This vintage book contains a complete guide to taxidermy, with
information on skinning, stuffing, mounting, and preserving a variety of
mammals and birds. Written in simple, pain language and profusely
illustrated, this timeless handbook is ideal for the novice and would
make for a valuable addition to collections of allied literature.
Contents include: "Collecting", "Trapping, etc.", "Shooting", "Procuring
Birds", "Care of Specimens", "Skinning Birds", "Ordinary Method",
"Exceptions to the usual Method of Skinning", "Ascertaining the Sex of
Birds", "Preserving Skins", "Other Methods of Preserving Skins",
"Cleaning Feathers", "Making Skins of Long-necked Birds", et cetera.
Many vintage books such as this are increasingly scarce and expensive.
We are republishing this volume now in an affordable, modern edition
complete with a specially commissioned new introduction on taxidermy.