RALPH C. MORRILL'S MUSEUM QUALITY FISH TAXIDERMY. A GUIDE TO: MOLDING WITH PLASTER, CASTING WITH RESIN, PAINTING WITH AN AIRBRUSH. By Ruth Sawyer Billard.

1984 1st edition. 4to (219 x 286mm). Ppxviii,257. Colour and b/w photographs, illustrations. Stone cloth, black titles to upper board and spine.

The author "has taken the challenge of using polyester resin with plaster molds that have been taken from mucus-coated fish, and has succeeded in producing resin castings with crisp striations etching scales and fins. The reason he is able to obtain such clear definition in his molds and casts stems from his thorough understanding of plaster and his thoughtful study of the reactions of resin. The core of his knowledge on both subjects will be found in the sections titled General Observations on Plaster and General Observations on Resin. The information within these two sections should improve your results with plaster and resin immediately."