TAXIDERMY & ANIMAL ANATOMY FOR ARTISTS. By Graham Teasdale.

Teasdale (Graham Ernest John).

Published by Published by the author. Greasbrough, South Yorkshire. 2020

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ALL UK PARCELS SENT TRACKED! ALL OVERSEAS PARCELS SENT AIRMAIL, TRACKED! (S/hand, Paperback, 2020). 2020 1st edition. Large 4to (209 x 298mm). Ppvi,323. Colour and b/w colour photographs, colour paintings and b/w illustrations by the author. "This book has been privately published by the author in a strictly limited edition of 1000 signed copies". Fine new unread paperback. Bookplate signed by the author. This is "a comprehensive in depth light-hearted look at the various stages and categories of taxidermy and model making together with detailed sketches of animal anatomy for artists, sculptors and taxidermist reference, compiled over a period of almost three years with over one hundred sketches and colour plates." Chapters include: About the author and illustrator; Rowland Ward; The man who taught Charles Darwin taxidermy; The volution of taxidermy; Tools and materials; The workshop; The story of the dodo bird; The history of the great auk; The passenger pigeon; Preparing and mounting a bird; Mounting a large bird; Cleaning the plumage of birds; Hints on the forms and attitudes of mammals; Preparing and mounting a small mammal; Casting parts of mammals in the flesh; Skinning and setting-up mammals by traditional methods; Preparing and mounting big cats; Anatomy and reference; Making molds and casts; Preparing and mounting a deer head; Methods in the art of fish taxidermy; Collecting skeletons - osteology; Mounting reptiles; Basic plant modelling; animal anatomy for artists; Cases for mounted specimens; A gallery of typical mounts. .

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: TAXIDERMY & ANIMAL ANATOMY FOR ARTISTS. By Graham Teasdale.
• Publisher: Published by the author. Greasbrough, South Yorkshire. 2020
• Binding: Soft cover
• Edition: 1st Edition
• Condition: new
• Signed: Signed by Author(s)