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Many of the earliest books, particularly those dating back to the 1900s and before, are now extremely scarce and increasingly expensive. We are republishing many of these classic works in affordable, high quality, modern editions, using the original text and artwork.
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This early manual is a fascinating read for any drumming enthusiast. Containing full, detailed and illustrated instructions on How to Form a Drum and Bugle Band in Six Weeks; How to Form a Drum and Flute Band in Six Weeks; The Right Instrumentation for Your Corps; How to Choose Your Instruments; Exercises and Marches for Snare Drums, Tenor Drums, Bass Drums, Bugles, Flutes, Etc.; New Style G and D Bugle Marches; and Counter-Marching.
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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. Carefully selecting the best articles from our collection we have compiled a series of historical and informative publications on the subject of photography. The titles in this range include "A Guide to Portrait Photography" "A Photographer's Guide to Printing" "A Guide to Landscape Photography"...
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"Like a Ship's Fair Ghost Upon the Sea" is a collection of poetry by various poets dedicated to the White Ship, a vessel that sank in the English Channel on 25th November, 1120. The ship was carrying around 300 people, including the only legitimate son and heir of King Henry I of England, William Adelin. All but one of those aboard died, and it was the death of William Adelin that led to a succession crisis in England that threw the country into civil...
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"Extraordinary Nurses Throughout History" celebrates the amazing efforts of eight notable nurses, collected in honour of Florence Nightingale's 200th birthday.
Throughout history, many notable women have helped create and improve the practice of modern nursing that we are all familiar with today. Since the first documented mention of professional nurses in approximately 300 AD, their contributions at times when nursing was much less well established...
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This vintage book contains a collection of fascinating articles on the subject of hunting. They cover a variety of interesting subjects ranging from economics and agriculture to ethics and cruelty, and are highly recommended for modern huntsmen and those with an interest in the sport. Contents include: "The Cruelty of Sport", "Shooting", "Hare-Hunting and Otter-Hunting", "Spurious Sports", "The Ethics of Sport", "Sport and Agriculture", "Pheasant...
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"The Lady with the Lamp" contains a collection of essays and extracts from various writers concerning English social reformer, statistician, and founder of modern nursing, Florence Nightingale (1820—1910). Nightingale became famous during the time she served as manager and trainer of nurses during the Crimean War, giving nursing a positive reputation and becoming a Victorian culture icon. Also known as "The Lady with the Lamp", she was an accomplished...
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This early work is a fascinating read for any poultry keeper or historian of the breed. Thoroughly recommended for inclusion on the bookshelf of any smallholder or hen keeping enthusiast. Detailed information on how to build poultry houses is given, so that anyone handy with tools can build them. Extensively illustrated with text and full page drawings, diagrams and photographs forming a complete how-to guide.
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'The Oxford Book of American Essays' is a diverse collection of carefully-selected essays by notable and influential American writers and essayists. With contributions from such seminal figures as Washington Irvine, Francis Hopkinson, and Benjamin Franklin, this is a book that will appeal to all lovers of the English Language. Contents include: 'The Ephemera: An Emblem Of Human Life', 'The Whistle', 'Dialogue Between Franklin And The Gout', 'Consolation...
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"Through the Eyes of a Slave" contains a carefully-selected collection of famous, influential and moving American slave narratives from a variety of authors including Solomon Northup's "Twelve Years a Slave", which was adapted into the 2013 blockbuster film of the same name. These compelling, inspirational, and often harrowing real-life stories offer a unique insight into the travails of slave life in nineteenth-century America, and are highly recommended...
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While it is generally agreed amongst criminologists that the world of crime is predominantly the domain of men, women played a much larger role than they do today before the twentieth century. "Women and Crime" contains a fascinating collection of three classic essays by various authors on the subject of women and crime, examining the relationship between the two in the nineteenth century and looking at what differences there were in things like urbanisation...
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"This book is an attempt to give a brief account of the life of the men of Ambulance Company Number 139 during their services in the Great War. It was written by the men while they were awaiting sailing orders for home, in barn-loft billets of the village of Aulnois-Sous-Vertuzey, France, while the memories of our experiences were still fresh in our minds."
This book is part of the World War One Centenary series; creating, collating and reprinting...
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Elizabeth Blackwell (1821-1910) was a British physician. She was first woman to study medicine at university in the United States, as well as the first to be put on the Medical Register of the General Medical Council. She was a key reformer in both the United States and the United Kingdom who pioneered the education of women in medicine. Blackwell also played an important role as an organiser of nurses during the American Civil War. Her most notable...
18) A Guide to the Registration of Church Organs: A Selection of Classic Articles on the Technical A
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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. Carefully selecting the best articles from our collection we have compiled a series of historical and informative publications on the subject of church organs. The titles in this range include "The Tonal Design of Church Organs" "The Tuning of Church Organs" "A Guide to Organ Accompaniment"...
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This comprehensive guide to making rugs and robes is part of a series on taxidermy and comprises four detailed chapters by various experts on the subject. It is extensively illustrated with black and white photographs, diagrams and drawings. Taxidermy Vol. 14 Rugs and Robes takes a comprehensive and informative look at the subject, and is a fascinating read for any taxidermy enthusiast or historian of the craft Contents Include: History of Taxidermy;...
20) Dr David Livingstone in Africa: A Historical Article on the Life and Expeditions of Dr Livingstone
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This vintage book contains a fascinating a historical article on the life and expeditions of the famous explorer of Africa - David Livingstone. With a wealth of fascinating biographical information and accurate accounts of some of his most memorable excursions, this volume constitutes a must-read for those with an interest in David Livingstone. Livingstone (1813 - 1873), was a Scottish Congregationalist pioneer medical missionary with the London Missionary...
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