{"product_id":"a-handbook-of-instructions-for-e-ray-lankester-9781406799071","title":"A Handbook of Instructions for Taxidermy and Natural History Collectors","description":"Originally published by the Britsh Museum (Natural History) in 1902 as a series of pamphlets on collecting and preserving specimens in all branches of natural history. These were then combined in book form by popular demand. Contents include: Removing and Preparing Mammal Skins Preservation of Birds Sexing Birds Collecting Reptiles, Batrachians and Fishes Collecting Insects Diptera Collecting Mosquitoes Blood Sucking Arthropoda Collecting Spiders Collecting and Preserving Invertebrate Animals Collecting Shells, Plants and Fossils Collecting Materials Instructions for Preservation etc. Illustrated. Many of the earliest books, particularly those dating back to the 1900s and before, are now extremely scarce and increasingly expensive. Home Farm Books are republishing these classic works in affordable, high quality, modern editions, using the original text and artwork.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e E. Ray Lankester\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1406799076\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781406799071\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Home Farm Books\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 01\/01\/2006\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 148\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.43lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.50h x 5.50w x 0.34d","brand":"E. Ray Lankester","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":48800204357887,"sku":"9781406799071","price":31.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/a-handbook-of-instructions-for-e-ray-lankester-9781406799071","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}