The book is called Jiang Nan Jing Lue, I would translate that into something like Introduction to the South of the River. Jiang Nan being a common term in Chinese.
I don't have this book in my collection. I was under the impression that it is a list of martial arts, not an explanation.
The reference to Monkey is Hou quan 36 lu, which means 36 Roads of Monkey Fist. The choice of using the word "tactic" for "road is an interesting one.
The list of martial arts in this book is long including such names as
- Zhao Family Fist
Southern Fist
Can Family's Northern Fist
Six Roads of Xi Family Fist
Zhang Fei's 4 Roads of Divine Fist
The list goes on and on.
The most interesting being
9 gun 18 die da zhua na- Nine Rolls and 18 Falls of Strikes beatings and siezing
A form which existed in old Mantis though I have not found its existance in present day.