Tough yarns, vol. 2 (of 2) : $b A series of naval tales and sketches to please all hands, from the swabs on the shoulders down to the swabs in the headBarker, M. H. (Matthew Henry)
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Tough yarns, vol. 2 (of 2) : $b A series of naval tales and sketches to please all hands, from the swabs on the shoulders down to the swabs in the head
Barker, M. H. (Matthew Henry)
Sea stories, English; Seafaring life -- Fiction
In Two Volumes, 12mo.
SICILIAN FACTS.
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In one Volume, 8vo.
THE AMERICAN
FLOWER GARDEN DIRECTORY,
CONTAINING PRACTICAL DIRECTIONS FOR THE CULTURE
OF PLANTS IN THE
HOT-HOUSE, GARDEN-HOUSE, FLOWER-GARDEN,
AND ROOMS OR PARLOURS,
For every month in the year; with a description of the plants most
desirable in each, the nature of the soil and situation best adapted to
their growth, the proper season for transplanting, &c.; instructions
for erecting a
HOT-HOUSE, GREEN-HOUSE, AND LAYING OUT A
FLOWER-GARDEN.
Also, table of soils most congenial to the plants contained in the
work. The whole adapted to either large or small gardens, with lists of
annuals, bienniels, and ornamental shrubs, contents, a general index,
and a frontispiece of Camellia Fimbriata.
BY HIBBERT AND BUIST,
EXOTIC NURSERYMEN AND FLORISTS.
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A WHISPER
TO A NEWLY-MARRIED PAIR.
“Hail, wedded love! by gracious Heaven design’d,
At once the source and glory of mankind.”
“We solicit the attention of our readers to this publication, as one,
though small, of infinite value.”--_Baltimore Minerva._
“‘The Whisper’ is fully deserving the compliments bestowed upon it, and
we join heartily in recommending it to our friends, whether married
or single--for much useful instruction may be gathered from its
pages.”--_Lady’s Book._
“The work contains some original suggestions that are just, and many
excellent quotations; some of her hints to the ladies should have been
_whispered_ in a tone too low to be overheard by the men.”--_Daily
Chronicle._
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In One Volume, 18mo.
PRINCIPLES OF THE
ART OF MODERN HORSEMANSHIP
FOR LADIES AND GENTLEMEN,
IN WHICH ALL THE LATE IMPROVEMENTS ARE APPLIED TO PRACTICE.
Translated from the French, by DANIEL J. DESMOND.
THE ART OR HORSEMANSHIP.--This is the title of a neat little work
translated from the French of Mr. Lebeaud, by Daniel J. Desmond, Esq,
of this city, and just published by Carey & Hart. It gives full and
explicit directions for breaking and managing a horse, and goes into
detail on the proper mode of mounting, the posture in the saddle, the
treatment of the animal under exercise, &c. An appendix is added,
containing instructions for the _ladies_, in mounting and dismounting.
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