[BOOKS for BOYS]
Some Choice Books for Home or School Libraries
HANDWORK in WOOD.
By William Noyes.
A handbook for teachers and a textbook for normal school and college students. A comprehensive and scholarly treatise, covering logging, sawmilling, seasoning and measuring, hand tools, wood fastenings, equipment and care of the shop, the common joints, types of wood structures, principles of joinery, and wood finishing. 304 illustrations—excellent pen drawings and many photographs. Price, $2.00.
WOOD and FOREST.
By William Noyes.
A companion volume to "Handwork in Wood," by the same author. Especially adapted as a reference book for teachers of woodworking. Not too difficult for use as a textbook for normal school and college students. Treats of wood, distribution of American forests, life of the forest, enemies of the forest, destruction, conservation and uses of the forest, with a key to the common woods by Filibert Roth. Describes 67 principal species of wood with maps of the habitat, leaf drawings, life size photographs and microphotographs of sections. Contains a general bibliography of books and articles on wood and forest. Profusely illustrated with photographs from the United States forest service and with pen and ink drawings by Anna Gausmann Noyes and photographs by the author. 309 pages. Price, $3.00.
BOOKS on the MANUAL ARTS.
A catalog listing and describing 260 books on the manual arts, including all the standard and the best of the recent publications. It is an up-to-date bibliography and a valuable reference book for teachers, librarians and all interested in manual, industrial, and vocational education. Mailed free on request.