Book of Week - George R Scott - The Art of Faking Exhibition Poultry This antique text contains a treatise on the various methods and techniques employed for the faking of poultry for show and exhibition purposes, written with the aim of aiding judges of such competitions in the identification of fakes. A fascinating insight into this curious practice, this text will be of much value to those interested in the subject and would make for a interesting addition to collections of antique poultry literature. The chapters of this book include: Faking and its Problems, The Psychology of Faking, Modern Tendencies in Faking, The Detection of Faking, The Techniques of Faking, Dying Plumage, Bleaching Plumage, Faking Leg Colour, Inserting and Extracting Feathers, Faking Lobes, Colouring Eggs, Dyes Employed, Chemicals Used in Faking, etcetera. We are proud to republish this antique book now complete with a new introduction on the subject. https://www.amazon.com/Art-Faking-Exhibition-Poultry-Observations/dp/1443737046

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Chris Darke added the ice breaker for the DrupalCon mentor meeting this week was to “whats the oddest book you would recommend to people?"

Now I need to add these books to my reading list even if I cannot read some of them because I do not know Spanish or _Voynichese_. Maybe I can find a […]