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Echo Library, 2008-07-21. Paperback. Good.

A guide for those who wish to prepare and mount animals, birds, fish, reptiles, etc., for home, den, or office decoration

A R Harding Fur Fish Game, 1985-06. Paperback. Good.

A. R. Harding, 1944. Paperback. Acceptable. Presumed first edition Softcover, with loose covers that have some chips to head and foot of spine. Contents clean and tight. 246 pages, b&w photos and illus.

CreateSpace Independent Publishing Platform, 2012-06-09. Paperback. Good.

Ohio, A. R. Harding, n.d. (c. 1944).. 8vo; pp. 246, 10 (advertisements); frontispiece, numerous b/w illustrations; stiff illustrated wrapper, wrapper rubbed, spine faded, otherwise a very good copy.

New. New Book; Fast Shipping from UK; Not signed; Not First Edition; The Home Taxidermy For Pleasure And Profit (Legacy Edition): A Classic Manual On Traditional Animal Stuffing and Display Techniques And Preservation Methods For Furs And Hides.

Doublebit Press. New. Special order direct from the distributor

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A.R. Harding, 1944. Hardcover. Good. Pages can have notes/highlighting. Spine may show signs of wear. ~ ThriftBooks: Read More, Spend Less.Dust jacket quality is not guaranteed.

Hard Cover. New. New Book; Fast Shipping from UK; Not signed; Not First Edition; The Home Taxidermy For Pleasure And Profit (Legacy Edition): A Classic Manual On Traditional Animal Stuffing and Display Techniques And Preservation Methods For Furs And Hides.

Hardback. New.

Doublebit Press. New. Special order direct from the distributor

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"A Guide for those who wish to prepare and mount animals, birds, fish, reptiles, etc., for home, den or office decoration." Farnham states, "Although its methods greatly differ over time, the art reveals that there existed then as now the desire to preserve the trophy of the hunter's prowess and skill in natural objects." From the time of the Egyptians and throughout history taxidermy has existed and has even been institutionalized as an American folk craft. At one time taxidermy was listed in the Boy Scouts of America Handbook although dropped from the merit badge series because of the "lack of interest". In the early 1970's taxidermy experienced a comeback – and based on the animals available on the internet it is still going strong.
Condition: Hardbound moss green cloth boards with black lettering on cover and spine with an illustration of a mounted animal to the front cover. The boards show minimal wear but there are some cosmetic smudges to the front and rear boards and a pin size hole to the… Read More