THE RAPTORS OF EUROPE AND THE MIDDLE EAST: A HANDBOOK OF FIELD IDENTIFICATION. By Dick Forsman.

THE RAPTORS OF EUROPE AND THE MIDDLE EAST: A HANDBOOK OF FIELD IDENTIFICATION. By Dick Forsman.

THE WILD-FOWL AND SEA-FOWL OF GREAT BRITAIN: BY A SON OF THE MARSHES. Edited by J.A. Owen.

THE WILD-FOWL AND SEA-FOWL OF GREAT BRITAIN: BY A SON OF THE MARSHES. Edited by J.A. Owen.

TAXIDERMY and ANIMAL ANATOMY FOR ARTISTS. By Graham Ernest John Teasdale.

# 2020 1st edition. Large 4to (209 x 298mm). Ppvi,323. Colour and b/w colour photographs, colour paintings and b/w illustrations by the author. "This book has been privately published by the author in a strictly limited edition of 1000 signed copies".

# This is "a comprehensive in depth light-hearted look at the various stages and categories of taxidermy and model making together with detailed sketches of animal anatomy for artists, sculptors and taxidermist reference, compiled over a period of almost three years with over one hundred sketches and colour plates." Chapters include: About the author and illustrator; Rowland Ward; The man who taught Charles Darwin taxidermy; The volution of taxidermy; Tools and materials; The workshop; The story of the dodo bird; The history of the great auk; The passenger pigeon; Preparing and mounting a bird; Mounting a large bird; Cleaning the plumage of birds; Hints on the forms and attitudes of mammals; Preparing and mounting a small mammal; Casting parts of mammals in the flesh; Skinning and setting-up mammals by traditional methods; Preparing and mounting big cats; Anatomy and reference; Making molds and casts; Preparing and mounting a deer head; Methods in the art of fish taxidermy; Collecting skeletons - osteology; Mounting reptiles; Basic plant modelling; animal anatomy for artists; Cases for mounted specimens; A gallery of typical mounts.
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Author Teasdale (Graham Ernest John).
Book Code 51537
ISBN B08FBHCJKL.
Book Description Fine new unread paperback. Bookplate signed by the author.
Book Cover Paperback
Published Date 2020
Publisher Published by the author.
Place Greasbrough, South Yorkshire.