Author: William Hornaday
Publisher: Read Books Ltd
ISBN: 1447498275
Category : Sports & Recreation
Languages : en
Pages : 491
Book Description
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.
Taxidermy and Zoological Collecting - A Complete Handbook for the Amateur Taxidermist, Collector, Osteologist, Museum-Builder, Sportsman and Travellers
Author: William Hornaday
Publisher: Read Books Ltd
ISBN: 1447498275
Category : Sports & Recreation
Languages : en
Pages : 491
Book Description
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.
Publisher: Read Books Ltd
ISBN: 1447498275
Category : Sports & Recreation
Languages : en
Pages : 491
Book Description
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.
Taxidermy and Zoological Collecting A Complete Handbook for the Amateur Taxidermist, Collector, Osteologist, Museum-Builder, Sportsman and Traveller
Author: Charles Bradford Hudson
Publisher: Library of Alexandria
ISBN: 1465543929
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 431
Book Description
Publisher: Library of Alexandria
ISBN: 1465543929
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 431
Book Description
Taxidermy and Zoological Collecting
Author: William Temple Hornaday
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Taxidermy
Languages : en
Pages : 452
Book Description
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Taxidermy
Languages : en
Pages : 452
Book Description
Taxidermy and Zoological Collecting
Author: William T. Hornaday
Publisher: DigiCat
ISBN:
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 292
Book Description
DigiCat Publishing presents to you this special edition of "Taxidermy and Zoological Collecting" (A Complete Handbook for the Amateur Taxidermist, Collector, Osteologist, Museum-Builder, Sportsman, and Traveller) by William T. Hornaday, W. J. Holland. DigiCat Publishing considers every written word to be a legacy of humankind. Every DigiCat book has been carefully reproduced for republishing in a new modern format. The books are available in print, as well as ebooks. DigiCat hopes you will treat this work with the acknowledgment and passion it deserves as a classic of world literature.
Publisher: DigiCat
ISBN:
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 292
Book Description
DigiCat Publishing presents to you this special edition of "Taxidermy and Zoological Collecting" (A Complete Handbook for the Amateur Taxidermist, Collector, Osteologist, Museum-Builder, Sportsman, and Traveller) by William T. Hornaday, W. J. Holland. DigiCat Publishing considers every written word to be a legacy of humankind. Every DigiCat book has been carefully reproduced for republishing in a new modern format. The books are available in print, as well as ebooks. DigiCat hopes you will treat this work with the acknowledgment and passion it deserves as a classic of world literature.
The Naturalist's Assistant. A Hand-book for the Collector and Student, with Bibliography of Fifteen Hundred Works Necessary for the Systematic Zoologist
Author: John Sterling Kingsley
Publisher: BoD – Books on Demand
ISBN: 3385483735
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 238
Book Description
Reprint of the original, first published in 1882.
Publisher: BoD – Books on Demand
ISBN: 3385483735
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 238
Book Description
Reprint of the original, first published in 1882.
The Color Collector's Handbook
Author: Leah Rosenberg
Publisher:
ISBN: 9781452164199
Category : Color
Languages : en
Pages : 0
Book Description
Publisher:
ISBN: 9781452164199
Category : Color
Languages : en
Pages : 0
Book Description
Handbook of Exotic Pet Medicine
Author: Marie Kubiak
Publisher: John Wiley & Sons
ISBN: 111938995X
Category : Medical
Languages : en
Pages : 524
Book Description
Easy-to-use, comprehensive reference covering the less common species encountered in general veterinary practice Handbook of Exotic Pet Medicine provides easy-to-access, detailed information on a wide variety of exotic species that can be encountered in general veterinary practice. Offering excellent coverage of topics such as basic techniques, preventative health measures, and a formulary for each species, each chapter uses the same easy-to-follow format so that users can find information quickly while working in the clinic. Presented in full colour, with over 400 photographs, the book gives small animal practitioners the confidence to handle and treat more familiar pets such as budgerigars, African grey parrots, bearded dragons, corn snakes, tortoises, pygmy hedgehogs, hamsters and rats. Other species that may be presented less frequently including skunks, marmosets, sugar gliders, koi carp, chameleons and terrapins are also covered in detail to enable clinicians to quickly access relevant information. Provides comprehensive coverage of many exotic pet species that veterinarians may encounter in general practice situations Presents evidence-based discussions of topics including biological parameters, husbandry, clinical evaluation, hospitalization requirements, common medical and surgical conditions, radiographic imaging, and more The Handbook of Exotic Pet Medicine is an ideal one-stop reference for the busy general practitioner seeing the occasional exotic animal, veterinary surgeons with an established exotic animal caseload, veterinary students and veterinary nurses wishing to further their knowledge.
Publisher: John Wiley & Sons
ISBN: 111938995X
Category : Medical
Languages : en
Pages : 524
Book Description
Easy-to-use, comprehensive reference covering the less common species encountered in general veterinary practice Handbook of Exotic Pet Medicine provides easy-to-access, detailed information on a wide variety of exotic species that can be encountered in general veterinary practice. Offering excellent coverage of topics such as basic techniques, preventative health measures, and a formulary for each species, each chapter uses the same easy-to-follow format so that users can find information quickly while working in the clinic. Presented in full colour, with over 400 photographs, the book gives small animal practitioners the confidence to handle and treat more familiar pets such as budgerigars, African grey parrots, bearded dragons, corn snakes, tortoises, pygmy hedgehogs, hamsters and rats. Other species that may be presented less frequently including skunks, marmosets, sugar gliders, koi carp, chameleons and terrapins are also covered in detail to enable clinicians to quickly access relevant information. Provides comprehensive coverage of many exotic pet species that veterinarians may encounter in general practice situations Presents evidence-based discussions of topics including biological parameters, husbandry, clinical evaluation, hospitalization requirements, common medical and surgical conditions, radiographic imaging, and more The Handbook of Exotic Pet Medicine is an ideal one-stop reference for the busy general practitioner seeing the occasional exotic animal, veterinary surgeons with an established exotic animal caseload, veterinary students and veterinary nurses wishing to further their knowledge.
Reptile Keeper's Handbook
Author: Susan M. Barnard
Publisher:
ISBN: 9780894649332
Category : Nature
Languages : en
Pages : 252
Book Description
Written by a professional zoo keeper, this handbook provides the reader with a practical, "hands-on" approach to the husbandry of reptiles, including venomous snakes. The wide variety of topics is presented concisely and in a manner that enables the reader to obtain information quickly. Subjects include nomenclature, taxonomy, anatomy, physiology, selection of species, transporting, handling, housing, hygiene, feeding, nutritional disorders, maintenance of insect colonies, health, medical and necropsy considerations, reproduction, and egg incubation. The appendixes contain information on the origins, climates, habits, habitats, approximate adult sizes, and food preferences of all reptilian genera.
Publisher:
ISBN: 9780894649332
Category : Nature
Languages : en
Pages : 252
Book Description
Written by a professional zoo keeper, this handbook provides the reader with a practical, "hands-on" approach to the husbandry of reptiles, including venomous snakes. The wide variety of topics is presented concisely and in a manner that enables the reader to obtain information quickly. Subjects include nomenclature, taxonomy, anatomy, physiology, selection of species, transporting, handling, housing, hygiene, feeding, nutritional disorders, maintenance of insect colonies, health, medical and necropsy considerations, reproduction, and egg incubation. The appendixes contain information on the origins, climates, habits, habitats, approximate adult sizes, and food preferences of all reptilian genera.
The Young Collector's Handbook of Ants, Bees, Dragon-flies, Earwigs, Crickets, and Flies
Author: W. Harcourt Bath
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Insects
Languages : en
Pages : 118
Book Description
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Insects
Languages : en
Pages : 118
Book Description
The Osprey
Author:
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Birds
Languages : en
Pages : 204
Book Description
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Birds
Languages : en
Pages : 204
Book Description