46 results filtered with: Handbooks, vade-mecums, etc. - Early works to 1800
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Every young man's companion: containing directions for spelling, reading, and writing English. Instructions in the Art of Penmanship. Epistolary Writing, containing Letters of Compliment and Business. Forms of Address to Persons of all Ranks. Arithmetic, Vulgar, Fractional, Decimal, Logarithmetical, and Algebraical. Practical Geometry. Astronomy, or an Account of the Globe, fixed Stars, Planets and Comets. Geography, or a general Account of the World, and a particular Description of Great-Britain and Ireland, Plain Trigonometry. The Resolution of Astronomical Questions. The making and fixing all Kinds of Dials. The measuring Superficies, Solids, Timber, Carpenters, Bricklayers, Plaisterers, Painters, Glasiers, and Joiners Work, &c. Surveying of Land. Gauging of Casks, with a Description of Everard's Gauging-Rule. The Gardener's Calendar, shewing what Work is to be done every Month in the Kitchen, Flower, and Fruit Garden. Farriery, or the Art of knowing and curing the Diseases of Horses. Useful Receipts of various Kinds. The Art of making Rockets, and artificial Fireworks. The Method of Painting [Dials], Rooms, Timber Work, and Mezzotinto Prints on Glass, and of the making and mixing Colours. The Art of colouring Maps, Plots, and Prints. Together with a great variety of cuts and tables, Accurately drawn and made for the more ready Performance of the different Operations taught in this Treatise. By W. Gordon, Teacher of the Mathematics.
Gordon, W.Date: 1755- Books
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The family treasury: or, fountain of true and useful knowledge. Containing The Farrier's Guide; or, the Horse Dissected: Being the most accurate, and satisfactory Account of the Diseases incident to that noble Beast, ever yet publish'd; with their Signs, Symptoms, Prognosticks and Cures in all Cases. A certain cure for the Glanders, without trepanning; a never-failing cure for the Grease; and another for broken winded Horses: wrote by way of Dialogue. The best Directions for breaking a Colt, and managing a Race-Horse. Certain Method to prevent Chimneys from smoking. The valuable and useful Fire-Ball, managing Bees, Singing Birds, breeding, dieting, and matching Game-Cocks with a Secret for feeding a Cock four Days before fighting, by which ninety Battles have been won out of a hundred. Miscellaneous Articles consisting of the choisest Secrets of the Royal Society, in washing, staining, painting on glass, gilding, dyeing, cleaning, &c. &c. with the Gardiner's Legacy, containing all Directions necessary for Fruit, Flower, and Kitching-Garden. Certain Methods of destroying Buggs, Rats, Mice, &c. with the true way of making up the most valuable Family Medicines never before communicated to the public. Compiled after thirty years experience, by P. Montague, gent.
Date: MDCCLXIII. [1763]- Books
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Vade mecum: or, the necessary pocket companion. Containing, I. Sir Samuel Moreland's Perpetual almanack, ... XIV. The usual and authorised rates or fares of coachmen, carmen, and watermen; with many other curious and useful particulars.
Playford, John, approximately 1655-1685 or 1686.Date: 1772- Books
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A necessary family-book : both for the city & country, in two parts. Containing exact, plain and short rule and directions, for taking and killing all manner of vermin on land and in water: as, Part I. By land. The fox, polcat, buzzard, kite, weasle, adder, snake, caterpiller, frog, mile, pismire, fly, bug, rats and mice, fleas and lice. Part II. By water. The hern, dob-chick, coot, or more-hen, cormorant, sea-pie, kings-fisher, otter, water-rat, and ospray, all great destroyers of fish. To which are added, many natural and artificial conclusions, both pleasant and profitable. The whole illustrated with many proper figures. By R. W. gent.
R. WDate: 1688- Books
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A book of knowledge : In three parts. : The first containing a brief introduction to astrology, shewing the nature, quality and effects of the twelve signs, and seven planets, their dominion over bodies, with the fortunes of those calculated, who are born under them, also a delightful wheel of fortune. : The second, a treatise of physick, the anatomy of mans body, the diseases incident to the body of man:, rules and receipts for the curing of them; : also rules for sweating, bathing, conserving, and preserving, and the way to make cordial-waters. : Also the principal rules of arithmetick, very plain and easie. : The third, the countrey-mans guide to good husbandry : rules for setting and planting of orchards, gardens, and woods : also rare receipts for curing diseases in horses, sheep, cows, and oxen; : also an almanack for ever and other variety of inventions, very profitable and advantageous. / Composed by Samuel Strangehopes.
Strangehopes, SamuelDate: 1679- Books
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The gardeners pocket-calendar, on a new plan, in regular alphabetical, order, describing the number of crops requisite for all the plants of a kitchen-garden; with The Necessary Directions for keeping a Garden in proper Order, in every Month of the Year; and for having a Constant Succession of Flowers, with A General Catalogue of Plants and Flowers cultivated in Gardens; and Directions for Raising of various Quick-Growing Vegetables, for the Use of an Army, in Camp or Garrison. The second edition, improved. By Richard Weston, Esq. Author of the Universal Botanist.
Weston, Richard, 1733-1806.Date: [1780?]- Books
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The way to get wealth, I. Directing how to make 23 sorts of English wine, equal to French, and cyder equal to Canary, to make wine of all sorts of herbs to make mead. rum, rack, mum, coffee, tea, chocolate, Butler's-ale, brandy, cordial waters, and 40 sorts of ale, in a minute; the mistery of vintners; ... receipts; to remember all you read or do; to make corn produce a trebble crop; or to make China varnish and black ground for Japan work to black wood and gild; directions for servant maids to dress fish, flesh and fowl. II. A help to discourse, giving an account of the commodities of all countries, inventors of arts and sciences, of the River Nilus, gardening &c. III. A book of knowledge for all persons, containing accounts cast up, rates of car, water and coachmen, to keep accompts, make bill- bonds, wills, receipts; recover bad debt, and compound them; to write letters; days ...; of sun rising and setting; and tide ebbin and flowing; make strops to set rivers; to preserve the eyes, and other rarities.
Tryon, Thomas, 1634-1703.Date: 1706- Books
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Vade mecum: or, The necessary pocket companion. Containing, I. Sir Samuel Moreland's perpetual almanack, (adapted to the new style) readily shewing the day of the month, moveable feasts, and terms, for any year past, present, or to come, to the year 1899, inclusive; with many useful tables proper thereto, and rules to find them. The same adapted to the old style. II. Directions relating to the purchasing and measuring of land. III. Remarkable fairs in England, a tide-table, and a table of expence. IV. The years of each King's reign from the Norman conquest to this time. V. Directions for every month in the year, what is to be done in the orchard, kitchen, and flower gardens. VI. The reduction of weights, measures, and coins; wherein is a table of the assize of bread. VII. A table wherein any number of Farthings, Half-pence, Pence, or Shillings, are ready cast up; of great use to all traders. VIII. The interest and rebate of money; the forbearance, discompt, and purchase, of annuities. IX. The rates of post-letters, both inland and outland, according to the new establishement. X. An account of the Penny-post. XI. The principal roads in England. XII. The names of the counties, cities, and borough towns in Great-Britain, with the number of knights commissioners of shires, citizens, and burgesses, chosen therein to serve in Parliament. XIII. The usual and authorized rates or fares of coachmen, carmen, and waterman. XIV. Tables for casting up Portugal gold, Guineas, and Half Guines. The twentieth edition, carefully corrected, with additions and improvements. To which is added, interest in epitome; or, Tables in a shorter method than any yet published, from 1 pound to 10 millions, at 3, 4, 5, and 6 per cent.
Playford, John, approximately 1655-1685 or 1686.Date: 1762- Books
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A book of knowledge : in three parts : the first containing a brief introduction to astrology : the second, a treatise of physick ... : the third, the countrey-mans guide to good husbandry ... / composed by Samuel Strangehopes.
Strangehopes, SamuelDate: 1675- Books
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The gardeners pocket-calendar, arranged upon an entire new plan, in regular alphabetical order, describing the number of crops requisite for all the plants in the kitchen-garden, with The Necessary Directions for keeping a Garden in Proper Order, in every Month of the Year, and For having a Constant Succession of Flowers, With a general catalogue of plants and flowers cultivated in gardens.
Weston, Richard, 1733-1806.Date: 1779- Books
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The American oracle. Comprehending an account of recent discoveries in the arts and sciences, with a variety of religious, political, physical, and philosophical subjects, necessary to be known in all families, for the promotion of their present felicity and future happiness. By the Honourable Samuel Stearns, L.L.D. and doctor of physic; astronomer to the provinces of Quebec and New-Brunswick; also to the Commonwealth of Massachusetts, and the state of Vermont, in America. [Two lines in Latin]
Stearns, Samuel, 1741-1809.Date: [1791]- Books
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The instructor: or, American young man's best companion. Containing, spelling, reading, writing, and arithmetick, in an easier way than any yet published; and how to qualify any person for business, without the help of a master. Instructions to write variety of hands ... How to write letters on business or friendship. Forms of deeds ... releases, &c. Also, merchants accounts, and a short and easy method of shop and book-keeping ... Together with a method of measuring carpenters ... and painters work ... Likewise, the practical gauger, made easy ... and some genera observations for gardening every month in the year. To which is added, the family's best companion ... And a compendium of the sciences of geography and astronomy ... Also, several very useful tables. By George Fisher, accomptant.
Fisher, George, accomptant.Date: MDCCLXXXV. [1785] (Price bound 6s)- Books
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Vade mecum: or, The necessary pocket companion. Containing, I. Sir Samuel Moreland's perpetual almanack, (adapted to the new style) readily shewing the day of the month, moveable feasts, and terms, for any year past, present, or to come, to the year 1899, inclusive; with many useful tables proper thereto, and rules to find them. The same adapted to the old style. II. Remarkable fairs in England. III. A table for land measure, a tide-table, and a table of expence. IV. The years of each King's reign from the Norman conquest to this time. V. Directions for every month in the year, what is to be done in the orchard, kitchen, and flower-gardens. VI. The reduction of weights, measures, and coins. VII. Tables wherein any number of farthings, halfpence, pence, or shillings, are ready cast up; of great use to all traders. VIII. The interest and rebate of money; the forbearance, discompt, and purchase of annuities. IX. Tables for casting up Portugal gold, Guineas, and half Guineas. X. The rates of past-letters, both inland and outland, according to the new establishment. XI. An account of the penny-post, according to the late regulations. XII. The principal roads in England. XIII. The names of the countries, cities, and borough towns in Great-Britain, with number of knights Commissioners of shires, citizens, and burgesses, chosen therein to serve in Parliament. XIV. The usual and authorized rates of fares or coachmen, carmen, and watermen; with many other curious and useful particulars. The twenty second edition, carefully corrected, with additions and improvements. To which is added, interest in epitome; or, Tables in a shorter method than any yet published, from 1 pound to 10 millions, at 3, 4, 5, and 6 per cent.
Playford, John, approximately 1655-1685 or 1686.Date: 1772- Books
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Vade mecum: or, the necessary pocket companion.
Playford, John, approximately 1655-1685 or 1686.Date: 1756- Books
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Modern curiosities of art & nature : extracted out of the cabinets of the most eminent personages of the French court : together with the choicest secrets in mechanicks, communicated by the most approved artists of France / composed and experimented by the Sieur Lemery, apothecary to the French king ; made English from the original French.
Lémery, Nicolas, 1645-1715Date: 1685- Books
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The gardeners pocket-calendar, on a new plan, in regular alphabetical order, ... By Richard Weston, Esqr: The third edition, improved & enlarged, with a copious index, ...
Weston, Richard, 1733-1806.Date: 1783- Books
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Vade mecum: or, the necessary pocket companion. Containing, I. Sir Samuel Morland's Perpetual Almanack, readily shewing the Day of the Month, and Moveable Feasts and Terms, for any Year past, present, or to come, curiously graved in Copper; with many useful Tables proper thereto. II. The Tears of each King's Reign from the Norman Conquest, compar'd with the Years of Christ. III. Directions for every Month in the Year, what is to be done in the Orchard, Kitchen and Flower-Gardens. IV. The Reduction of Weights, Measures and Coins; wherein is a Table of the Assize of Bread. V. A Table wherein any Number of Farthings, Half-Pence, Pence, or Shillings, are ready cast up; of great use to all Traders. VI. The Interest and Rebate of Money; the Forbearance, Discompt, and Purchase of Annuities. VII. The Rates of Post-Letters, both In-Land and Out-Land. VIII. An Account of the Penny-Post. IX. The Principal Roads in England. X. The Names of the Counties, Cities, and Borough-Towns in England and Wales, with the Number of Knights, Citizens, and Burgesses chosen therein to serve in Parliament. XI. The usual and authorized Rates or Fairs of Coach-Men, Carman and Water-Men. XII. Tables for Casting up Nobles, Marks, Guineas and Broad Gold. The seventh edition, to which is added, interest in epitome; or Tables, in a Shorter Method than any yet published, from 1 Pound to 10 Millions, at 5, 6, 7, and 8. per Cent. by Israel Falgate at the Bank of England.
Playford, John, approximately 1655-1685 or 1686.Date: 1702- Books
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The young student's memorial book, or pocket library: containing, I. The rudiments of logarithms, decimals, and algebra, in great Variety of Rules and Cases. II. A very large Collection of Theorems and Canons for solving Questions and Problems in the various Parts of Arithmetic, Algebra, and Fluxions. III. Rules, Theorems and Canons, resolving all the useful and common Problems in the Mathematical and Mechanical Arts and Sciences; viz. Mensuration, Gauging, Conies, Plain and Spherical Trigonometry, Navigation, Fortification, Gunnery, Astronomy, Dialling, Optics, Perspective, Architecture, Mechanics, Geometry, &c. IV. A large Collection of Mathematical Tables: serving to various Purposes of Arithmetic, Astronomy, Geography, Chronology, &c. with a Perpetual Almanack, adjusted to the present Year, 1735. V. An Apparatus of the common Mathematical Lines, for the Operation of any Question or Problem, as is perform'd by the Plain Scale, &c. By Benjamin Martin.
Martin, Benjamin, 1705-1782.Date: 1736- Books
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The farmer's night-cap; or, The Parson's Pocket Companion. Being remarks upon the penal laws affecting the clergy, and particularly in respect to non-residence and simony, with adjudged cases.
Date: MDCCLXXXIII. [1783]- Books
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The young English scholar's complete pocket companion. In six parts. Selected from the best writers, divided into short lessons, and adapted to the capacities of children. Part I. A Compendious English Grammar. Part II. The History of the Kings of England, with the most remarkable Events of each Reign. Part III. Geography, in Four Parts; containing, First, The natural Division of the World in General;-Second, A Tour through Europe:-Third, The Counties of England, pointing out the most remarkable Curiosities;-Fourth, A Geographical Table of the principal Places in the known World, and their Situations Part IV. Chronology, containing an Account of the most remarkable Events, Discoveries, and learned Men, from the earliest Period to the present Time. Part V. The most useful Tables in Arithmetic, with the different Weights, Measures, &c. Part VI. An Alphabetical List of Foreign Coins, with their English Value. By R. Gentleman.
Gentleman, Robert, 1746-1795.Date: MDCCXCVII. [1797]- Books
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Every young man's companion: containing directions for spelling, reading, and writing English. ... Together with a great variety of cuts and tables, ... By W. Gordon, ...
Gordon, W.Date: 1759- Books
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Every young man's companion. Containing. I. rules and directions for reading and writing English. II. A familiar Treatise of Rhetoric, suited to the lowest Capacity. III. Instructions in the Art of Penmanship. IV. Of the Care of forming the Manners. V. Directions for writing Letters, Forms of Address, &c. VI. Practical Arithmetic. Practical Geometry. Vii. Of the Creation of the World. Of the Books of the Old and New Testament. Viii. Of the Circles of the Globe, fixed Stars, Planets, and Comets. IX. Geography; containing the Divisions of the Earth. Of Climates; Explanation of the Terms; general Division of Earth and Sea; different Religions, Languages and Colours of the Inhabitants. Account of Europe, Great-Britain and Ireland, &c. X. Births and Characters of the Monarchs of England, from William the Conqueror to his present Majesty. XI. History of the World, from the Creation to the Assyrian Empire. XII. History of the four Great Monarchies. XIII. Course of Natural Philosophy. XIV. Plain Trigonometry. Astronomical Questions. XV. Dialling, Measuring, Surveying, and Gauging. XVI. Useful Receipts of various Kinds. XVII. Of artificial Fire-Works; how to prepare various Kinds. XVIII. Of printing Mezzotinto Prints, Window Blinds, colouring Prints and Maps, colouring in Oil and painting Timber Work. XIX. Forms of Business in the Mercantile Way, and Forms in Law of general Use. XX. Concise and easy Method of writing Short-Hand. XXI. Mystery of Free Masonry explained. XXII. The common Notion of Spirits, Apparitions and Witches; their Power and Feats exposed. XXIII. General & particular Directions for drawing with the Pencil, and shadowing with Indian Ink. XXIV. List of many things necessary to be known, & &c. Together with A Great Variety of cuts and tables. By W. Gordon, Teacher of the Mathematicks.
Gordon, W.Date: M,DCC,LXXVII. [1777]- Books
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A rich cabinet with variety of inventions: unlock'd and open'd, for the recreation of ingenious sirpits [sic] at their vacant hours : Being receits and conceits of severall natures, and fit for those who are lovers of natural and artificial conclusions. As also variety of recreative fire-works, both for land, air, and vvater. And fire works of service, for sea and shore. Whereunto is added divers experiments in drawing, painting, arithmetick, geometry, astronomy, and other parts of the mathematicks. Collected by J. W. a lover of artificial conclusions.
White, John, -1671Date: 1658- Books
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The tradesman's guide; or the chapman's and traveller's, best companion. Containing I. Two Alphabetical Lists of all the fix'd and moveable Fairs, Marts, and Statutes throughout England and Wales; the Days of the Month they begin on, and the Names of the Counties wherein they are kept. II. An Explanation of all the fix'd and moveable Feasts throughout the Year. III. A Description of the Highways and Roads, and Directions how to Travel from London to any Market-Town in England or Wales. IV. A Table of all the Market-Towns in England and Wales, with the Days on which they are kept. V. A large Alphabetical List of all the Stage-Coaches and Carriers; with the Signs of the Inns they come to, and the Days of their setting out. VI. The Rates of Carts, Watermen, Hackney-Coaches and Chairs; and where to complain in Case of Offence. Vii. A List of the Number of all the Members each Town and County sends to serve in Parliament. Viii. Tables of Interest, at 3, 4, 5 and 6 l. per Cent. from 5 s. to 10000 l. The whole of Universal Use to all Persons, either in Town or Country. Faithfully collected by Cha. Pickman.
Pickman, Cha. (Charles).Date: MDCCXXVII. [1727]- Books
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The instructor: or, young, man's best companion. Containing, spelling, reading, writing, and arithmetick; in an easier Way than any yet published; and how to qualify and Verson for Business, without the Help of a Master. Instructions to write Variety of Hands, with Copies both in Prose and Verse. How to write Letters on Business or Friendship. Forms of Indentures, Bonds, Bills of Sale, Receipts, Wills, Leases, Releases, &c. Also Merchants Accompts, and a short and easy Method of Shop and Book-Keeping; with a Description of the Product, Counties and Market-Towns in England and Wales; with a List of Fairs according to the New Stile. Together with the Method of measuring Carpenters, Joiners, Sawyers, Bricklayers, Plasterers, Plumbers, Masons, Glasiers, and Painters Work. How to undertake each Work, and at what Price; the Rates of each Commodity, and the common Wages of Journeymen; with the Description of Gunter's Line, and Coggeshall's Sliding-Rule. Likewise the Practical Gauger made Easy; the Art of Dialling, and how to erect and fix Dials; with Instruments for Dying, Colouring, and making Colours; and some General Observations for Gardening every Month in the Year. To which is added, the family's best companion: With Instructions for Marking on Linen; how to Pickle and Preserve; to make divers Sorts of Wine; and many excellent Plastors, and Medicines, necessary in all Families: and a compendium of the sciences of geography and astronomy; Containing A brief Description of the different Parts of the Earth, and a Survey of the Celestial Bodies. Also some useful interest-tables. By George Fisher, Accomptant.
Fisher, George, accomptant.Date: M.DCC.LXIII. [1763]