Taxidermy Library - How To Books on CD Taxidermy is the art of mounting or reproducing dead animals for display or for other sources of study. Taxidermy can be done on all species of animals including humans. The methods that taxidermists practice have been improved over the last century, heightening taxidermic quality. After cleaning out the organs, blood and eyes, they replace them with substances to preserve them and replace the eyes. Taxidermists may practice professionally, for museums or as a business catering to hunters and fishermen, or as amateurs, such as hobbyists, hunters, and fishermen. To practice taxidermy, one must be very familiar with anatomy, dissection, sculpture, and painting, as well as tanning. This listing is for a CD-Rom republication of 3 Taxidermy Books. Learn all the basics, even make money from this one CD. Titles Include: ~ Home Taxidermy for Pleasure and Profit - 100 pages. This is a complete guide for those who wish to prepare and mount animals, birds, fish, reptiles, pets, etc., for home or office decoration. Learn to use the techniques the professionals use. Hundreds of photos and illustrations. ~ Taxidermy Beginners Guide - 157 pages. Learn the art of Skinning Birds - Stuffing and Mounting - Skinning and Stuffing Mammals - Skinning, Stuffing, and Casting Fish - Polishing and Mounting Horns - How to Preserve, Clean and Dye Skins - Preserving Insects - Preserving Eggs - Making Cases for Stuffed Specimens ~ Taxidermy - 900 pages. Published in 1891, this Handbook of Taxidermy and Zoological Collecting was written by the famous American zoologist, taxidermist, conservationist and author William T. Hornaday, who revolutionized museum exhibits by displaying wildlife in their natural settings. Covering the techniques of taxidermy, this handbook is the results of his long years of experience both in the field and in the U.S. National museum workshop. Sample thumbnails taken from the collection. (Low resolution thumbnails - CD images are scanned at 300 DPI) Screen shot 1 Screen shot 2 Screen shot 3 Screen shot 4 Screen shot 5 Screen shot 6 Screen shot 7 Screen shot 8 Screen shot 9 Screen shot 10 FINE PRINT: Files in our collections are in .pdf format, so you can easily view, copy, print, or share as you see fit. Use our scanned images for research or school projects, all pages are scanned at 300 DPI or more. View directly in Adobe Reader - perfect for reprinting in newsletters, magazines or art projects, use as clip art in any graphics program, scale it, edit it, print it to suit your needs. Our catalog and image CD-ROM's are intended to be used on any computer capable of viewing .jpgs, .tiffs and .gifs. CD is not intended for DVD Players. (DVD movies are of course playable on any home DVD player). BEFORE bidding on this item, please note the shipping location. We ship from multiple locations, CD/DVD's are shipped immediately, custom vintage giftware is Special Order, and will ship factory direct - holiday season please allow 10 to 14 days production time BEFORE item is shipped. Shipping: SAVE on shipping, purchase additional items and pay only $1.00 ($2.00 Int'l) for each CD/DVD! Please wait for invoice prior to remitting payment - we are happy to combine your purchases to save on shipping costs. Did you know that many of our reproduction catalog covers are now available on great gift items such as mose pads, clocks, jewelry and more? Please check out the VLR on Ebay store to see all these all original gift items.
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