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of reference. The range of subjects is comprehensive, and the
arrangement simple and clear."--_Civilian._

"Should be in the hands of every practical brewer."--_Brewers'
Journal._

INDUSTRIAL ARTS, TRADES, AND MANUFACTURES.

_=Cotton Spinning.=_

_COTTON MANUFACTURE_: A Practical Manual. Embracing the various
operations of Cotton Manufacture, Dyeing, &c. For the Use of
Operatives, Overlookers, and Manufacturers. By JOHN LISTER,
Technical Instructor, Pendleton. With numerous Illustrations.
Demy 8vo, 7_s._ 6_d._ cloth.

[_Just published._

_=Flour Manufacture, Milling, etc.=_

_FLOUR MANUFACTURE_: A Treatise on Milling Science and
Practice. By FRIEDRICH KICK, Imperial Regierungsrath, Professor
of Mechanical Technology in the Imperial German Polytechnic
Institute, Prague. Translated from the Second Enlarged and
Revised Edition with Supplement. By H. H. P. POWLES, Assoc. Memb.
Institution of Civil Engineers. Nearly 400 pp. Illustrated with
28 Folding Plates, and 167 Woodcuts. Royal 8vo, 25_s._ cloth.

"This valuable work is, and will remain, the standard authority
on the science of milling.... The miller who has read and
digested this work will have laid the foundation, so to speak, of
a successful career; he will have acquired a number of general
principles which he can proceed to apply. In this handsome volume
we at last have the accepted text-book of modern milling in good,
sound English, which has little, if any, trace of the German
idiom."--_The Miller._

"The appearance of this celebrated work in English is very
opportune, and British millers will, we are sure, not be slow in
availing themselves of its pages."--_Millers' Gazette._

_=Agglutinants.=_

_CEMENTS, PASTES, GLUES AND GUMS_: A Practical Guide to the
Manufacture and Application of the various Agglutinants required
in the Building, Metal-Working, Wood-Working and Leather-Working
Trades, and for Workshop, Laboratory or Office Use. With upwards
of 900 Recipes and Formulæ. By H. C. STANDAGE, Chemist. Crown
8vo, 2_s._ 6_d._ cloth.

[_Just published._

"We have pleasure in speaking favourably of this volume. So far
as we have had experience, which is not inconsiderable, this
manual is trustworthy."--_Athenæum._

"As a revelation of what are considered trade secrets, this book
will arouse an amount of curiosity among the large number of
industries it touches."--_Daily Chronicle._

"In this goodly collection of receipts it would be strange if a
cement for any purpose cannot be found."--_Oil and Colourman's
Journal._

_=Soap-making.=_

_THE ART OF SOAP-MAKING: A Practical Handbook of the Manufacture
of Hard and Soft Soaps, Toilet Soaps, etc._ Including many New
Processes, and a Chapter on the Recovery of Glycerine from Waste
Leys. By ALEXANDER WATT. Fourth Edition, Enlarged. Crown 8vo,
7_s._ 6_d._ cloth.

"The work will prove very useful, not merely to the technological
student, but to the practical soap-boiler who wishes to
understand the theory of his art."--_Chemical News._

"A thoroughly practical treatise on an art which has almost no
literature in our language. We congratulate the author on the
success of his endeavour to fill a void in English technical
literature."--_Nature._

_=Paper Making.=_

_PRACTICAL PAPER-MAKING_: A Manual for Paper-makers and Owners
and Managers of Paper-Mills. With Tables, Calculations, &c. By
G. CLAPPERTON, Paper-maker. With Illustrations of Fibres from
Micro-Photographs. Crown 8vo, 5_s._ cloth.

[_Just published._

"The author caters for the requirements of responsible mill
hands, apprentices, &c., whilst his manual will be found of great
service to students of technology, as well as to veteran paper
makers and mill owners. The illustrations form an excellent
feature."--_Paper Trade Review._

"We recommend everybody interested in the trade to get a copy of
this thoroughly practical book."--_Paper Making._

_=Paper Making.=_

_THE ART OF PAPER MAKING: A Practical Handbook of the Manufacture
of Paper from Rags, Esparto, Straw, and other Fibrous Materials._
Including the Manufacture of Pulp from Wood Fibre, with a
Description of the Machinery and Appliances used. To which
are added Details of Processes for Recovering Soda from Waste
Liquors. By ALEXANDER WATT, Author of "The Art of Soap-Making"
With Illusts. Crown 8vo, 7_s_. 6_d._ cloth.

"It may be regarded as the standard work on the subject. The book
is full of valuable information. The 'Art of Paper-making,' is
in every respect a model of a text-book, either for a technical
class or for the private student."--_Paper and Printing Trades
journal._

_=Leather Manufacture.=_

_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 Explained,
and many Recent Processes Introduced; as also the 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," &c. Second Edition. Crown 8vo, 9_s._ cloth.

"A sound, comprehensive treatise on tanning and its accessories.
It is an eminently valuable production, which redounds to the
credit of both author and publishers."--_Chemical Review._

_=Boot and Shoe Making.=_

_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. LENO, late Editor of _St. Crispin_, and _The
Boot and Shoe-Maker_. 12mo, 2_s._ cloth limp.

"This excellent treatise is by far the best work ever written.
The chapter on clicking, which shows how waste may be prevented,
will save fifty times the price of the book."--_Scottish Leather
Trader._

_=Dentistry Construction.=_

_MECHANICAL DENTISTRY: A Practical Treatise on the Construction
of the various kinds of Artificial Dentures._ Comprising also
Useful Formulæ, Tables, and Receipts for Gold Plate, Clasps,
Solders, &c. &c. By CHARLES HUNTER. Third Edition. Crown 8vo,
3_s._ 6_d._ cloth.

"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 Journal of Medical Science._

_=Wood Engraving.=_

_WOOD ENGRAVING: A Practical and Easy Introduction to the Study
of the Art._ By WILLIAM NORMAN BROWN. Second Edition. With
numerous Illustrations. 12mo, 1_s._ 6_d._ cloth limp.

"The book is clear and complete, and will be useful to anyone
wanting to understand the first elements of the beautiful art of
wood engraving."--_Graphic._

_=Horology.=_

_A TREATISE ON MODERN HOROLOGY, in Theory and Practice._
Translated from the French of CLAUDIUS SAUNIER, ex-Director of
the School of Horology at Maçon, by JULIEN TRIPPLIN, F.R A.S.,
Besançon Watch Manufacturer, and EDWARD RIGG, M.A., Assayer in
the Royal Mint. With 78 Woodcuts and 22 Coloured Copper Plates.
Second Edition. Super-royal 8vo, £2 2_s._ cloth; £2 10_s._
half-calf.

"There is no horological work in the English language at all to
be compared to this production of M. Saunier's for clearness
and completeness. It is alike good as a guide for the student
and as a reference for the experienced horolegist and skilled
workman."--_Horological Journal._

"The latest, the most complete, and the most reliable of
those literary productions to which continental watchmakers
are indebted for the mechanical superiority over their
English brethren--in fact, the Book of Books, is M. Saunier's
'Treatise.'"--_Watchmaker, Jeweller and Silversmith._

_=Watchmaking.=_

_THE WATCHMAKER'S HANDBOOK._ Intended as a Workshop Companion
for those engaged in Watchmaking and the Allied Mechanical Arts.
Translated from the French of CLAUDIUS SAUNIER, and considerably
enlarged by JULIEN TRIPPLIN, F.R.A.S., Vice-President of the
Horological Institute, and EDWARD RIGG, M.A., Assayer in the
Royal Mint. With numerous Woodcuts and 14 Copper Plates. Third
Edition. Crown 8vo, 9_s._ cloth.

"Each part is truly a treatise in itself. The arrangement is good
and the language is clear and concise. It is an admirable guide
for the young watchmaker."--_Engineering._

"It is impossible to speak too highly of its excellence. It
fulfils every requirement in a handbook intended for the use
of a workman. Should be found in every workshop."--_Watch and
Clockmaker._

"This book contains an immense number of practical details
bearing on the daily occupation of a watchmaker."--_Watchmaker
and Metalworker_ (Chicago).

_=Watches and Timekeepers.=_

_A HISTORY OF WATCHES AND OTHER TIMEKEEPERS._ By JAMES F. KENDAL,
M.B.H.Inst. 1_s._ 6_d._ boards; or 2_s._ 6_d._ cloth gilt.

"Mr. Kendal's book, for its size, is the best which has yet
appeared on this subject in the English language."--_Industries._

"Open the book where you may, there is interesting matter in
it concerning the ingenious devices of the ancient or modern
horologer. The subject is treated in a liberal and entertaining
spirit, as might be expected of a historian who is a master of
the craft."--_Saturday Review._

_=Electrolysis of Gold, Silver, Copper, etc.=_

_ELECTRO-DEPOSITION: A Practical Treatise on the Electrolysis
of Gold, Silver, Copper, Nickel, and other Metals and
Alloys._ With descriptions of Voltaic Batteries, Magneto and
Dynamo-Electric Machines, Thermopiles, and of the Materials
and Processes used in every Department of the Art, and several
Chapters on Electro-Metallurgy. By ALEXANDER WATT, Author of
"Electro-Metallurgy," &c. Third Edition,Revised. Crown 8vo, 9_s._
cloth.

"Eminently a book for the practical worker in electro-deposition.
It contains practical descriptions of methods, processes
and materials as actually pursued and used in the
workshop."--ENGINEER.

_=Electro-Metallurgy.=_

_ELECTRO-METALLURGY: Practically Treated._ By ALEXANDER WATT,
Author of "Electro-Deposition," &c. Ninth Edition, including the
most recent Processes. 12mo, 4_s._ cloth boards.

"From this book both amateur and artisan may learn
everything necessary for the successful prosecution of
electroplating."--_Iron._

_=Working in Gold.=_

_THE JEWELLER'S ASSISTANT IN THE ART OF WORKING IN GOLD_: A
Practical Treatise for Masters and Workmen, Compiled from the
Experience of Thirty Years' Workshop Practice. By GEORGE E. GEE,
Author of "The Goldsmith's Handbook," &c. Cr. 8vo, 7_s._ 6_d._
cloth.

"This manual of technical education is apparently destined to be
a valuable auxiliary to a handicraft which is certainty capable
of great improvement."--_The Times._

"Very useful in the workshop, as the knowledge is practical,
having been acquired by long experience, and all the recipes
and directions are guaranteed to be successful."--_Jeweller and
Metalworker._

_=Electroplating.=_

_ELECTROPLATING_: A Practical Handbook on the Deposition of
Copper, Silver, Nickel, Gold, Aluminium, Brass, Platinum, &c. &c.
With Descriptions of the Chemicals, Materials, Batteries, and
Dynamo Machines used in the Art. By J. W. URQUHART, C.E., Author
of "Electric Light," &c. Third Edition, Revised, with Additions.
Numerous Illustrations. Crown 8vo, 5_s._ cloth.

"An excellent practical manual."--_Engineering._

"An excellent work, giving the newest information."--_Horological
Journal._

_=Electrotyping.=_

_ELECTROTYPING: The Reproduction and Multiplication of Printing
Surfaces and Works of Art by the Electro-deposition of Metals._
By J. W. URQUHART, C.E. Crown 8vo, 5_s._ cloth.

"The book is thoroughly practical. The reader is, therefore,
conducted through the leading laws of electricity, then
through the metals used by electrotypers, the apparatus, and
the depositing processes, up to the final preparation of the
work."--_Art Journal._

_=Goldsmiths' Work.=_

_THE GOLDSMITH'S HANDBOOK._ By GEORGE E. GEE, Jeweller, &c. Third
Edition, considerably Enlarged, 12mo, 3_s._ 6_d._ cl. bds.

"A good, sound educator, and will be generally accepted as an
authority."--_Horological Journal._

_=Silversmiths' Work.=_

_THE SILVERSMITH'S HANDBOOK._ By GEORGE E. GEE, Jeweller, &c.
Second Edition, Revised, with numerous Illustrations. 12mo, 3_s._
6_d._ cloth boards.

"The chief merit of the work is its practical character.... The
workers in the trade will speedily discover its merits when they
sit down to study it."--_English Mechanic._

*** _The above two-works together, strongly half-bound, price 7s._

_=Bread and Biscuit Baking.=_

_THE BREAD AND BISCUIT BAKER'S AND SUGAR-BOILER'S ASSISTANT._
Including a large variety of Modern Recipes. With Remarks on the
Art of Bread-making. By ROBERT WELLS, Practical Baker. Second
Edition, with Additional Recipes. Crown 8vo, 2_s._ cloth.

"A large number of wrinkles for the ordinary cook, as well as the
baker."--_Saturday Review._

_=Confectionery for Hotels and Restaurants.=_

_THE PASTRYCOOK AND CONFECTIONER'S GUIDE._ For Hotels,
Restaurants and the Trade in general, adapted also for Family
Use. By ROBERT WELLS, Author of "The Bread and Biscuit Baker's
and Sugar-Boiler's Assistant." Crown 8vo, 2_s._ cloth.

"We cannot speak too highly of this really excellent work. In
these days of keen competition our readers cannot do better than
purchase this book."--_Bakers' Times._

_=Ornamental Confectionery.=_

_ORNAMENTAL CONFECTIONERY_: A Guide for Bakers. Confectioners and
Pastrycooks; including a variety of Modern Recipes, and Remarks
on Decorative and Coloured Work. With 129 Original Designs. By
ROBERT WELLS, Practical Baker, Author of "The Bread and Biscuit
Baker's and Sugar-Boiler's Assistant," &c. Crown 8vo, cloth gilt,
5_s._

"A valuable work, practical, and should be in the hands of every
baker and confectioner. The illustrative designs are alone worth
treble the amount charged for the whole work."--_Bakers' Times._

_=Flour Confectionery.=_

_THE MODERN FLOUR CONFECTIONER._ Wholesale and Retail. Containing
a large Collection of Recipes for Cheap Cakes, Biscuits, &c. With
Remarks on the Ingredients used in their Manufacture. To which
are added Recipes for Dainties for the Working Man's Table. By R.
WELLS, Author of "The Bread and Biscuit Baker," &c. Crown 8vo,
2_s._ cl.

"The work is of a decidedly practical character, and in every
recipe regard is had to economical working."--_North British
Daily Mail._

_=Laundry Work.=_

_LAUNDRY MANAGEMENT._ A Handbook for Use in Private and Public
Laundries, Including Descriptive Accounts of Modern Machinery
and Appliances for Laundry Work. By the EDITOR of "The Laundry
Journal." With numerous Illustrations. Second Edition. Crown 8vo,
2_s._ 6_d._ cloth.

"This book should certainly occupy an honoured place on the
shelves of all housekeepers who wish to keep themselves _au
courant_ of the newest appliances and methods."--_The Queen._

HANDYBOOKS FOR HANDICRAFTS.

By PAUL N. HASLUCK,

EDITOR OF "WORK" (NEW SERIES); AUTHOR OF "LATHEWORK," "MILLING MACHINES," &c.

Crown 8vo, 144 pages, cloth, price 1_s._ each.

==> _These_ HANDYBOOKS _have been written to supply information for_ WORKMEN, STUDENTS, _and_ AMATEURS _in the several Handicrafts, on the actual_ PRACTICE _of the_ WORKSHOP, _and are intended to convey in plain language_ TECHNICAL KNOWLEDGE _of the several_ CRAFTS. _In describing the processes employed, and the manipulation of material, workshop terms are used; workshop practice is fully explained; and the text is freely illustrated with drawings of modern tools, appliances, and processes._

_THE METAL TURNER'S HANDYBOOK. A Practical Manual for Workers at
the Foot-Lathe._ With over 100 Illustrations. Price 1_s._

"The book will be of service alike to the amateur and the
artisan turner. It displays thorough knowledge of the
subject."--_Scotsman._

_THE WOOD TURNER'S HANDYBOOK. A Practical Manual for Workers at
the Lathe._ With over 100 Illustrations. Price 1_s._

"We recommend the book to young turners and amateurs. A multitude
of workmen have hitherto sought in vain for a manual of this
special industry."--_Mechanical World._

_THE WATCH JOBBER'S HANDYBOOK. A Practical Manual on Cleaning,
Repairing, and Adjusting._ With upwards of 100 Illustrations.
Price 1_s._

"We strongly advise all young persons connected with the watch
trade to acquire and study this inexpensive work."--_Clerkenwell
Chronicle._

_THE PATTERN MAKER'S HANDYBOOK._ A Practical Manual on the
Construction of Patterns for Founders. With upwards of 100
Illustrations. Price 1_s._

"A most valuable, if not indispensable, manual for the pattern
maker."--_Knowledge._

_THE MECHANIC'S WORKSHOP HANDYBOOK. A Practical Manual on
Mechanical Manipulation._ Embracing Information on various
Handicraft Processes, with Useful Notes and Miscellaneous
Memoranda. Comprising about 200 Subjects. Price 1_s._

"A very clever and useful book, which should be found in every
workshop; and it should certainly find a place in all technical
schools."--_Saturday Review._

_THE MODEL ENGINEER'S HANDYBOOK. A Practical Manual on the
Construction of Model Steam Engines._ With upwards of 100
Illustrations. Price 1_s._

"Mr. Hasluck has produced a very good little book."--_Builder._

_THE CLOCK JOBBER'S HANDYBOOK. A Practical Manual on Cleaning,
Repairing, and Adjusting._ With upwards of 100 Illustrations.
Price 1_s._

"It is of inestimable service to those commencing the
trade."--_Coventry Standard._

_THE CABINET WORKER'S HANDYBOOK_: A Practical Manual on the
Tools, Materials, Appliances, and Processes employed in Cabinet
Work. With upwards of 100 Illustrations. Price 1_s._

"Mr. Hasluck's thoroughgoing little Handybook is amongst
the most practical guides we have seen for beginners in
cabinet-work."--_Saturday Review._

_THE WOODWORKER'S HANDYBOOK OF MANUAL INSTRUCTION._ Embracing
Information on the Tools, Materials, Appliances and Processes
employed in Woodworking. With 104 Illustrations. Price 1_s._

[_Just published._

_THE METALWORKER'S HANDYBOOK._ With upwards of 100 Illustrations.

[_In preparation._

*** OPINIONS OF THE PRESS.

"Written by a man who knows, not only how work ought to be
done, but how to do it, and how to convey his knowledge to
others."--_Engineering._

"Mr. Hasluck writes admirably, and gives complete
instructions."--_Engineer._

"Mr. Hasluck combines the experience of a practical teacher with
the manipulative skill and scientific knowledge of processes of
the trained mechanician, and the manuals are marvels of what can
be produced at a popular price."--_Schoolmaster._

"Helpful to workmen of all ages and degrees of
experience."--_Daily Chronicle._

"Practical, sensible, and remarkably cheap."--_Journal of
Education._

"Concise, clear and practical."--_Saturday Review._

COMMERCE, COUNTING-HOUSE WORK, TABLES, etc.

_=Commercial Education.=_

_LESSONS IN COMMERCE._ By Professor R. GAMBARO, of the Royal High
Commercial School at Genoa. Edited and Revised by JAMES GAULT,
Professor of Commerce and Commercial Law in King's College,
London. Crown 8vo, 3_s._ 6_d._ cloth.

"The publishers of this work have rendered considerable service
to the cause of commercial education by the opportune production
of this volume.... The work is peculiarly acceptable to English
readers and an admirable addition to existing class-books. In
a phrase, we think the work attains its object in furnishing
a brief account of those laws and customs of British trade
with which the commercial man interested therein should be
familiar."--_Chamber of Commerce Journal._

"An invaluable guide in the hands of those who are preparing for
a commercial career."--_Counting House._

_=Foreign Commercial Correspondence.=_

_THE FOREIGN COMMERCIAL CORRESPONDENT_: Being Aids to Commercial
Correspondence in Five Languages--English, French, German,
Italian, and Spanish. By CONRAD E. BAKER. Second Edition. Crown
8vo, 3_s._ 6_d._ cloth.

"Whoever wishes to correspond in all the languages mentioned by
Mr. Baker cannot do better than study this work, the materials of
which are excellent and conveniently arranged. They consist not
of entire specimen letters but--what are far more useful--short
passages, sentences, or phrases expressing the same general idea
in various forms."--_Athenæum._

"A careful examination has convinced us that it is unusually
complete, well arranged, and reliable. The book is a thoroughly
good one."--_Schoolmaster._

_=Accounts for Manufacturers.=_

_FACTORY ACCOUNTS_: Their Principles and Practice. A Handbook
for Accountants and Manufacturers, with Appendices on the
Nomenclature of Machine Details; the Income Tax Acts; the Rating
of Factories; Fire and Boiler Insurance; the Factory and Workshop
Acts, &c., including also a Glossary of Terms and a large number
of Specimen Rulings. By EMILE GARCKE and J. M. FELLS. Fourth
Edition, Revised and Enlarged. Demy 8vo, 250 pages, 6_s._
strongly bound.

"A very interesting description of the requirements of Factory
Accounts.... The principle of assimilating the Factory Accounts
to the general commercial books is one which we thoroughly agree
with."--_Accountants' Journal._

"Characterised by extreme thoroughness. There are few owners of
factories who would not derive great benefit from the perusal of
this most admirable work."--_Local Government Chronicle._

_=Intuitive Calculations.=_

_THE COMPENDIOUS CALCULATOR_; or, Easy and Concise Methods of
Performing the various Arithmetical Operations required in
Commercial and Business Transactions, together with Useful
Tables. By DANIEL O'GORMAN. Corrected and Extended by Professor
J. R. YOUNG. Twenty-seventh Edition, Revised by C. NORRIS. Fcap.
8vo, 2_s._ 6_d._ cloth limp; or, 3_s._ 6_d._ strongly half-bound
in leather.

"It would be difficult to exaggerate the usefulness of a book
like this to everyone engaged in commerce or manufacturing
industry. It is crammed full of rules and formulæ for shortening
and employing calculations."--_Knowledge._

_=Modern Metrical Units and Systems.=_

_MODERN METROLOGY: A Manual of the Metrical Units and Systems
of the Present Century._ With an Appendix containing a proposed
English System. By LOWIS D'A. JACKSON, A.M.Inst.C.E., Author of
"Aid to Survey Practice," &c. Large crown 8vo, 12_s._ 6_d._ cloth.

"We recommend the work to all interested in the practical reform
of our weights and measures."--_Nature._

_=The Metric System and the British Standards.=_

_A SERIES OF METRIC TABLES, in which the British Standard
Measures and Weights are compared with those of the Metric System
at present in Use on the Continent._ By C. H. DOWLING, C.E. 8vo,
10_s._ 6_d._ strongly bound.

"Mr. Dowling's Tables are well put together as a ready-reckoner
for the conversion of one system into the other."--_Athenæum._

_=Iron and Metal Trades' Calculator.=_

_THE IRON AND METAL TRADES' COMPANION._ For expeditiously
ascertaining the Value of any Goods bought or sold by Weight,
from 1_s._ per cwt. to 112_s._ per cwt., and from one farthing
per pound to one shilling per pound. By THOMAS DOWNIE. 396 pp.,
9_s._ leather.

"A most useful set of tables; nothing like them before
existed."--_Building News._

"Although specially adapted to the iron and metal trades, the
tables will be found useful in every other business in which
merchandise is bought and sold by weight."--_Railway News._

_=Chadwick's Calculator for Numbers and Weights Combined.=_

_THE NUMBER, WEIGHT, AND FRACTIONAL CALCULATOR._ Containing
upwards of 250,000 Separate Calculations, showing at a glance the
value at 422 different rates, ranging from 1/125th of a Penny
to 20_s._ each, or per cwt., and £20 per ton, of any number of
articles consecutively, from 1 to 470.--Any number of cwts.,
qrs., and lbs., from 1 cwt. to 470 cwts.--Any number of tons,
cwts., qrs., and lbs., from 1 to 1,000 tons. By WILLIAM CHADWICK,
Public Accountant. Third Edition, Revised and Improved. 8vo,
18_s._, strongly bound for Office wear and tear.

==> _Is adapted for the use of Accountants and Auditors, Railway Companies, Canal Companies, Shippers, Shipping Agents, General Carriers, etc. Ironfounders, Brassfounders, Metal Merchants, Iron Manufacturers, Ironmongers, Engineers, Machinists, Boiler Makers. Millwrights, Roofing, Bridge and Girder Makers, Colliery Proprietors, etc. Timber Merchants, Builders, Contractors, Architects, Surveyors, Auctioneers, Valuers, Brokers, Mill Owners and Manufacturers, Mill Furnishers, Merchants, and General Wholesale Tradesmen. Also for the Apportionment of Mileage Charges for Railway Traffic._

*** OPINIONS OF THE PRESS.

"It is as easy of reference for any answer or any number of
answers as a dictionary, and the references are even more
quickly made. For making up accounts or estimates the book must
prove invaluable to all who have any considerable quantity of
calculations involving price and measure in any combination to
do."--_Engineer._

"The most complete and practical ready reckoner which it has been
our fortune yet to see. It is difficult to imagine a trade or
occupation in which it could not be of the greatest use, either
in saving human labour or in checking work. The publishers have
placed within the reach of every commercial man an invaluable and
unfailing assistant."--_The Miller._

"The most perfect work of the kind yet prepared."--_Glasgow
Herald._

_=Harben's Comprehensive Weight Calculator.=_

_THE WEIGHT CALCULATOR._ Being a Series of Tables upon a New
and Comprehensive Plan, exhibiting at One Reference the exact
Value of any Weight from 1 lb. to 15 tons, at 300 Progressive
Rates, from 1_d._ to 168_s._ per cwt., and containing 186,000
Direct Answers, which, with their Combinations, consisting of a
single addition (mostly to be performed at sight), will afford
an aggregate of 10,266,000 Answers; the whole being calculated
and designed to ensure correctness and promote despatch. By HENRY
HARBEN, Accountant. Fourth Edition, carefully Corrected. Royal
8vo, £1 5_s._ strongly half-bound.

"A practical and useful work of reference for men of
business generally; it is the best of the kind we have
seen."--_Ironmonger._

"Of priceless value to business men. It is a necessary book in
all mercantile offices."--_Sheffield Independent._

_=Harben's Comprehensive Discount Guide.=_

_THE DISCOUNT GUIDE._ Comprising several Series of Tables for
the use of Merchants, Manufacturers, Ironmongers, and others, by
which may be ascertained the exact Profit arising from any mode
of using Discounts, either in the Purchase or Sale of Goods, and
the method of either Altering a Rate of Discount or Advancing
a Price, so as to produce, by one operation, a sum that will
realise any required profit after allowing one or more Discounts:
to which are added Tables of Profit or Advance from 1¼ to 90 per
cent., Tables of Discount from 1¼ to 98¾ per cent., and Tables
of Commission, &c., from ⅛ to 10 per cent. By HENRY HARBEN,
Accountant, Author of "The Weight Calculator." New Edition,
carefully Revised and Corrected. Demy 8vo, 544 pp., £1 5_s._
half-bound.

"A book such as this can only be appreciated by business men to
whom the saving of time means saving of money. We have the high
authority of Professor J. R. Young that the tables throughout
the work are constructed upon strictly accurate principles.
The work is a model of typographical clearness, and must
prove of great value to merchants, manufacturers, and general
traders."--_British Trade Journal._

_=Iron Shipbuilders' and Merchants' Weight Tables.=_

_IRON-PLATE WEIGHT TABLES: For Iron Shipbuilders, Engineers, and
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