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    Lessons in Taxidermy - A Comprehensive Treatise on Collecting and Preserving All Subjects of Natural History - Book I.
    Lessons in Taxidermy - A Comprehensive Treatise on Collecting and Preserving All Subjects of Natural History - Book I.
    Lessons in Taxidermy - A Comprehensive Treatise on Collecting and Preserving All Subjects of Natural History - Book I.
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    Lessons in Taxidermy - A Comprehensive Treatise on Collecting and Preserving All Subjects of Natural History - Book I.

    By J. Elwood

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    This vintage book is a fascinating read for any amateur or professional taxidermist, providing a comprehensive guide to collecting and preserving taxidermy specimens. Advice is presented in five key lessons, and the book remains of great practical use for anyone interested in taxidermy today. Contents: Taxidermy; Lesson One - General Observation - Important - Read Carefully; Lesson Two - Collecting Specimens; Lesson Three - tools and Materials; Lesson Four - Skinning Birds; Lesson Five - Other Points to be Carefully Observed - Birds with Large Heads. We are republishing this classic work in a modern and affordable edition, featuring high quality reproductions of the original illustrations and a specially written new introduction.
    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherRead Books Ltd.
    Release dateJan 4, 2013
    ISBN9781447481799
    Lessons in Taxidermy - A Comprehensive Treatise on Collecting and Preserving All Subjects of Natural History - Book I.

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      Lessons in Taxidermy - A Comprehensive Treatise on Collecting and Preserving All Subjects of Natural History - Book I. - J. Elwood

      5

      LESSON ONE

      General Observation—Important—Read Carefully

      To the Student:

      You are beginning to learn an art that is second only to painting and sculpturing. The true Taxidermist must be an artist. His work is truly an art, and differs from the ones just named in that one may learn it by carefully following the instructions, and in a reasonable time will be able to mount specimens fit for a place in any museum.

      Right at the start we wish to impress upon our students the necessity of determined energy and patience. Nothing in this world worth having can be had without work. Our lessons are so clear, concise and condensed, that anyone can learn the methods and systems by carefully studying the same; but whether you become an efficient Taxidermist or not, lies largely with yourself. We do our part, and you must, of course, do yours. We think you are willing.

      After learning the operations, it requires practice to become an artist, but he who is in earnest cannot fail. No reasonable being expects to become a musician, painter, or penman, by simply reading a description of these arts. He must first learn the details and then acquire the skill by doing. It is largely the same in Taxidermy, except it requires a comparatively short time to get very nice results. Simply determine to succeed; do not become discouraged; do not expect too much from your first attempt; use the same perseverance that you use in your own usual vocation, and you will succeed. Be careful, be patient, and study the art. Follow our instructions to the letter and you will be a Taxidermist, and a good one. In the following lessons you are getting the essence of all that is known on the subject.

      You are getting the only system that has ever been an entire success, though many methods have been tried. It is the scientific method. Many of the details can be got by experience only, as you will discover. These lessons give you exactly what our personal students get. They, as well as

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