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CELEBRATED RACEHORSES OF THE PAST AND PRESENT CEN= 
~ TURIES, PORTRAITS OF. In strictly Chronological Order, commencing in 1720, 
and ending in 1870; together with their respectiye Pedigrees and Performances recorded in 
full. By T. H. Taunton, M.A., of Oxford. Price £6 6s. 
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FGORSE RACING IN FRANCE: A History. By Ropert BLack, M.A. 
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*JPHE PYTCHLEY HUNT, PAST AND PRESENT: Its History, from its 
= Foundation to the Present Day. With Personal Anecdotes, and Memoirs of the 
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PROFITABLE DAIRY FARMING. By H. M. Upton. Contents: Chapter I. 
» Breed of Cows; II. Farm Buildings; III. Crops; IV. Manure; V. Food; VI. Milk; 
VII. Cream ; VIII. Butter; IX. Analysis; X. Estimates; XI. Management; XII. Tables ; 
XIII. Machines and Utensils. APPENDIX: I. Regulations as to Dairies, Cow-Sheds, and 
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of the Fraudulent Sale of Oleomargarine. 
“A practical and excellent handbook to the subject.”—Saturday Review. 
VALUABLE TO ALL INTERESTED IN ENGINES AND ENGINE-RUNNING. 
Now Ready, in One Volume, 4to, 320 Pages, Price £1 11s. 6d., post free. 
TWEODERN STEAM ENGINES, [Ilustrated by over 400 engravings. By JOSHUA 
= “= Rose, M.E. A Practical Book for Draughtsmen, Machinists, Engineers, and Steam 
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zw KEY TO ENGINES AND ENGINE=RUNNING: A Complete Guide to the 
“= Care and Management of all kinds of Steam Engines and Boilers. By JOSHUA ROSE, 
M.E. Answers are given to the Questions asked in Engineers’ Examinations. 
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&TE AM BOILERS: A Practical Treatise on Boiler Construction and Examination. 
For the use of Practical Boiler Makers, Boiler Users, and Inspectors, and embracing 
in Plain Figures all the Calculations necessary in Designing and Classifying Steam Boilers. 
By JOSHUA ROSE, M.E., Author of ‘‘Modern Steam Engines,” &c. MTlustrated by 
73 Engravings. Demy 8vo, cloth, 12s. 6d. 
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