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.