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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
Sport with Gun and Rod in American Woods and Waters (1883)
Author(s):
Alfred M. Mayer
Illustrator(s):
Howard Pyle
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