PEREGRINE. By Emma Ford.

1993 1st edition. Oblong folio (325 x 276mm). Colour plates and illustrations by Antony Rhodes, colour photographs, bibliography, pictorial end-papers.

This is Emma Ford's wide ranging account of the peregrine falcon, with many paintings by Antony Rhodes, and photography by Piers Cavendish. Chapters include: Foreword by Professor Tom Cade; The peregrine across the world; The peregrine in art and literature; The peregrine at the eyrie; The peregrine hunting; The peregrine and man; The captive breeding of peregrines; The history of the peregrine in falconry; The peregrine in contemporary falconry; The future for the peregrine. An appendix lists peregrine subspecies. A handsome and informative book.