H.P. RYDER

Cycling and Shooting Knickerbocker Stockings How to Knit Them With Plain and Fancy Turnover Tops
Like this book because it will teach you how to make the items using their method so they will be uniform in size.
Many tips along the way using specialty yarns.
Wish there were pictures of the items. I think they are very old patterns and translated into today terms.
Other works by the author are highlighted at the end.

Now this is a cracking book, complete with fold out sock. I didn't understand a word of it - all in knitting speak. I did note, however, on page 31 the recommendation to all knitters of `drying frames as sold by Mr Forbes, of High Street, Inverness...Socks or stockings placed on these when washed cannot shrink'.