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How-To Genre
Books in the How-To genre:
Masterman Ready: or The Wreck of the Pacific (1841)
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)
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)
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 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)
Author(s):
Lillian Delger Powers
Hugh Lenox Scott
Ernest Thompson Seton
Illustrator(s):
Ernest Thompson Seton
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.
Author(s):
Louise Bonney
Thérèse Bonney
Illustrator(s):
Feodor Rojankovsky
Batiking at Home (1930)
A handbook for beginners prepared especially for the Woman's Home Companion.
The Story Book of Clothes (1933)
Author(s):
Maud Petersham
Miska Petersham
Illustrator(s):
Maud Petersham
Miska Petersham
The Story Book of Coal (1935)
A book about coal and its many uses.
Read online at archive.org.
Author(s):
Maud Petersham
Miska Petersham
Illustrator(s):
Maud Petersham
Miska Petersham
The Story Book of Earth’s Treasures (1935)
Author(s):
Maud Petersham
Miska Petersham
Illustrator(s):
Maud Petersham
Miska Petersham
The Story Book of Iron and Steel (1935)
Author(s):
Maud Petersham
Miska Petersham
Illustrator(s):
Maud Petersham
Miska Petersham
The Story Book of Oil (1935)
The story of man’s use of oil: animal, vegetable and mineral.
Author(s):
Maud Petersham
Miska Petersham
Illustrator(s):
Maud Petersham
Miska Petersham
The Story Book of Wheels, Ships, Trains, Aircraft (1935)
Author(s):
Maud Petersham
Miska Petersham
Illustrator(s):
Maud Petersham
Miska Petersham
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