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Originally published in London in the early 1930s. This is one of the earliest serious books on the practice of hypnotism. Contents Include: Evolution of Hypnotism. Varieties of Hypnotic Phenomena. Therapeutic Benefits. Hypnotism in Everyday Life. Development of Hypnotic Power. Tests and Experiments. Loose Ends. The Future of Hypnotism. Many of the earliest books, particularly those dating back to the 1900s and before, are now extremely scarce...

This vintage book contains a comprehensive guide to breeding rabbits for profit, with information on selection, housing, feeding, marketing, and more. Highly-accessible and full of useful information, this timeless book will be of considerable utility to the modern reader with an interest in rabbit breeding, and would make for a valuable addition to collections of related literature. Contents Include: "Commercial Possibilities", "The Different...

Originally published in 1935. "No other animal belonging to the category of smallholders stock will reward one so well in return for kindness and considerate treatment." - This detailed book on goat husbandry will prove invaluable to the amateur breeder. Contents Include: Breeds Housing Management Goatlings Breeding Kidding Feeding The Male Shows and Showing Ailments etc.Illustrated with photos. Many of the earliest books, particularly those d...

Originally published by the Britsh Museum (Natural History) in 1902 as a series of pamphlets on collecting and preserving specimens in all branches of natural history. These were then combined in book form by popular demand. Contents include: Removing and Preparing Mammal Skins Preservation of Birds Sexing Birds Collecting Reptiles, Batrachians and Fishes Collecting Insects Diptera Collecting Mosquitoes Blood Sucking Arthropoda Collecting Spid...

Originally published in 1882. An early guide to the history and use of harness for riding, driving and horse drawn carriages. Includes remarks on the traction, and the use of the Cape cart. Also contains important directions to Grooms and Coachmen regarding their duties and their dress. Numerous hints on driving. Well illustrated with explanatory drawings. Many of the earliest books, particularly those dating back to the 1900s and before, are ...

Originally published in 1924. A practical handbook by a veteran trapper with extensive experience in the wilds of Western Canad. Contents Include : The Conquest of the Wilds Outfitting the Wilderness Trapper Outfitting the Wilderness Trapper Continued Outfitting Continued Getting Ready for the Fur Harvest Trapping the Fox War on Wolves Trapping the Beaver How to Trap the Lynx Trapping the Marten and Fisher The Otter and the Wolverine The Bear ...

Originally published in 1900. A study of this most English of games. With contributions by other well known authors. Contents Include How To Prepare A Wicket and How to Look After A Ground by T.A. Hearne Batting by Albert Ward Slow Bowling by F.G.Bull Cricketing of Today by M.A.Noble Fielding by P.F.Warner Fast Bowling by T.C.Collings Hints to Young Cricketers by O.R.Borradaile Recreation and "Cricket" by Lord Harris Management of a Club by C....

Originally published in 1930. The author was All-England Singles Champion of that time. A fascinating look at the sport at that time, accompanied with advice that is still useful and practical today. Contents Include : The Racket and How To Hold It Footwork and Poise Stroke Production The Smash The Lob (Or Clear) Drop-Shots The Drive Service Return of Service Feinting Tactics (General Ideas) Doubles (Side by Side Formation) Doubles (Back and F...

Originally published in the 1920s. One of the earliest titles ever published on fern gardening and culture. The author was a well known gardening expert with many books to her credit. Contents Include: Ferns in General Fern Collecting How to Form an Outdoor Fernery Cultivation of Rock Ferns Cultivation of Marsh Ferns Ferns in Pots The Fern House The Fernery at the Fireside Management of Fern Cases The Art of Multiplying Ferns British Ferns Cul...

Originally published in the early 1900s. "It is the authors desire to teach his female readers how to be healthy, because there can be no beauty without health." The book is crammed with advice to this effect. Contents Include: Common Sense about Food Fresh Air Pure Water A Beauty bath Exercise Recreations Beauty's Toilet Sleep and Sleeplessness Indigestion Colds and Their Cures Specialities for Health and Beauty Recipes for Health and Beauty ...

Originally published in the 1920s. A detailed and informative book for anyone interested in keeping rabbits for either pleasure or profit. Contents Include: Housing and Selection of Stock Management and Feeding Breeding and Exhibiting The Lop Rabbit The Silver Varieties The Dutch Rabbit Angora and Himalayans Tans Flemish Giant, Polish, Netherland Dwarf and Harlequin The Fur Varieties Diseases and Ailments Breed Groups etc. Illustrated. Many of...

This edition of the classic work on the early English poacher was first published in 1901. Contents Include : The First Gun The Old Punt, A Curious 'Turnpike' Tree Shooting, A Fishing Expedition Egg Time, A 'Gip' Trap Woodland Twilight, Traitors on the Gibbet Lurcher-Land 'The Park' Oby, And His System, The Moucher's Calendar Churchyard Pheasants: Before The Bench Luke, The Rabbit-Contractor: The Brook Path Farmer Willum's Place: Snipe-Shootin...

This detailed and well-illustrated work on leathercraft and its techniques was first published in the 1940s and provides an instructional and informative guide to leatherwork as a craft and an art, written in a candid and personal style. Contents include: foreword - introduction - Materials - Design - Cutting Your Pattern and Material Construction Notes - Small Articles - Handbags - Travelling Equipment - Gloves - Slippers. This classic text i...

Originally published in 1920 when collecting bird's egss was a legal and accepted pastime for young and old. The author was a true countryman and sporting gentleman with a great knowledge and much experience of British birds and their ways.Contents Include: Where and when to look equipment climbing egg collections records the birds, their nests and eggs, and their breeding habits observation haunts nesting calendar many illustrations of of egg...

Originally published in 1897. The author was a famous conjuror who many spent many years perfecting the hundreds of tricks and sleight of hand methods described here. Contents Include: SLEIGHTS : The Double Handed Pass The Force The Bridge The Glide The Color Change, etc. TRICKS WITH CARDS : Magic versus Mnemonics The Hypnotised card Cards Shot Against a Hat The Demon Envelope The Obedient Card, etc. PREPARED AND MECHANICAL CARDS : The Changin...

Originally published London 1905. The author with his many years of experience details all that is necessary to secure the successful cultivation of the "Queen of Flowers." This is a fascinating book for any rose enthusiast or flower gardener and also contains much information that is still useful and practical today. Illustrated. Many of the earliest books, particularly those dating back to the 1900s and before, are now extremely scarce and i...

Smoke Rings and Roundelays - Pipes and Tobacco" is a 1924 collection of prose and verse by Wilfred Partington, all connected through the common theme of the joys of smoking. Dealing with tobacco, pipes snuff, cigars and more, these charming pieces are sure to entertain those with an interest in the subject. Contents Include: "History", "Tobacco", "Pipe Songs and Fancies", "Woman and the Weed", "Some Great Pipemen", "Cigars", "Cigarettes", "Snu...

Originally published in 1910. Entertaining anecdotes of a Yorkshire parson with a lifelong passion for cagebirds. Over the years he kept and bred many species both rare and common, including tropical birds and songbirds from the wild. His detailed notes will prove of much interest to cagebird enthusuiasts worldwide. Many of the earliest books, particularly those dating back to the 1900s and before, are now extremely scarce and increasingly exp...

The Idea in compiling this little book is to place on record several hundred of our ancestors' most typical recipes for eating and drinking. Some can only be looked upon as of historical interest, while many, with slight modification, can be used today. - These recipes have been collected through the generosity of members of the Women's Institutes, in England and Wales, from their family records. At the present time such recipes are in danger ...

Originally published in 1917. This entertaining book was written in memory of the authors old friend "Jock, " an Aberdeen or Scottish Terrier. A novel of animal trainers, circus dogs, cruelty, vivisection and early police courts. For readers of all ages. 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...