<p>The best libraries in Victorian Britain kept this tome under lock and key, permitting access only to doctors and professors. Scotland Yard had a copy in their reference library, and even Sherlock Holmes may have had recourse to a copy in certain investigations. In private collections across the E
Storey's Curious Compendium of Practical and Obscure Skills
β Scribed by How-To Experts at Storey Publishing
- Publisher
- Storey Publishing, LLC
- Year
- 2020
- Tongue
- English
- Category
- Library
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