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"Timeless collection of 20 selected true crime short stories. The stories have variety in style and subject, but are all masterpieces with enduring quality of writing. Finding time for reading can often be a difficult task for many people with hectic and busy schedules. Committing oneself...

This vintage volume contains a detailed guide to millinery, with directions for making veils, caps, special-purpose hats, and much more. With simple directions and useful, detailed illustrations, this book is ideal for the beginner, and would make for a fantastic addition to collections of handcrafting...

A classic book with an illustrated guide on the building of model boats. Easy to follow and with many explanatory diagrams, this book provides you with some beautiful designs to produce some models to really be proud of. 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.

The ‘Millinery Hat Making and Design’ texts offer insights into the different elements of the practice of millinery – the design, manufacture and sale of hats. ‘Novelty Trimmings’ is a detailed guide to the handmade ornaments traditionally used in millinery practice. Well-illustrated, it...

This classic text provides a comprehensive and practical guide to growing mushrooms, and is suitable for the home and amateur growers. Illustrated with detailed diagrams, it introduces the reader to a broad range of topics and contains helpful advice that remains of relevant use today. Contents include:...

This is probably the most widely read collection of daily readings from the Bible ever published, and it is presented in this edition in the words of The New International Version (North American Edition). For three generations, Daily Light on the Daily Path has been a classic religious work, and...

The Irish Water Spaniel - A Complete Anthology of the Dog gathers together all the best early writing on the breed from our library of scarce, out-of-print antiquarian books and documents and reprints it in a quality, modern edition. This anthology includes chapters taken from a comprehensive range...

The Luddites were a social movement of 19th-century English textile artisans who protested often by destroying mechanized looms against the changes produced by the Industrial Revolution, which they felt were leaving them without work and changing their way of life. The movement was named after General...

The English Mastiff - A Complete Anthology of the Dog gathers together all the best early writing on the breed from our library of scarce, out-of-print antiquarian books and documents and reprints it in a quality, modern edition. This anthology includes chapters taken from a comprehensive range of...

The Doberman Pinscher - A Complete Anthology of the Dog gathers together all the best early writing on the breed from our library of scarce, out-of-print antiquarian books and documents and reprints it in a quality, modern edition. This anthology includes chapters taken from a comprehensive range...

A book containing a wealth of information and recipes about the preservation of meat and fish. Thoroughly recommended for the modern day cook who wishes to learn the skills of yesteryear. Contents Include: Beef Salted and Smoked; Pork; Fish, Salted and Smoked; Pottings; Meat Preserved in Tins; Tinned Fish; Meats, Poultry and Fish.

This vintage recipe booklet was first published in 1953. This cookbook includes recipes for: Pastry, Cakes, Frosting's, Cookies, Quick Breads as well as several helpful hints. Many of the earliest books, particularly those dating back to the 1900s and before, are now extremely scarce and increasingly...

A guide of how to start up your own breeding aviary, with tips on aviary construction, cages, birds to pick, possible setbacks, hatching and any ailments your birds may pick up.

The Collie - A Complete Anthology of the Dog gathers together all the best early writing on the breed from our library of scarce, out-of-print antiquarian books and documents and reprints it in a quality, modern edition. This anthology includes chapters taken from a comprehensive range of books, many...