THE AMERICAN BOY'S HANDY BOOK by D.C. Beard, 1902 ILLUSTRATED EARTH / ANIMALS making his Tory politics seem

making his Tory politics seem harmless but silly

The books recommend things like every young man should engage in a form of probationary marriage with a woman old enough to be his grandmother

The boards and binding are solid and tight with rubbing and some shelf-wear

London (No Date Provided

HC Woodblock Illustrations — Very Scarce

THE AMERICAN BOY'S HANDY BOOK by D.C. Beard, 1902 ILLUSTRATED EARTH / ANIMALS making his Tory politics seemTHE AMERICAN BOYS HANDY BOOK: What to Do and How to Do It, by D. C. Beard, 1902 ILLUSTRATED Publisher: Charles Scribner's Sons, New York (1902) A fascinating turn of the century book for boys listing and demonstrating all the activities that a boy should do in his free time for each season of the year, with wonderful lithographic illustrations throughout. The boards and binding are solid and tight save for some rubbing and shelf wear. The pages are