Pomona Press imprint: 75 books

A comprehensive guide to the french art of market gardening - a treatise on intensive, year round cultivation for the domestic gardener.

Fruit can be grown almost anywhere says Mr. Bush, "if you are prepared to take the trouble" . However, quite often the most intelligent and ardent gardener can go wrong simply because the trouble he takes is ill-directed. This book, first published in 1942 and since twice reprinted and revised,...

Contents Include: Parrots for Pleasure and Profit Grey Parrots The Breeding of Hybrid Parrakeets Six Popular Parrots Some Facts about Macaws

The material contained in this handbook has been specially chosen, and it should encourage and help those already enjoying Radio Control to achieve an even higher standard of efficiency and reliability, and arouse the interest of others who have, perhaps, felt that constructing and installing radio...

Breeding British Birds in Aviaries and Cages - Contents Include: Housing and Feeding The Goldfinch The Bullfinch The Linnet The Greenfinch The Chaffinch The Bramble finch The Siskin The Redpoll The Twite The Hawfinch The Yellow Bunting The Corn Bunting The Cirl Bunting The Reed Bunting Breeding Softbills...

Originally published in 1953 by Harper and Brothers, ‘Classic Secrets of Magic’ exposes the mystery behind some of the most well-known magical tricks, such as the ‘Ambitious Card’, the ‘Chink-a-Chink’ and the ‘Four Ace Trick’. Contents include: The Spectator’s Card is Produced -...

Originally published in 1914. A detailed study of the science of palmistry. Extensively illustrated with explanatory diagrams, forming a complete how-to guide. Contents Include: The Hand - The Mounts - The Line of Life - The Line of Heart - The Line of Head - The Line of Fate - The Lines of Fortune...

This is the story of Cockfighting and how it is practised in certain parts of the World where it is still legal. In Britain it has been a forbidden sport for more than 150 years, although it is said that in country parts, that it ceased much later than that time. Many people keep Game Fowl purely...

Contents Include The Holds CHAMPIONSHIP DANCES Waltz Veleta Military Two Step Boston Two Step Royal Empress Tango Latchford Schottische Lola Tango Moonlight Saunter Destiny Waltz FOUND DANCES Barn Dance Carina Waltze Chysanthemum Waltz Devonia Dinky One Step Donnella Tango Doris Waltz Esperano Barn...

Originally published in the 1930s. Every stroke discussed and advised on in this book has been played and measured by the author who was the finest billiards instructor of his day. The numerous diagrams and photographs will prove of inestimable value to all who are keen on improving their game. Contents...

This book presents the complete score for Claude-Achille Debussy's 1905 solo piano suite, “Suite bergamasque”. Claude-Achille Debussy (1862 – 1918) was a seminal French composer. He is considered to be one of the most important pioneers of Impressionist music and was among the most popular composers...

This vintage book is an exhaustive and profusely illustrated dictionary of nineteenth- and eighteen-century nautical terminology. “A Dictionary of Sea Terms” will appeal to those with an interest in sailing, and would make for a fantastic addition to collections of related literature. Many old...

This book contains the first of six autobiographies written by the prolific writer Beverly Nichols. As the title suggests, Nichols wrote this work at the venturesome age of twenty-five, and it is therefore a refreshing and unusual read, and highly recommended for the inclusion on the bookshelf of any fan of his work.

This antiquarian volume contains a short elementary treatise on musical harmony. This concise yet comprehensive treatise contains a wealth of knowledge on the constitution of a musical harmony, and is intended for beginners, for the use in school, and for students in musical institutions who have...