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This vintage book contains a complete and practical guide to preparing an extensive range of mixed drinks and beverages, with notes on bar tending, etiquette, and more. "How to Mix Drinks" constitutes a timeless beverage-making handbook, and will be of considerable utility to modern readers with an...

"The Training and Management of Horses" is a comprehensive handbook for horse owners, farriers, and veterinarians, first published in 1904. It concentrates on the relationship between man and horse, and explores the ways we interact with the animals, giving advice for training, management, care and...

This vintage book contains a complete guide to keeping rabbits for pleasure and profit, including information on housing, selection and breeding, feeding, diseases and ailments, and much more. With simple directions and a wealth of handy tips, this timeless handbook is highly recommended for modern...

This vintage book contains a comprehensive handbook on farm crops, being an encyclopedia of common crops with information on cultivation, history, varieties, land preparation, weeding, propagation, pests and diseases, harrowing, and much more besides. Although old, the information contained within...

This vintage book contain a complete guide to the nests and eggs of North American birds, with instructions for collecting and preserving birds, nests, eggs, and insects. It was originally intended to aid young naturalists in the collection and preservation of specimens, and will be of utility to...

This vintage book contains an extensive collection of recipes for fancy mixed drinks as well as directions on when and how to serve them. With simple, step-by-step instructions and a wealth of useful tips, this volume is ideal for those with an interest in cocktail making, and would make for a worthy...

This early work by Robert E. Howard was originally published in 1931 and we are now republishing it with a brand new introductory biography. 'Alleys of Peril' is a story in the Sailor Steve Costigan series about a travelling boxer. Robert Ervin Howard was born in Peaster, Texas in 1906. During his...

This early work by Robert E. Howard was originally published in 1934 and we are now republishing it with a brand new introductory biography. 'Mountain Man' is a story in the Breckinridge Elkins series about a cowboy in the wild west. Robert Ervin Howard was born in Peaster, Texas in 1906. During his...

Taken from the sixty-fifth annual report of the Massachusetts State Board of Agriculture, this is an analysis of the importance of honey in the early twentieth century. It discusses how the demand for honey sharply increased in Europe with the outbreak of the First World War, and explores what this...

First published in 1911, this book contains a comprehensive and practical guide to keeping bees. With information on every aspect from feeding and swarming to extracting honey for profit, "Bee Keeping in Porto Rico" constitutes a useful and timeless resource for modern enthusiasts. Contents include:...

This volume contains a detailed account of bee-keeping in New Zealand between 1874-1916. Based on the author's own experiences as a life-long bee-keeper, this book presents a fascinating account of the birth and development of the practice in the country. "Forty-Two Years of Bee-Keeping in New Zealand...

This early work by Robert E. Howard was originally published in 1930 and we are now republishing it with a brand new introductory biography. 'Winner Take All' is a story in the Sailor Steve Costigan series about a travelling boxer. It is also known by the title 'Sucker Fight'. Robert Ervin Howard...

This volume contains an extensive collection of poems by the famous Scottish writer Robert Louis Balfour Stevenson. This beautiful collection of poesy will appeal to a wide range of poetry lovers, and it is not to be missed by fans and collectors of Stevenson's masterful work. The poems contained...

A Patriotic Schoolgirl' is a work of juvenile fiction by Angela Brazil. The story is set during the First World War and tells of the intricacies of living in a girls' school in the early part of the 20th century. There are also German prisoners of war, spies, and misunderstandings, all thrown in for...