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Books in the How-To genre:

Masterman Ready: or The Wreck of the Pacific (1841)

This is a robinsonnade written by a captain in the British navy. A family going to settle in Australia is wrecked on a desert island and the old seaman, Ready, helps them survive. Read online at Internet Archive: Volume 1, and Volume 2, and Volume 3.... View More

Author(s): Frederick Marryat
Illustrator(s): Allen Robert Branston

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

The Birchbark Roll of the Woodcraft Indians (1902)

This manual for the organization of an Indian tribe was first published in 1902. It was instrumental in the later founding of the Boy Scouts of America and was reprinted many times, at least into the 1930’s. The cover above is for the sixth edi... View More

Author(s): Ernest Seton Thompson
Illustrator(s): Ernest Seton Thompson

The Practice of Water-Colour Painting (1911)

A collection of articles on artists and their techniques. Read for free online at Internet Archive.

Author(s): A. L. Baldry
Illustrator(s): Arthur Rackham
Et al

Rolf in the Woods (1911)

The story of a friendship between a white boy and an Indian in New York around the time of the War of 1812. Read for free online at Internet Archive.... View More

Author(s): Ernest Thompson Seton
Illustrator(s): Ernest Thompson Seton

Wings and the Child: or The Building of Magic Cities (1913)

Here the author explains her theory of play and the building of play cities and landscapes as in her own novel The Magic City. Read online at Project Gutenberg. Or at Google Books.... View More

Author(s): E. Nesbit
Illustrator(s): George Barraud
Photographs

The Woodcraft Manual For Girls of the Woodcraft League (1916)

An early scouting handbook for girls. Read for free online at Internet Archive.

Author(s): Ernest Thompson Seton
Et al
Illustrator(s): Unknown

The Woodcraft Manual for Boys of the Woodcraft League (1917)

A scouting manual from a precursor of the Boy Scouts of America. Read for free online at Internet Archive.

Author(s): Ernest Thompson Seton
Illustrator(s): Unknown

Sign Talk (1918)

An extensive history of signing and a dictionary of signs, chiefly from North American Indian sign language. Read for free online at Internet Archive.... View More

The Story of Bread (1927)

This book about the history of bread baking was part of a series of books associated the the City and Country School in New York. The dust jacket is by Lois Lenski.

Author(s): Elizabeth Watson
Illustrator(s): James Daugherty
Lois Lenski

Masterman Ready: or The Wreck of the Pacific (1928)

This is a robinsonnade written by a captain in the British navy. A family going to settle in Australia is wrecked on a desert island and the old seaman, Ready, helps them survive.

Author(s): Frederick Marryat
Illustrator(s): John Rae
Frank Schoonover

A Shopping Guide to Paris (1929)

Definitely a pre-crash book for the wealthy American abroad.

Batiking at Home (1930)

A handbook for beginners prepared especially for the Woman's Home Companion.

Author(s): Wanda Gág
Illustrator(s): Wanda Gág

The Story Book of Clothes (1933)

An illustrated book about the clothes we wear and where they come from. Read online at archive.org. ... View More

The Story Book of Coal (1935)

A book about coal and its many uses.

Read online at archive.org.

The Story Book of Earth’s Treasures (1935)

An omnibus containing The Story Books of Gold, Coal, Oil, and Iron and Steel.... View More
Junior Literary Guild
Junior Literary Guild - 1935

The Story Book of Iron and Steel (1935)

A book about the history of the refining of iron and production of steel. Read online at archive.org. ... View More

The Story Book of Oil (1935)

The story of man’s use of oil: animal, vegetable and mineral.

The Story Book of Wheels, Ships, Trains, Aircraft (1935)

An anthology containing The Story Books of Wheels, Ships, Trains and Aircraft.... View More
Junior Literary Guild
Junior Literary Guild - 1936

Peter and Penny Plant a Garden (1936)

Follow every step of the way as Peter and Penny plant their garden.

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