THE ART OF TAXIDERMY and RELEVANT NATURAL HISTORY. By Graham Ernest John Teasdale.

(2020) 2021 1st edition thus. Large 4to (210 x 298mm). Ppviii,462. 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".

A much-enlarged revision of Teasdale's previous book. "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 evolution 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.