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ISSN: 2397-9607 Issue 110 In issue 110 of the Baba Indaba Children's Stories, Baba Indaba narrates the Japanese tale of THE SPARROW WITH THE SLIT TONGUE. A poor farmer rescues a sparrow and tenderly cares for it. His cantankerous wife is jealous and releases the sparrow. Heartbroken, the farmer searches...

ISSN: 2397-9607 Issue 434 In this 434th issue of the Baba Indaba’s Children's Stories series, Baba Indaba narrates two Tibetan Fairy tales, each with a moral, being “The Tiger and the Frog” and “The Story of the Donkey and the Rock”. In the first story, the tiger, which lives in the...

ISSN: 2397-9607 Issue 120 In issue 120 of the Baba Indaba Children's Stories, Baba Indaba narrates the Romanian tale of Vasilica the Brave. Vasilica did not know the meaning of fear, and was calm and cool in the greatest peril; he laughed at ill the frightful tales of dragons and evil spirits recounted...

ISSN: 2397-9607 Issue 126 In issue 126 of the Baba Indaba Children's Stories, Baba Indaba narrates a story about a French gentleman, Alexandre Décamps, who, in 1830, when the shooting season started, kitted himself out to join the shooting parties and bag himself some wild fowl. Despite his expense...

ISSN: 2397-9607 Issue 301 In this 301th issue of the Baba Indaba’s Children's Stories series, Baba Indaba narrates the legend of the Scottish Jacobite Uprising of 1745, especially retold for children. After the initial Battle of Prestonpans in September 1745, the following April the Jacobites...

The Battle of the Wilderness began Lt. Gen Ulysses S. Grant’s 1864 Overland Campaign against the Confederate army of Northern Virginia that ultimately, after many weeks and horrendous casualties, forced Gen. Robert E. Lee’s men back to the defenses at Richmond. The fighting took place in an area...

This vintage book contains a comprehensive guide to the inner workings of a watch, with information on the mechanics of clockwork lever escapements, cylinder escapements, verge escapements, shockproof escapements, and their maintenance and repair. Although old, the information contained herein is...

This volume constitutes an exhibition of artistic poster designs submitted as part of a competition ran by Columbia Bicycles in the early twentieth century. It presents an outline of the competition, a list of winners and competitors, comments from contemporary newspapers, and full-page images of...

Many of the earliest books, particularly those dating back to the 1900s and before, are now extremely scarce and increasingly expensive. We are republishing these classic works in affordable, high quality, modern editions, using the original text and artwork.

This book contains a lovely collection of woodwork projects for the making of garden furniture and accessories. Including such items as 'A Useful Peg Box', a 'Miniature Weathercock' and a 'Garden Table and Seats', this book provides you wit some beautiful furnishings for your garden. With designs of varying difficulties, this book should suit most levels of woodwork skill.

Many of the earliest books, particularly those dating back to the 1900's and before, are now extremely scarce and increasingly expensive. We are republishing these classic works in affordable, high quality, modern editions, using the original text and artwork.

This book contains a fantastic collection of diagrams for the making of children's toys. Designs include a fun 'Jack-In-the-Box' and a 'Play Sink', and with clear instructions and explantory diagrams, this book would make a great addition to the bookshelf of any handyman with a child to spoil.

This text contains a comprehensive guide to fixing vintage furniture, with information on fixing perforated seats, repairing spoon back chairs, and much more besides. Vintage furniture is highly desirable, but unfortunately not always entirely durable. This handy little guide will be of considerable...

This text contains a concise and detailed guide to the art of French polishing. Complete with helpful diagrams and easy-to-follow instructions, this guide is perfect for those with little or no experience in French polishing and makes for a great addition to collections of DIY literature. The sections...