Project Gutenberg 2007-10-31 Public domain in the USA. 155 Farnham, Albert Burton 1870 Home Taxidermy for Pleasure and Profit A Guide for Those Who Wish to Prepare and Mount Animals, Birds, Fish, Reptiles, etc., for Home, Den, or Office Decoration Reading ease score: 76.8 (7th grade). Fairly easy to read. E-text prepared by Marilynda Fraser-Cunliffe, Rudy Ketterer, and the Project Gutenberg Online Distributed Proofreading Team "Home Taxidermy for Pleasure and Profit" by Albert B. Farnham is a practical guide on the art of taxidermy written in the mid-20th century. The book serves as an introductory resource for outdoor enthusiasts, hunters, and anyone interested in preserving animals, birds, fish, and reptiles for decorative purposes. It emphasizes the importance of craftsmanship and provides a comprehensive overview of tools, techniques, and safety measures involved in taxidermy. At the start of the text, Farnham introduces the topic of taxidermy as a craft not typically catered to everyday nature lovers, although they often come into contact with various specimens. He notes the significance of thoroughness, patience, and a love for nature in successfully preserving animal forms. The opening chapters cover the history of taxidermy, the necessary tools and materials, and techniques for preserving different species, laying a foundation for readers looking to explore this unique hobby for pleasure or profit. (This is an automatically generated summary.) en Taxidermy QL Text Animals-Wild-Trapping Crafts Browsing: Nature/Gardening/Animals 352476 347158 2024-10-10T07:36:43.920576 2023-09-10T10:19:57.370301 text/html text/html 334750 2007-10-30T20:19:51 text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 2728595 2021-01-03T03:41:20 text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 2782828 2024-10-10T07:36:49.998522 application/epub+zip 2785821 2024-10-10T07:36:44.902542 application/epub+zip 173616 2024-10-10T07:36:44.432547 application/epub+zip 2896618 2024-10-10T07:36:54.172507 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 2848815 2024-10-10T07:36:49.505542 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 251531 2022-09-11T04:41:15.084575 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 262109 262005 2024-10-10T07:36:42.639569 2023-09-10T10:19:56.135269 text/plain; charset=us-ascii text/plain 261940 2021-01-03T03:41:20 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 95665 2021-01-03T03:41:20 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 261947 2021-01-03T03:41:20 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 95659 2021-01-03T03:41:20 text/plain; charset=us-ascii application/zip 20972 2024-10-10T07:36:54.314500 application/rdf+xml 19397 2024-10-10T07:36:44.543552 image/jpeg 3199 2024-10-10T07:36:44.485562 image/jpeg 2722882 2024-10-10T07:36:44.189579 application/octet-stream application/zip Archives containing the RDF files for *all* our books can be downloaded at https://www.gutenberg.org/wiki/Gutenberg:Feeds#The_Complete_Project_Gutenberg_Catalog