FALCONRY: ON A WING AND A PRAYER. By Nick Hammond.
2000 1st edition. 4to (195 x 252mm). Pp142. Colour and b/w photographs, illustrations. Black boards, spine titled in gilt.
A good introduction by an English austringer who mainly flies Harris hawks. Chapters include: The essence of falconry; Birds of prey used in falconry; Falconry furniture; Accomodation and daily maintenance; Finding your own hawking ground; Buying and training your bird; Quarry - its habitats, habits and how to hunt it; Epilogue; Extracts from my training diary (season 1998-99).
A good introduction by an English austringer who mainly flies Harris hawks. Chapters include: The essence of falconry; Birds of prey used in falconry; Falconry furniture; Accomodation and daily maintenance; Finding your own hawking ground; Buying and training your bird; Quarry - its habitats, habits and how to hunt it; Epilogue; Extracts from my training diary (season 1998-99).
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Book Code
18043
| Author | Hammond (Nick). |
|---|---|
| Book Code | 18043 |
| ISBN | 1861263236 / 1861263236. |
| Book Description | Thick book-seller's label to rear paste-down else very good in slightly used dust-wrapper. |
| Book Cover | Hardcover |
| Published Date | 2000 |
| Publisher | Crowood Press. |
| Place | Ramsbury, Marlborough. |