FALCONRY IN MEWS AND FIELD. By Emma Ford.
. 1982 1st edition. 4to (192 x 255mm). Pp192. Full page colour photographs, b/w photographs, illustrations, pictorial end-papers. Green boards, spine titled in silver-gilt.
A detailed and useful manual aimed at the beginner and intermediate falconer. Chapters include: The history of hawking; General husbandry; Equipment; Lure swinging; The hawk's larder; The choice of a hawk; The early stages; The kestrel; The buzzards; Sparrowhaks and goshawks; The falcons; The eagles; The unusual; Captive breeding; The transportaion of raptors; Lost hawks; Conservation and the law; Falconry worldwide.
A detailed and useful manual aimed at the beginner and intermediate falconer. Chapters include: The history of hawking; General husbandry; Equipment; Lure swinging; The hawk's larder; The choice of a hawk; The early stages; The kestrel; The buzzards; Sparrowhaks and goshawks; The falcons; The eagles; The unusual; Captive breeding; The transportaion of raptors; Lost hawks; Conservation and the law; Falconry worldwide.
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Book Code
13604
Author | Ford (Emma). |
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Book Code | 13604 |
ISBN | 0713440473 / 0713440473. |
Book Description | Slightly used but a good copy in slightly torn and faded dust-wrapper. |
Book Cover | Hardcover |
Published Date | 1982 |
Publisher | B.T. Batsford. |
Place | London. |