1876 Bar-Tender's Guide by Jerry Thomas

Popular Books sentFree ofPostage atthe Prices annexed. Delisser's Horseman's Guide. Comprising the Laws on Var-' ranty,and the Kiilcs in piirchnsinj^and selling Horses,with the decisions and rcnorr.s of various courts in Jiurope and theImitcd States; to wliich isadded a detailed aceonnt of wliat coustituto soundness and uusoundiioss, and precise method,simply laid down,for the examination of lu)rses, showing tlioir age to tliirty years old; together with an exposure of the variou? tricks and impositions practiced by low horse-dealers(jockeys) on inoxponenced persons; also a vtilimblo Table of oacli and every bone in the structure of the Horse. The entire matter carefully compiled from TVenty Englisli,Eive American, Six Frcneli, and Nine German veterinary Authoi's. with the opinions of the compiler attached. By George P.Delisser, V.S.&L.A., and late Examining Veterinary Surgcou to the A merican Society for tlio prevention ofCruelty to Animals. Bound in boards, cloth back....75 cts, Bouud in Cloth. Price $1.00. Isoward's i's Book of Comindrums and Riddles. Containing over 1,400 "Wittv Conundrums, Queer liiddles, Peridexing Puzzles, Inge nious Enigmas, Clover Charades, Curioius Catches, and Amusing SeDs.origi nal and newly dressed. This splendid collection of curious pni'adoxcf will allbrd the material for a never-ending feast of fun and amusement. Any person, with the assistance of this book, may take the lead in enter taining a company and keeping them in roars of laiigiiter for hours to- gctlicr. It is an invuluablo companion for a Pic-nic or Summer Excursion of any kind, and is iust the thing to make a fireside circle merry on a long winter's evening. Tliero is not a poor riddle in the Iwok,the majority being fresh and ofthe highest order. Paper cover. Price 30 ctS. Bound in boards, cloth back. Price 50 Cts. Frost's Book of Tableaux and Shadow Pantomimes. Contiiiniriff a choice collection of Tnbicnnx or living Pictures, embracing "Rfovino''1'iiblcn.nv Arikflim* mnlvi.-.,..,..- il.Io Tolilnniiv Plinradfl Annie Ifrost. To which is added a number of Shadow Acts and Panto mimes, with complete stage instructions. 180 pages, paper cover...30 ctS. Bound in boai'ds, cloth back 50 Cts. laughing' Gas, An Encvelopanlia of "Wit, TTisdom, and "Wind. By Sam Slick, Jr. Coniicnlly illustrated with 100 original and Inuglmblo'Eiigravings, and nearly 500 filde-extending Jokes, and other tilings to getfat on; and the best thing of it is, that everything about the book is new and fresh—all now—new desigus, new stories, new type—no comic almanac stulT. Price 25 cts. The Egyptian Dream Book and Fortnne-Teller. Con- taining an Alphabetical List of Dreams,and numerous methods of Telling Fortunes,inchiding the celebrated Ornculiim of Napoleon Bonnpnrie. il lustrated with explanatory diagrams. Boards, cloth back. Price...40 Cts. Hed Turner's Black Jokes. A onllootion of Fmm.v Stories, .Tokes nml Comimlrnms,interspersed with "Wittv Snvinirs niid Hnmorons Diniosues. As friveii iiy Ifed Tunier,the Celebrated Ethiopian Delineator and jiquestriftii Clown. Price 10 ctS. Hed Turner's Clown Joke Book. Containing tiie best Jokes and Gems of Wit,composed and delivered by the faroritoEquestrian Clown and Ethiopian Comedian,Ked Turner. 18mo. Price 10 Ctl. Sam Slick in Search ofa Wife. 12mo. Papor cover. Price 76 Ctflt