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Hobbies Genre
Books in the Hobbies genre:
The Posthumous Papers of the Pickwick Club (1837)
The adventures of Mr. Pickwick, his servant Sam Weller and his friends. Read online at archive.org.
Author(s):
Charles Dickens
Illustrator(s):
Hablot K. Browne
Robert William Buss
Robert Seymour
The Library (1881)
Andrew Lang writes on books and book collecting. Read online at archive.org.
Author(s):
Austin Dobson
Andrew Lang
Illustrator(s):
Richard Doyle
Kate Greenaway
Et al
Studies in the Art Anatomy of Animals (1896)
Topographical anatomy of common animals intended for the use of artists. Read for free online at HathiTrust.
Author(s):
Ernest Seton Thompson
Illustrator(s):
Ernest Seton Thompson
Sporting Society or Sporting Chat and Sporting Memories (1897)
Author(s):
Various
Illustrator(s):
Randolph Caldecott
Fly Fishing (1899)
An early work on the pleasures of fly fishing by a British diplomat. Read for free online at Internet Archive.
Author(s):
Sir Edward Gray
Illustrator(s):
Eric Fitch Daglish
Arthur Rackham
A World in a Garden (1899)
Author(s):
R. Neish
Illustrator(s):
Jessie Macgregor
Arthur Rackham
Et al
Hunting (1900)
A volume in the Haddon Hall Library on fox hunting. Yes the hounds eat the carcass. Read for free online at Internet Archive.
Author(s):
J. Otho Paget
Illustrator(s):
Photographs
Arthur Rackham
What Shall We Do Now? (1900)
A collection of games and activities for children. Read for free online at HathiTrust.
Author(s):
E. V. Lucas
E. Lucas
Illustrator(s):
F. D. Bedford
The French Decorative Styles (1904)
Author(s):
Ellis Parker Butler
Brittain B. Wilson
Illustrator(s):
Photographs
Various
Auld Acquaintance (1907)
A book with illustrations and blank pages for autographs, poems, puzzles, etc.
Author(s):
None
Illustrator(s):
Arthur Rackham
Et al
Boy Scouts of America: Official Handbook (1910)
Author(s):
Robert Baden-Powell
Ernest Thompson Seton
Illustrator(s):
Robert Baden-Powell
The Book of Woodcraft (1912)
A comprehensive guide to woodcraft by one of the founders of the Boy Scouts of America. Read for free online at HathiTrust.
Author(s):
Ernest Thompson Seton
Illustrator(s):
Ernest Thompson Seton
Wings and the Child: or The Building of Magic Cities (1913)
Author(s):
E. Nesbit
Illustrator(s):
George Barraud
Photographs
The Book of Woodcraft and Indian Lore (1922)
Author(s):
Ernest Seton Thompson
Illustrator(s):
Ernest Seton Thompson
The Art of Pen Drawing (1927)
How to draw with a pen.
Author(s):
G. Montague Ellwood
Illustrator(s):
Arthur Rackham
Et al
Building a House in Sweden (1931)
An illustrated look at how they build houses in Sweden.
Author(s):
Marjorie Sewell Cautley
Illustrator(s):
Helen Sewell
The Colophon: Part Fourteen (1933)
A periodical devoted to the book arts. Individual sections were produced by different fine printers.
Author(s):
Various
Illustrator(s):
Marie A. Lawson
The Young Stamp Collector’s Own Book (1933)
A hobbyist's book for beginning stamp collectors.
Author(s):
Ellis Parker Butler
Illustrator(s):
Unknown
Marionettes at Home (1936)
A writer on his hobby.
Author(s):
C. S. Forester
Illustrator(s):
Photographs
Peter and Penny Plant a Garden (1936)
Follow every step of the way as Peter and Penny plant their garden.
Author(s):
Frances Dubois
Gertrude Dubois
Illustrator(s):
Marie A. Lawson