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Taxidermy

Here are entered works on the preparation of animal mounts for exhibition. For works on the taxidermy of particular groups of animals, an additional subject entry is made under the name of the group of animals with the subdivision Collection and preservation, e.g. 1. Fishes -- Collection and preservation 2. Taxidermy.

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• Zoological specimens -- Collection and preservation

• Taxidermy -- Early works to 1900
• Taxidermy -- Periodicals

• Taxidermy and Zoological Collecting: A Complete Handbook for the Amateur Taxidermist, Collector, Osteologist, Museum-Builder, Sportsman, and Traveller (fourth edition; New York: C. Scribner's Sons, 1894), by William T. Hornaday, contrib. by W. J. Holland, illust. by Charles B. Hudson (Gutenberg text and illustrated HTML)
• Wolverine naturalist. (M. Gibbs, 1890) (page images at HathiTrust)
• Wanderings in South America, the north-west of the United States, and the Antilles, in the years 1812, 1816, 1820, and 1824. With original instructions for the perfect preservation of birds, &c. for cabinets of natural history. (J. Mawman, 1825), by Charles Waterton (page images at HathiTrust)
• Die praxis der naturgeschichte. Ein vollständiges lehrbuch ... Nach den neuesten erfahrungen bearbeitet ... (B. F. Voigt, 1869), by Philipp Leopold Martin, Leopold Martin, Paul Friedrich Meyerheim, Friedrich Specht, and L. Brehm (page images at HathiTrust)
• Methods in the art of taxidermy (Hann & Adair; [etc, etc.], 1894), by Oliver Davie (page images at HathiTrust)
• Methods in the art of taxidermy (D. McKay, 1900), by Oliver Davie (page images at HathiTrust; US access only)
• Taxidermy and zoological collecting. A complete handbook for the amateur taxidermist, collector, osteologist, museum-builder, sportsman, and traveller (C. Scribner's sons, 1891), by William T. Hornaday and W. J. Holland (page images at HathiTrust)
• Taxidermy. (Outing publishing company, 1913), by Leon Luther Pray (page images at HathiTrust)
• New uses of celluloid and similar material in taxidermy (Chicago, 1925), by Leon L. Walters and Wilfred Hudson Osgood (page images at HathiTrust)
• The naturalist's guide in collecting and preserving objects of natural history with a complete catalogue of the birds of Eastern Massachusetts (J.R. Osgood, 1871), by C. J. Maynard (page images at HathiTrust)
• The taxidermist's manual; or, The art of collecting, preparing, and preserving objects of natural history ... (Edinburgh, A. Fullarton & co.:, 1860), by Thomas Brown (page images at HathiTrust)
• Taxidermy (The Macmillan co., 1923), by Leon Luther Pray (page images at HathiTrust)
• Guide to taxidermy (C. K. Reed, 1914), by Charles K. Reed and Chester A. Reed (page images at HathiTrust)
• The art of taxidermy (D. Appleton and co., 1898), by John Rowley (page images at HathiTrust)
• Scientific taxidermy for museums (based on a study of the United States Government collections). (Government Printing Office, 1894), by Robert W. Shufeldt (page images at HathiTrust)
• Trails of the hunted (Little, Brown, and company, 1929), by James L. Clark (page images at HathiTrust)
• Taxidermy. How to collect, skin, preserve and mount birds. The game and fish laws of the commonwealth of Pennsylvania ... (C.M. Busch, state printer of Pennsylvania, 1896), by Benjamin Harry Warren (page images at HathiTrust)
• The naturalist's guide in collecting and preserving objects of natural history, with a complete catalogue of the birds of eastern Massachusetts. (The Naturalists agency;, 1877), by C. J. Maynard (page images at HathiTrust)
• The naturalist's guide in collecting and preserving objects of natural history, with a complete catalogue of the birds of the eastern Massachusetts. (Fields, Osgood & co., 1873), by C. J. Maynard (page images at HathiTrust)
• Directions for preparing specimens of mammals. (U.S. G.P.O., 1932), by Gerrit S. Miller and United States National Museum (page images at HathiTrust)
• Trails of the hunted (Blue Ribbon Books, inc., 1932), by James L. Clark (page images at HathiTrust)
• Home taxidermy for pleasure and profit : a guide for those who wish to prepare and mount animals, birds, fish, reptiles, etc., for home, den, or office decoration (A.R. Harding, 1944), by Albert B. Farnham (page images at HathiTrust)
• Taxidermy without a teacher, comprising a complete manual of instruction for preparing and preserving birds, animals and fishes ... (Lee and Shepard;, 1882), by Walter Porter Manton (page images at HathiTrust)
• The taxidermist's manual : or, the art of collecting, preparing, and preserving objects of natural history, designed for the use of travelers, conservators of museums and private collectors (G. P. Putnam's sons, 1881), by Thomas Brown (page images at HathiTrust)
• The naturalist's guide in collecting and preserving objects of natural history. (C. J. Maynard and Company, 1887), by C. J. Maynard (page images at HathiTrust)
• Waterton's wanderings in South America (Macmillan, 1879), by Charles Waterton and J. G. Wood (page images at HathiTrust)
• Wanderings in South America, the North-west of the United States and the Antilles : in the years 1812, 1816, 1820 & 1824. With original instructions for the perfect preservation of birds, &c. for cabinets of natural history (T. Fellowes, 1866), by Charles Waterton (page images at HathiTrust)
• Wanderings in South America, the North-west of the United States, and the Antilles, in the years 1816, 1820, & 1824 (B. Fellowes, 1828), by Charles Waterton (page images at HathiTrust)
• Ladies' manual of art : or, Profit and pastime : a self teacher in all branches of decorative art, embracing every variety of painting and drawing on china, glass, velvet, canvas, paper and wood. (Donohue, Henneberry & Co., 1890), by M. A. & Company Donohue (page images at HathiTrust)
• Wanderings in South America, the North-west of the United States and the Antilles, in the years 1812, 1816, 1820, & 1824 (Sturgis & Walton company, 1909), by Charles Waterton and Norman Moore (page images at HathiTrust)
• The taxidermists' manual, giving full instructions in mounting and preserving birds, mammals, insects, fishes, reptiles, skeletons, eggs, &c. (Sylvester, 1865), by S H. Sylvester (page images at HathiTrust)
• Taxidermie, oder, Die Lehre Thiere aller Klassen : am einfachsten und zweckmäaaigsten für Kabinette auszustopfen und aufzubewahren (Bei Hemmerde und Schwetschke, 1815), by Johann Friedrich Naumann (page images at HathiTrust)
• Handbuch des Zubereitens und Aufbewahrens der Thiere aller Classen welche für Naturalienkabinette bestimmt sind, enthaltend die Methoden des Bürgers Nicolas, der Herren Schaumburg und Hoffmann. (Frankfurt am Main, 1803), by Karl Philipp Christian Stein (page images at HathiTrust)
• Das conserviren von Thierbälgen (Ausstopfen von thieren aller Art) von Pflanzen und allen natur- und Kunstproducten, mit Ausschluss der Nahrungs- und genussmittel. (A. Hartleben, 1894), by Louis Edgar Andés (page images at HathiTrust)
• The naturalist's guide in collecting and preserving objects of natural history, with a complete catalogue of the birds of eastern Massachusetts. (S. E. Cassino & co., 1883), by C. J. Maynard and Edwin Lord Weeks (page images at HathiTrust)
• Taxidermy; with the biography of zoologists. (Printed for Longman, Orme, Brown, Green & Longmans [etc.], 1840), by William Swainson (page images at HathiTrust)
• The taxidermist's manual; or, The art of collecting, preparing, and preserving objects of natural history ... (A. Fullarton and Co., 1851), by Thomas Brown (page images at HathiTrust)
• The naturalist's guide, containing instructions for collecting, preparing, and preserving zoological specimens. (Maclachlan & Stewart, 1872), by James Boyd Davies, James Middleton, and Robert Brown (page images at HathiTrust)
• Taxidermy and zoological collecting. A complete handbook for the amateur taxidermist, collector, osteologist, museum-builder, sportsman, and traveller (C. Scribner's Sons, 1897), by William T. Hornaday and W. J. Holland (page images at HathiTrust)
• A sportsman's taxidermy and a sportsman's photography. (Sportsmen's Rev. Pub. Co., 1901), by L. H. Smith (page images at HathiTrust)
• Ladies' manual of art, Profit and pastime : a self teacher in all branches of decorative art : embracing every variety of painting and drawing on china, glass, velvet, canvas, paper and wood : the secret of all glass transparencies, sketching from nature, pastel, crayon, drawing, taxidermy, etc. (American Mutual Library Association, 1887) (page images at HathiTrust)
• Taxidermy and zoological collecting : a complete handbook for the amateur taxidermist, collector, osteologist, museum-builder, sportsman, and traveller (Scribner, 1900), by William T. Hornaday and W. J. Holland (page images at HathiTrust)
• Nouveau manuel complet du naturaliste préparateur, ou L'art d'empailler les animaux, de conserver les végétaux et les minéraux, de préparer les piéces d'anatomie normale et pathologique; suivi d'un traité des embaumements. (Librairie encyclopédique de Roret, 1845), by Pierre Boitard (page images at HathiTrust)
• Artistic and scientific taxidermy and modelling; a manual of instruction in the methods of preserving and reproducing the correct form of all natural objects, including a chapter on the modelling of foliage (A. and C. Black, 1896), by Montagu Browne (page images at HathiTrust)
• The taxidermist's manual; or, The art of collecting, preparing, and preserving objects of natural history, designed for the use of travelers, conservators of museums and private collectors (G.P. Putnam's Sons, 1875), by Thomas Brown (page images at HathiTrust)
• The taxidermist's manual : or the art of collecting, preparing, and preserving objects of natural history, designed for the use of travellers, conservators of museums, and private collectors (A. Fullarton, 1870), by Thomas Brown (page images at HathiTrust)
• Taxidermy: or, The art of collecting, preparing, and mounting objects of natural history. For the use of museums and travellers. (Longman, Hurst, Rees, Orme, and Brown, 1820), by R. Lee (page images at HathiTrust)
• The taxidermist's manual, or, The art of collecting, preparing, and preserving objects of natural history ... (A. Fullarton ... ;, 1840), by Thomas Brown (page images at HathiTrust)
• The naturalist's and traveller's companion (C. Dilly, 1799), by John Coakley Lettsom (page images at HathiTrust)
• The taxidermist's manual; or, The art of collecting, preparing, and preserving objects of natural history ... (A. Fullarton & co., 1856), by Thomas Brown (page images at HathiTrust)
• Lessons on taxidermy; A comprehensive treatise on collecting and preserving all subjects of natural history. Book One - 8. (Northwestern School of Taxidermy, 1905), by J. W. Elwood (page images at HathiTrust)
• The naturalist's guide in collecting and preserving objects of natural history, with a complete catalogue of the birds of the eastern Massachusetts. (Fields, Osgood & co., 1870), by C. J. Maynard (page images at HathiTrust)
• Taxidermie, oder, Die Lehre Thiere aller Klassen ... auszustopfen und aufzubewahren (Zentralantiquariat der Deutschen Demokratischen Republik, 1982), by Johann Friedrich Naumann (page images at HathiTrust)
• L'art de la taxidermie au XXe siècle; recueil de technique pratique de taxidermie pour naturalistes, professionnels, amateurs et voyageurs, avec 57 figures et 49 planches dans le texte (P. Lechevalier, 1921), by R. Didier and A. Boudarel (page images at HathiTrust; US access only)
• The naturalist's manual : containing descriptions of the nests and eggs of North American birds. (Turididae-Tanagridae.) Also instructions for collecting and preserving birds, nests, eggs & insects (Columbus Printing Works, 1882), by Oliver Davie (page images at HathiTrust)
• The story of museum groups. (American Museum Press], 1921), by Frederic A. Lucas (page images at HathiTrust)
• Canadian School of Taxidermy correspondence course (s.n., 1919), by P. Iveson Thacker and Canadian School of Taxidermy (page images at HathiTrust; US access only)
• The taxidermist's manual; or, The art of collecting, preparing, and preserving objects of natural history, designed for the use of travelers, conservators of museums and private collectors (G.P. Putnam's sons, 1879), by Thomas Brown (page images at HathiTrust)
• The taxidermist's manual; or, The art of collecting, preparing, and preserving objects of natural history. Designed for the use of travellers, conservators of museums and private collectors. (T.C. Jack, 1885), by Thomas Brown (page images at HathiTrust)
• Manual of taxidermy for amateurs : a complete guide in collecting and preserving birds and animals (New York : Forest and Stream Publishing Company, [1901], 1901), by C. J. Maynard (page images at HathiTrust)
• Taxidermical methods in the Leyden museum, Holland. (1897), by Robert W. Shufeldt (page images at HathiTrust)
• Directions for preparing study specimens of small mammals. (Govt. Print. Off., 1899), by Gerrit S. Miller (page images at HathiTrust)
• Vejledning udstopning af fugle og mindre pattedyr (taxidermi). (N.C. Romas Forlagsforretning, 1905), by Alfred Pirtzel (page images at HathiTrust)
• The sportsman's handbook to collecting, preserving, and setting-up trophies & specimens together with a guide to the hunting grounds of the world (R. Ward, ltd, 1906), by Rowland Ward (page images at HathiTrust)
• Taxidermy; comprising the skinning, stuffing, and mounting of birds, mammals, and fish (Cassell and company, limited, 1906), by Paul N. Hasluck (page images at HathiTrust; US access only)
• Manual of taxidermy; a complete guide in collecting and preserving birds and mammals (S.E. Cassino and Company, 1884), by C. J. Maynard (page images at HathiTrust)
• Manual of taxidermy; a complete guide in collecting and preserving birds and mammals (S. E. Cassino, 1883), by C. J. Maynard (page images at HathiTrust)
• Methods in the art of taxidermy (McKay, 1900), by Oliver Davie (page images at HathiTrust)
• Practical taxidermy, and home decoration; together with general information for sportsmen. (O. Judd Company, 1913), by Joseph H. Batty (page images at HathiTrust)
• Taxidermy and zoological collecting; a complete handbook for the amateur taxidermist, collector, osteologist, museum-builder, sportsman, and traveller (C. Scribner's sons, 1902), by William T. Hornaday and W. J. Holland (page images at HathiTrust)
• Wanderings in South America, etc. (T. Nelson, 1891), by Charles Waterton (page images at HathiTrust)
• Wanderings in South America (J.M. Dent & sons ;, 1925), by Charles Waterton (page images at HathiTrust)
• Directions for preparing scientific specimens of large and small mammals, birds, birds' stomachs for economic investigations, birds' nests and eggs, fish and reptiles (State Printing Dept., 1914), by Stanley Gordon Jewett (page images at HathiTrust)
• Museum methods and taxidermy (Washington : Government Printing Office, 1891-1895., 1891), by G. Brown Goode, Robert W. Shufeldt, United States National Museum, and Smithsonian Institution (page images at HathiTrust)
• Taxidermie : oder die Lehre vom Beobachten, Konserviren, Präpariren und Naturaliensammeln auf Reisen, Ausstopfen und Aufstellen der Thiere etc. Zweite, nach den neuesten Erfahrungen vermehrte und verbesserte Auflage unter Mitwirkung von Konservator Hodek, Professor Dr. v. Koch, Gustos Schmelz u.A. (B.F. Voigt, 1876), by Philipp Leopold Martin (page images at HathiTrust)
• Taxidermie, enseignée en dix leçons, ou Art d'empailler les oiseaux, les quadrupèdes, les reptiles et les poissons ... (Terry, [etc.], 1826), by Henri Lecoq and Jean Alphonse Boisduval (page images at HathiTrust)
• Amateur taxidermy. (Grantz Custom Taxidermy, 1954), by G. J. Grantz and Pa.) Grantz Custom Taxidermy (Allentown (page images at HathiTrust; US access only)
• Practical taxidermy, and home decoration; together with general information for sportsmen. (Orange Judd company, 1880), by Joseph H. Batty (page images at HathiTrust)
• Wanderings in South America, the North-west of the United States, and the Antilles, in the years 1812, 1816, 1820, & 1824. With original instructions for the perfect preservation of birds, etc., for cabinets of natural history. (Macmillan, 1907), by Charles Waterton and J. G. Wood (page images at HathiTrust)
• Wanderings in South America, the North-west of the United States and the Antilles, in the years 1812, 1816, 1820, & 1824 : with original instructions for the perfect preservation of birds, etc. for cabinets of natural history (Macmillan, 1889), by Charles Waterton (page images at HathiTrust)
• The story of museum groups (American Museum of Natural History, 1926), by Frederic A. Lucas and American Museum of Natural History (page images at HathiTrust)
• Home taxidermy for pleasure and profit; a guide for those who wish to prepare and mount animals, birds, fish, reptiles, etc., for home, den, or office decoration. (A. R. Harding, 1916), by Albert B. Farnham (page images at HathiTrust)
• Ladies' manual of art; or, profit and pastime.: A self teacher in all branches of decorative art, embracing every variety of painting and drawing on china, glass, velvet, canvas, paper and wood the secret of all glass transparencies, sketching from nature. pastel and crayon drawing, taxidermy, etc. (Gutenberg ebook)
• Barbers' Manual (Part 1); Text Book on Taxidermy (Part 2), by T. J. McConnaughay (Gutenberg ebook)
• Taxidermy without a Teacher: Comprising a Complete Manual of Instruction for Preparing and Preserving Birds, Animals and Fishes, by Walter Porter Manton (Gutenberg ebook)
• Manual of Taxidermy: A Complete Guide in Collecting and Preserving Birds and Mammals, by C. J. Maynard (Gutenberg ebook)
• How to stuff birds and animals : A valuable book giving instruction in collecting, preparing, mounting, and preserving birds, animals, and insects, by Aaron A. Warford (Gutenberg ebook)
• Taxidermy, by Leon Luther Pray (Gutenberg ebook)
• Practical Taxidermy: A manual of instruction to the amateur in collecting, preserving, and setting up natural history specimens of all kinds. To which is added a chapter upon the pictorial arrangement of museums. With additional instructions in modelling and artistic taxidermy., by Montagu Browne (Gutenberg ebook)
• Home Taxidermy for Pleasure and Profit: A Guide for Those Who Wish to Prepare and Mount Animals, Birds, Fish, Reptiles, etc., for Home, Den, or Office Decoration, by Albert Burton Farnham (Gutenberg ebook)

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