Taxidermy and Zoological Collecting - A Complete Handbook for the Amateur Taxidermist, Collector, Osteologist, Museum-Builder, Sportsman and Traveller - 9781445519555

This vintage volume contains a complete handbook on taxidermy and zoological collecting, with information that will appeal to the amateur taxidermist, collector, osteologist, sportsman, and traveller. With helpful illustrations and a wealth of useful information, this volume is highly recommended for the novice taxidermist, and would make for a worthy addition to collections of related literature. Contents include: "The Worker and the Work to be Done", "Outfits, and Hints on Hunting", "How to Select and Study Fresh Specimens", "Treatment of the Skins of Small Mammals", "Collecting and Preserving the Skins of Large Mammals", Collecting Reptiles", etc. Many vintage books like this are becoming increasingly hard-to-come-by and expensive. We are republishing this volume now in an affordable, high-quality addition complete with a specially commissioned new introduction on taxidermy.

Author: William Hornaday

Publisher: Wheeler Press

Publication Date: Aug 27, 2010

Number of Pages: 638 pages

Binding: Paperback or Softback

ISBN-10: 1445519550

ISBN-13: 9781445519555