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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.
This fascinating text comprises a thoroughly comprehensive handbook for the leatherworker. Complete with a plethora of detailed illustrations and helpful photographs, this guide is perfect for the beginner whilst also being of immense value as a reference book for the seasoned professional. A text that will appeal to anyone with an interest in leatherworking, this antique text is well deserving of a place in any collection of leathercrafting literature. Chapters contained herein include: 'Leather and Tools'; 'Making Paper Patterns and Cutting Out Leathers'; 'Thonging, Sewing and Skiving'; 'Lining and Introducing Gussets'; 'Fastening, Handles, and Pockets'; 'Tooling'; 'Modelling'; 'Staining, Pressing, and Renovation of Leather'... and more. We are proud to republish this text now complete with a new introduction to the topic.
This book contains a practical and accessible guide to performing magic tricks, with a focus on illusion, mind-reading, and card tricks. This timeless guide is written in clear, plain language and includes many detailed illustrations, making it ideal for the novice magician and those looking to fool or impress their family and friends. Contents include: ¿First Lesson in Mind Reading Technique¿, ¿The Baker Switch¿, ¿Bill-epathy¿, ¿New Light on the Center Tear¿, ¿The Baker Method of Reading the Great Tear¿, ¿Co-Incidentally¿, ¿Telephone Masteries¿, ¿A Telemirakel¿, ¿Over the Phone¿, ¿Mental Magic Effects¿, ¿Baker¿s Eight Card Trick¿, etcetera. Al Baker (1874 - 1951) was a professional magician famous for inventing a large number of now-common magic tricks. Many antiquarian books such as this are increasingly hard to come by and expensive, and it is with this in mind that we are republishing this book now in an affordable, modern, high-quality edition. It comes complete with a specially commissioned new biography of the author.
This book contains a helpful handbook pertaining to the proper care and management of pet canaries. The advice and information in this book have been gathered from successful and experienced breeders, and from the actual experiences with hundreds of thousands of canaries. The care and feeding suggestions offered herein are for all canaries, whether rollers, choppers, or warblers. This book is perfect for both prospective and existing canary owners, and constitutes a great addition to any collection of avicultural literature. The chapters contained herein include: 'History of the Canary', 'Feeding of Canaries', 'Hartz Mountain Mixed Canary Seed', 'Hartz Mountain Pep Tonic', 'Hartz Mountain Bis-Kit', 'Green Foods', 'Cuttlebone', 'General Care and Advice', 'Bathing', 'Moulting', 'Color Feeding', 'Ailments¿Diagnosis and Treatment', 'Apoplexy', 'Asthma', 'Cold and Proper Treatment', 'Baldness', et cetera. This antique book has been elected for modern republication due to its timeless educational value, and is proudly republished here complete with a new introduction on aviculture.
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