26 CROSBY LOCKWOOD (^ CO.' S CATALOGUE 



INDUSTRIAL AND USEFUL ARTS. 



So(fp-}nakinf/. 



THE ART OF SOAP-MAKING : A Practical Handbook of the 

 Manufacture of Hard and Soft Soaps, Toilet Soaps, &c. Including many New 

 Processes, and a Chapter on the Recovery of Glycerine from Waste Leys. 

 By Alexander Watt, Author of " Electro-Metallurgy Practically Treated," 

 &c. With numerous Illustrations. Crown 8vo, gs. cloth. 



"Tlie work will prove very useful, not merely to the technological student, but to the practical 

 soapboiler who wishes to understand the theory of his art." — Cheinital A'eics. 



"It is really an excellent example of a technical manual, enteriiig, as it does, thoroughly and 

 exhaustively both into tlic theory and practice of soap manufacture. The book is well and honestly 

 done, and deserves the considerable circulation with which it will doubtless \\\cd."—K>i07L'led^e. 



",Nfr. Watt's book is a thoroughly practical treatise on an art which has almost no literature in 

 our languag-e. We congratulate the author on the success of his endeavour to fill a void in Knglisli 

 technical literature." — Aatiire. 



". . . . Clearly and concisel)' written, and appears to be comprehensive ancJ complete. ' — 



Leuthev Man ii fact are, 



THE ART OF LEATHER MANUFACTURE. Being a 

 Practical Handbook, in which the Operations of Tanning, Currying, and 

 Leather Dressing are fully Described, and the Principles of Tanning Ex- 

 plained, and many Recent Processes introduced; as also Methods for the 

 Estimation of Tannin, and a Description of the Arts of Glue Boiling, Gut 

 Dressing, &c. By Alexander Watt, Author of " Soap-Making,'' " Electro- 

 Metallurgy," &c. With numerous Illustrations. Crown 8vo, 125. 6d. cloth. 



[Just published. 

 "l-.very item of use and interest to tlie leather trade has been touched upon, and the descrip- 

 tions and explanations of the various processes are exhaustively given." — Ta)i)iers' and Currieri 

 yoKfiial. 



"A most lucid and readable book upon difficult and intricate subjects. Every known process of 

 tanning, from the most primitive to the most recent, is fully and accurately described." — Scot/ish 

 I father Trader. 



Boot and SJtoe 3Iahin(f, 



THE ART OF BOOT AND SHOE-MAKING. A Practical 



Handbook, including Measurement, Last-Fitting, Cutting-Out, Closing and 



Making, with a Description of the most approved Machinery employed. 



By John B. Lend, late Editor of St. Crispin, and The Boot and Shoe-Maker. 



With numerous Illustrations. Crown 8vo, 55. cloth. [Just published. 



"A very complete account of the art and science of bootmaking, which includes all that need 



1)0 siiid about leathers and other materials, as well as about hand-tools and the various machines 



that have latterly been introduced to supplement or supersede the old-fashioned handiwork." — 



// Vf/t/y Dispatch. 



Dentistry, 



MECHANICAL DENTISTRY : A Practical Treatise on the 

 Construction of the various kinds of Artificial Dentures. Comprising also Use- 

 ful Formulae, Tables and Receipts for Gold Plate, Clasps, Solders, &c. &c. 

 By Charles Hunter, Second Edition, Revised. With upwards of 100 

 Wood Engravings. Crown 8vo, ys. 6d. cloth. 

 "The work is very practical." — Monthly Revieiv of Dental Suri^ery. 



" .\n authoritative treatise. . . . We can strongly recommend Mr. Hunter's treatise to all 

 students preparing for the profession of dentistry, as well as to every mechanical dentist." — Dublin 

 yournal of Medical Science. 



" \ work in a concise form that few could read without gaining information from." — Kritish 

 yournal of Dental Science. 



"The best book on the subject with which we are acquainted."— .l/fi/zV(7//^-(rjJ and Circular. 



Brewing, 



A HANDBOOK FOR YOUNG BREWERS. By Herbert 

 Edwards Wright, B.A. Crown 8vo, 3s. 6d. cloth. 



" This little volume, containing such a large amount of good sense in so small a compass, ought 

 to recommend itself to every brewery pupil, and many who have passed that stage." — Breivcrs 

 Guardian. 



" The book is very clearly written, and the author has successfully brought his scientific know- 

 ledge to bear upon the various processes and details of brewing. To the young student of brewing, 

 the reading of such a book as this is calculated to do good for it will lead him to inquire not only 

 what is to be done, but why it should be done " — Brewer 



