Books published by publisher Yutang Press

This old work contains a comprehensive treatise on shooting-stars, fire-balls, and aerolites. Written in clear, simple language and containing useful tables and detailed illustrations, this text will be of much value to those with an interest in meteoric astronomy, and it would make for a great addition to collections of related literature. Although old, much of the information contained herein will still be of utility to the modern reader, and especially so for those with an interest in the development and evolution of meteoric astronomy. The chapters of this book include: Shooting Stars, Other Meteoric Rings, Aoelites, Conjectures in Regard to Meteoric Epochs, Geographical Distribution of Meteoric Stones, Do Aerolitic Falls Occur More Frequently by Day than By Night?, Phenomena Supposed to be Meteoric, et cetera. This antiquarian book is being republished now complete with a new introduction on the history of astronomy.

This book contains the Little Wizard Stories of Oz, a collection of six short stories designed for young children by the writer of the Oz books, L. Frank Baum. These six short tales were originally published in individual booklets, entitled "Oz books in miniature", and collated into a single edition in 1914 complete with wonderful illustrations by John R. Niell. Each original booklet was comprised of 29 pages and was printed in blue ink rather than black. These wonderful stories are perfect for bedtime reading, sure to entertain and inspire its sleepy listeners with fantastic tales of Dorothy and her friends in Oz. The stories included in this collection are: The Cowardly Lion and the Hungry Tiger, Little Dorothy and Toto, Tiktok and the Nome King, Ozma and the Little Wizard, Jack Pumpkinhead and the Sawhorse, and The Scarcrow and the Tin Woodman. This book was originally published in 1914 and is republished here with a new prefatory biography of the author.

This vintage volume contains a report on the sea fisheries and fishing industries of the Thames Estuary, published by the Kent and Essex Sea Fisheries Committee in 1903. This report was commissioned ''to investigate the Fisheries, and recommend such steps as they may from time to time think best for their development.'' This is a text that will appeal to those with an interest in the history and development of the fishing industry of the Thames Estuary, and it is one not to be missed by discerning collectors of related literature. The sections of this text include: Purport of Report; Thames Estuary and its Physical Formation; Leigh as a Fishery Station; Whales, Food-Fishes, Crustacea, Shell-Fish, &c.; Fishing Grounds of the Leighmen; Special Estuarine Fisheries; The Leigh Fisherman, et cetera. We are republishing this antiquarian volume now complete with a new introduction on the history of fishing.

This book contains the "Little Wizard Stories of Oz", a collection of six short stories designed for young children by the writer of the Oz books, L. Frank Baum. These six short tales were originally published in individual booklets, entitled "Oz Books in Miniature", and were later collated into a single edition in 1914. Each original booklet was comprised of twenty-nine pages and was printed in blue ink rather than black. These wonderful stories are perfect for bedtime reading, and are sure to entertain and inspire sleepy listeners with their fantastic tales of Dorothy and her friends in Oz. The stories included in this collection are: “The Cowardly Lion and the Hungry Tiger”, “Little Dorothy and Toto”, “Tiktok and the Nome King”, “Ozma and the Little Wizard”, “Jack Pumpkinhead and the Sawhorse”, and “The Scarecrow and the Tin Woodman”. This book was originally published in 1914, and is being republished now in an affordable, modern, high-quality edition. It comes complete with a new prefatory biography of the author.