the full title, just to be clear, is ''The Art of Boot and Shoemaking A Pratical Handbook Including Measurement, Last-Fitting, Cutting-Out, Closing, and Making With A Description of the Most Approved Machinery Employed'' ... again, just to be clear
this dusty tome proves to be far, far more practical than ''How To Make A Shoe'', 1882 by Jno P. Headley Jr., which could be described, with some charity, as a picture book for children. having fewer illustrations and far more dense text may be a problem for some, but if you can suspend any reliance on late 19th century verbiage, and the vernacular of shoemaking, you should have no trouble with any books from this time (i loves 'em)
still, if you remain unsure you might consider examining the contents before buying this book in print - by browsing, or downloading a copy, free of charge, at ''Google Books'' (Books dot Google dot COMmerce slash advanced_book_search)