NORTH AMERICAN FALCONRY AND HUNTING HAWKS. NINTH EDITION IN TWO VOLUMES. By Frank L. Beebe and Harold M. Webster.

(1964) 2013 9th edition. Large 4to (230 x 298mm). Two large hardback volumes. Pp832. Many full-page colour and b/w plates, colour and b/w illustrations, pictorial end-papers. Blue boards, titled in gilt with gilt vignette. Dark blue slipcase.

The latest edition of the bible of American falconry, brought up to date with much new material, including new chapters on hunting with Red-tailed, Harris', and Ferruginous hawks, and Aplomado falcons, and chapters on hoods, hooding and hood patterns. Plus - a huge amount of information from the previous editions, mainly by Frank Beebe and Hal Webster, has been undated and revised. Other contributors include Michael McDermott, Tom Cade, Gary Brewer, Matthew Mullenix, Stuart Rossell, Kirk Hohenberger, Pete Widener, Rick Sharpe and James Enderson.