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

Each illustration of a beard originally faced the beard’s description. These have been moved to follow the title of the type of beard.
Footnotes have been moved to the end of the paragraph to which they refer.
Variant spelling and inconsistent hyphenation are retained.
Minor changes have been made to make punctuation consistent.
With respectful affection to the illustrious memory of Shagpat, the son of Shimpoor, the son of Shoolpi, the son of Shullum.
BEAVER
JOHN KETTELWELL
An Alphabet of typical Specimens, together with Notes and a terminal Essay on the Manners and Customs of Beavering Men
LONDON: T. WERNER LAURIE, LTD. 30, NEW BRIDGE STREET, E.C. 4
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.