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
20540
| Author | Ford (Emma). |
|---|---|
| Book Code | 20540 |
| ISBN | 0713440473 / 0713440473. |
| Book Description | Inscription and some use but good-plus in used dust-wrapper. |
| Book Cover | Hardcover |
| Published Date | 1982 |
| Publisher | B.T. Batsford. |
| Place | London. |