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    Beaver: An Alphabet of Typical Specimens: Together with Notes and a Terminal Essay on the Manners and Customs of Beavering Men
    Beaver: An Alphabet of Typical Specimens: Together with Notes and a Terminal Essay on the Manners and Customs of Beavering Men
    Beaver: An Alphabet of Typical Specimens: Together with Notes and a Terminal Essay on the Manners and Customs of Beavering Men
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    Beaver: An Alphabet of Typical Specimens: Together with Notes and a Terminal Essay on the Manners and Customs of Beavering Men

    By John Kettelwell

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    "Beaver" by John Kettlewell is a book about beards. Each illustration in this book originally faced a different beard description. Excerpt: "A. IS AN ADMIRAL-BEAVER. The specimen mounted is typical and the coat is good, harsh and not silky, a common fault in these rough-haired examples. An Admiral-King-Beaver is unthinkable ... "derogation of God's honour," etc. Though the sport is deservedly popular in the Service, it is attended by infinite risk should the specimen be of higher rank than the players. K. R. and A. I. contain no definite ruling as to the legality or otherwise of the game, but a Court-Martial would probably trip an unlucky player on "conduct to the prejudice," etc."
    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherDigiCat
    Release dateJun 3, 2022
    ISBN8596547051053
    Beaver: An Alphabet of Typical Specimens: Together with Notes and a Terminal Essay on the Manners and Customs of Beavering Men

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      Beaver - John Kettelwell

      John Kettelwell

      Beaver: An Alphabet of Typical Specimens

      Together with Notes and a Terminal Essay on the Manners and Customs of Beavering Men

      EAN 8596547051053

      DigiCat, 2022

      Contact: DigiCat@okpublishing.info

      Table of Contents

      BEAVER

      A. IS AN ADMIRAL-BEAVER.

      B. IS A BALD-KING-BEAVER.

      C. IS A CENTAUR-KING-BEAVER.

      D. IS A DOUBLE-FAULT.

      E. IS AN ECCLESIASTICAL-KING-BEAVER.

      F. IS A FRINGED-GEORGIC-BEAVER.

      G. IS A GALLIC-KING-BEAVER.

      H. IS A HALF-BEAVER.

      I. IS AN IMPERIAL-BEAVER.

      J. IS A JOO BEAVER.

      K. IS A KILLINGWORTH-BEAVER.

      L. IS A LICKED-BEAVER.

      M. IS A MANDARIN-BEAVER.

      N. IS A NANNY-BEAVER.

      O. IS AN ORIENTAL-BEAVER.

      P. IS A PARTI-COLOUR-BEAVER.

      Q. IS A QUEEN-BEAVER.

      R. IS A RED-KING-BEAVER.

      S. IS A SANTA-BEAVER.

      T. IS A TUFTED-KING-BEAVER.

      U. IS AN URSINE-BEAVER.

      V. IS A VAN DYCK-BEAVER.

      W. IS A WALRUS.

      X. IS A XANTHINE-KING-BEAVER.

      Y. IS A YELLOW-KING.

      Z. IS A ZEBRA-KING-BEAVER.

      TERMINAL ESSAY ON THE MANNERS AND CUSTOMS OF BEAVERING MEN.

      Proem.

      The Beaver in History.

      THE GAME.

      Origin.

      Double Faults.

      Local Double Faults.

      Status of Beaver.

      Hints as to Habitat.

      Single-handed Beaver.

      Objections to the Game.

      The Beaver.

      Characteristics of various Species.

      The Queen-Beaver.

      Personalia.

      Conclusion.

      Books by Barry Pain

      Barry Pain’s parody of If Winter Comes

      Other Books by BARRY PAIN.

      BEAVER

      Table of Contents

      With respectful affection to the illustrious memory of

      Shagpat

      , the son of

      Shimpoor

      , the son of

      Shoolpi

      , the son of

      Shullum

      .

      BEAVER

      BY

      JOHN KETTELWELL

      An Alphabet of typical Specimens, together with Notes and a terminal Essay on the Manners and Customs of Beavering Men

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