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Best Friends Forever THE GREATEST COLLECTION OF TAXIDERMY DOGS ON EARTH BY J.D. POWE, PHOTOGRAPHY BY ZACH ISHMAEL
Discover the strange and disturbingly beautiful world of taxidermy through a unique collection of stuffed dogs, bringing a new sense to what it means to be man’s best friend, forever
SELLING POINTS Taxidermy—including "bad" taxidermy—is a popular and intriguing theme: @craptaxidermy has over 78,000 Instagram followers Filled with stunning photos by animal lover Peter Samuels, whose work has been featured in advertisements for dog and cat products, this book will make you laugh . . . and wince Photographer Peter Samuels has 15,600 Instagram followers @petersamuels
SPECIFICATIONS * 250 color photographs * 144 pages * WIDTH: 7 5/8" - 194mm * HEIGHT: 5 5/8" - 142mm * Hardcover POB PUB MONTH: JUNE HUMOR ISBN 978-2-37495-082-2 US $16.99 CAN $21.99 UK £11.99
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Marble eyes and satin bows, furry paws on velvet pillows—explore the whimsical world of Victorian pet taxidermy through the extraordinary collection of J.D Powe in Best Friends Forever. Once much loved, these furry friends were immortalized, outliving their owners, and are now symbols of love, grief, and our complex relationship with the animal kingdom. Discover hundreds of dogs—and a few cats––from the past, now preserved as cherished reminders of lost furry friends in this large and colorful compilation of exquisite photographs by Peter Samuels that bring life back to these familiar friends!
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J.D. Powe, a graduate of Harvard University, has had a life–long fascination with evolutionary biology and natural history that has led to an extensive private collection of antique taxidermy. Most recently, Powe was invited to curate the taxidermy exhibit at Brooklyn's Morbid Anatomy Museum. Peter Samuels is a San Francisco–based photographer whose work features stoic and surreal animal portraits that can be found online and in retail stores including Restoration Hardware.
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