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A Manual of Conchology - According to the System Laid Down by Lamarck, with the Late Improvements by De Blainville. Exemplified and Arranged for the Use of Students.Conchology or Testaceology is a numerous and beautiful branch of Natural History, treating of the testaceous covering...

A Manual of Elementary Geology - or, The Ancient Changes of the Earth and its Inhabitants as Illustrated by Geological MonumentsIn consequence of the rapid sale of the third edition of the "Manual," of which 2000 copies were printed in January last, a new...

A Manual of Historic Ornament - Treating upon the evolution, tradition, and development of architecture and other applied arts. Prepared for the use of students and craftsmenTHIS manual has been prepared with the three-fold object of giving an elementary knowledge of Architecture and Historic...

A Manual of Italian LiteratureWhoever examines a map of Europe, and sees the position occupied by Italy, must, even without knowledge of history, come to the conclusion that a country situated in so central a position and favoured in so many respects by Nature,...

A Manual of Mending and Repairing; With DiagramsThe author of this work modestly trusts that all who read it with care will admit that in it he has distinctly shown that mending or repairing, which has hitherto been regarded as a mere adjunct to...

A Manual of Moral Philosophy This book has been prepared, particularly, for the use of the Freshman Class in Harvard College. The author has, at the same time, desired to meet the need, felt in our high schools, of a manual of Moral Science...

A Manual of Philippine BirdsDuring several years spent in collecting zological specimens in the Philippine Islands the author has constantly experienced the need of a book containing descriptions of the Philippine birds. That others have felt the same want is evident from the many...

A Manual of Photographic Chemistry, Including the Practice of the Collodion ProcessIn attempting to impart knowledge on any subject, it is not sufficient that the writer should himself be acquainted with that which he professes to teach. Even supposing such to be the case,...

A Manual of Pronunciation - For Practical Use in Schools and FamiliesNothing so quickly or so certainly reveals the character of our culture and early associations as our speech. The persistence of habits formed in youth, especially bad habits of pronunciation, is well known,...

A Manual of Pyrotechny; or, A Familiar System of Recreative Fire-works The term Pyrotechny is derived from pyr and techny, the two Greek words for Fire and Art; or it is the art of employing fire for purposes of utility or pleasure. The term...

A Manual of Shoemaking and Leather and Rubber ProductsThe author was asked in 1908 by the Lynn Commission on Industrial Education to make an investigation of European shoe schools and to assist the Commission in preparing a course of study for the proposed shoe...

A Manual of the Antiquity of ManIn lecturing upon the Antiquity of Man I have found the minds of the people prepared to receive the evidences, and ready to believe the conclusions of the geologists. I have felt the need of a popular work...

A Manual of the Art of Bookbinding - Containing full instructions in the different branches of forwarding, gilding, and finishing. Also, the art of marbling book-edges and paper.SKETCH OF THE PROGRESS OF BOOKBINDING. The earliest records of Bookbinding that exist prove that the art...

A Manual of the Art of FictionThis MANUAL OF THE ART OF FICTION is a revised and amplified edition of Materials and Methods of Fiction, by Clayton Hamilton, which was first published in 1908. The earlier work was immediately recognized as an important piece...

A Manual of the Hand Lathe - Comprising Concise Directions for Working Metals of All Kinds, Ivory, Bone and Precious WoodsI did not write this little book with the intention of apologizing to the prospective reader, so soon as I had done so, but...

A Manual of the Historical Development of Art - Pre-Historic—Ancient—Classic—Early Christian; with Special Reference to Architecture, Sculpture, Painting, and OrnamentationAn experience of more than eight years as Lecturer on the Historical Development of Art, at the National Art Training School, South Kensington, has convinced...

A Manual of the Malay language - With an Introductory Sketch of the Sanskrit Element in MalayIf any of these characters do not display properlyin particular, if the diacritic does not appear directly above the letteror if the apostrophes and quotation marks in this...

A Manual of the Operations of Surgery - For the Use of Senior Students, House Surgeons, and Junior PractitionersHaving been asked, year after year, by the members of my Class for Operative Surgery, to recommend to them some Manual of Surgical Operations which might...

A Manual of Toy Dogs: How to breed, rear, and feed themThis little book, in its earlier editions, met with so uniformly kind and gracious a reception, that I am encouraged to hope it may still make new friends on this, its third appearance....

A Manual of Wood CarvingWOODS, TOOLS, AND SHARPENING. Skill in wood-carving, as in every other art, is to be attained only by thoroughness. Let the pupil therefore bear in mind that he or she must be careful to master the first lessons, and to...