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3. The parish officer's complete guide. [electronic resource] : Containing the duty of the church warden, overseer, constable, and surveyor of the highways, as settled by the act of Parliament passed last sessions, the whole laid down in an easy, concise, and familiar manner; and cleared from the technical terms of the law, as well as the inaccuracies of former publications of the like kind. The second edition, with considerable additions and improvements. By John Paul, Esq. barrister at law.

4. The builders's pocket-companion. [electronic resource] : Shewing an easy and practical method for laying down of lines, for all sorts of arches and curves used in house-building, ship-building, gardening, &c. also to make the centers or ribs for vaults or cielings, and brackets for coves, either regular or irregular. Together with true and concise rules to find the lengths, bevels, and moulds for the back of a hip, in any kind of roofs, whether square or bevel, hexagon or pantigon, &c. let their rasters be straight, or curves of different sorts. Extracted from the works of several noted authors: illustrated with variety of examples curiously engraven; and several useful problems added never before printed; by Michael Hoare, carpenter.

7. The complete English farmer [electronic resource] : Or, Husbandry made perfectly easy, in all its useful branches, containing what every farmer ought to know and practice. Among the various articles treated of in this work, are the following, viz. The management and quality of the different kinds of grass, and making hay. Description of the different sods and of manuring and ploughing land. The cultivation and management of wheat and barley. The culture of oats and rye. Of the farmers stock, &c. The best methods of breeding and rearing Colts, managing horses and mares, and of curing their numerous diseases. The art of rearing calves and lambs, together with the best methods of managing bulls, oxen, cows and sheep, to make them turn out to the greatest advantage. Also several excellent receipts to cure the different disorders they are subject to. The best and most approved method or rearing pigs, fattening swine, and chosing the best sort for breeding and for curing all their disorders. Of breeding rabbits to the best advantage. The whole art of rearing and managing fowls, ducks, goose, tuckies and pigeons, to make them turn out profitable to the farmer, with choice receipts to cure their several distempers. The management of bees, both for profits and pleasure. The cultivation of turnips, beans, peas, tares, flax, plums, &c. &c. &c. And other useful articles, too numerous to mention in a title page. By George Cooke, farmer, at West-End, in Herfordshire.

50. Teachers' handbook and key to a progressive course of comparative geography and junior course of comparative geography : consisting of notes on method and answers to the questions and exercises, with an introduction on the teaching of geography / by P.H. L'Estrange, B.A. (assistant master at Malvern College, late exhibitioner of Queen's College, Oxford).