest books, particularly those dating back to the 1900s and before, are now extremely scarce and increasingly expensive. Home Farm Books are republishing these classic works in affordable, high quality, modern editions, using the original text and artwork The author was a stammerer who cured himself after suffering for more than thirty years. Contents Include: Opinions of differ...

Originally published in 1921. This is the 1930's enlarged and revised edition. . Many of the earliest books, particularly those dating back to the 1900s and before, are now extremely scarce and increasingly expensive. Home Farm Books are republishing these classic works in affordable, high quality, modern editions, using the original text and artwork. A detailed history of Quakerism. The author has set forth an important historical sketch of t...

Originally published in London 1929. Many of the earliest books, particularly those dating back to the 1900s and before, are now extremely scarce and increasingly expensive. Obscure Press are republishing these classic works in affordable, high quality, modern editions, using the original text and artwork. Contents Include: The Missing Words. The Origin of the Gypsies. The Macedonian Gypsy. The Gypsies in Roumania. The Gypsies in Hungary. The ...

Originally published in London 1923. Many of the earliest books, particularly those dating back to the 1900s and before, are now extremely scarce and increasingly expensive. Home Farm Books are republishing these classic works in affordable, high quality, modern editions, using the original text and artwork. A detailed work on the art of singing. Anyone possessing a voice and the inclination to sing, either for pleasure or profit, will benefit...

Originally published in 1896. Revised and updated in the 1920's. Many of the earliest books, particularly those dating back to the 1900s and before, are now extremely scarce and increasingly expensive. Home Farm Books are republishing these classic works in affordable, high quality, modern editions, using the original text and artwork A series of papers on the relation of the sexes. One of the earliest books dealing with the subject of sex in ...

Originally published in London 1894. Many of the earliest books, particularly those dating back to the 1900s and before, are now extremely scarce and increasingly expensive. Home Farm Books are republishing these classic works in affordable, high quality, modern editions, using the original text and artwork Contents Include: The Battle of Marathon. Defeat of the Athenians at Syracuse. B.C. 413. The Battle of Arbela. B.C. 331. The Battle of Met...

Originally published London 1932. Many of the earliest books, particularly those dating back to the 1900s and before, are now extremely scarce and increasingly expensive. Home Farm Books are republishing these classic works in affordable, high quality, modern editions, using the original text and artwork. The research into surnames and family history is of extraordinary fascination, for it is a subject in which everyone has a proprietary inter...

This text contains a record of experiments conducted on the estate of the Earl of Wharncliffe, at Wortley Hall in the late-nineteenth-century. This is a book originally intended for the use of landowners, sportsmen, land-agents, farmers, gamekeepers, and allotment holders. It contains a wealth of information on rabbits that will be of value to the aforementioned groups of people, as well as to anyone with an interest in wild rabbits in general...

This book contains a collection of anecdotes and sketches pertaining to the author's experiences fishing and otter hunting. This entertaining and insightful volume will appeal to the modern fisherman and hunter, both as an entertaining read and informative handbook. Although old, the information contained within this book is timeless, making it a great addition to collections and a useful recourse for the modern outdoorsman. Contents Include: ...

Originally published in 1927. Many of the earliest books, particularly those dating back to the 1900s and before, are now extremely scarce and increasingly expensive. Obscure Press are republishing these classic works in affordable, high quality, modern editions, using the original text and artwork. Researches into Japanese Buddhism. This book is full of suggestive thought, with the essays on Japanese religious belief calling for particular pr...

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.

Originally published in 1908, this is one of the earliest books on bee keeping and the natural history of the honey bee, with information on its natural history, bee society, anatomy, bee keeping, and much more. Full of fascinating information and detailed explanations, this timeless volume will be of considerable utility to modern bee keepers, and would make for a valuable addition to collections of related literature. Contents include: "...

Originally published in 1946. This work has been compiled with the object of advising the beginner on all aspects of duck management for pleasure and profit. Contents Include Breeds of Ducks for Laying and Table Purposes Breeding Practices and Principles Hatching, Natural and Artificial Rearing, Natural and Artificial Feeding For Eggs and The "Table" Housing and Penning of Ducks Some Duck Diseases and Ailments A List of Technical Terms As Used...

This antiquarian book contains Ernest Thompson Seton's 1927 work, "The Book of Woodcraft and Indian Lore - Survival in the Wild". It is a comprehensive collection of material based on many talks and lectures given by the author on the subject of outdoor life and wilderness survival - often making reference to the techniques of Native Americans. Contents include: "Principles of Woodcraft", "The Spartans of the West Woodland Songs", "Dances and ...

Originally published in 1923. The author was a well known early cartoonist and book illustrator. Contents Include : Originality In Pen Drawing And Design To My Fellow Students Various Methods and Various Means A Few Hints To Special Artists A Few Hints To Lady Students A Little Captious Criticism of The Lady Art Student The Illustrating of Books. The book is well illustrated with examples of the authors work and hints for the student. Many of ...

Originally published in London in 1920. The author describes in exciting detail numerous adventures with the big game of Africa and India. Many of these true stories are of famous hunters of the time including Gordon Cumming, Thornton, Sanderson and Baldwin. Also included are anecdotes on sport with deer, foxhunting, and fishing for salmon and trout. Well illustrated with beautiful pen and ink drawings. Many of the earliest books, particularly...

Originally published London 1929. A detailed history of the Devil in all his forms. Includes much content on magic, paganism and early Wicca practices. Contents Include: Early Belief. The Power of Magic. Magicians and Priests. Horned God of the West. Witch God and Devil. The Evolved Magician. Herne and his Kin. Decline of the Devil. Magic Today. etc. Many of the earliest books, particularly those dating back to the 1900s and before, are now ex...

A Glossary of Terms Used in English Architecture - Atkinson, T, D Originally published in 1906. This is the fifth edition, revised in 1937. The book deals with the historical aspects of architecture. many technical terms are to be found, and constructional terms in particular. The emphasis is on houses and churches and other subjects with which bear on social and religious life. Contents Include: - Glossary - (297 pages) - Additional Articles ...

Originally published in 1928. A detailed history of the piano, its mechanism, its makes and its makers. Contents Include Remote Ancestry The Coming of the Keyboard First Stringed Keyboard Instruments The Harpsichord Family Early Keyboard Music Revival of Clavichord and Birth of Piano Changes and Improvements Surviving makes of the Eighteenth Century The First Real Piano Music The Upright Piano-Last Improvements Some Famous British Makes Some F...

Originally published in 1884. A detailed history of some of the great inventors and inventions of the world. Contents Include Phineas Pett : Begginers of English Shipbuilding Francis Pettit Smith : Practical Introducer of the Screw Propeller John Harrison : Inventer of the Marine Chronometer John Lombe : Introducer of the Silk Industry into England William Murdock : His Life and Inventions Fredrick Koenig : Inventor of the Steam-Printing Machi...