THE ART OF GAMEHAWKING. By Andrew Haslen.

2022 1st edition. Square folio (246 x 307mm). Pp160. Colour paintings by the author throughout, colour paintings to end-papers. Grey boards, spine and upper board titled in black.

"Back in 1977, I was given the opportunity to train and fly a Peregrine Falcon. It was this falcon, Tassa, that Ray Turner wrote about in his classic monograph Gamehawk. I produced the line drawings for this book and have always had an idea that one day I would create a series of paintings to accompany it. Thirty years on, and having been diagnosed with Parkinson's disease, I decided that if I was going to do this, then the time was now. As often happens with this kind of project, once started it took on a life of its own and this book was born." Chapters include: In the field and aloft; The pencil isn't working yet; Tassa's story; A goshawk please; Teamwork; Day to day; Rules of the game; Tales from the field; The Green Lane partridges; Puddle ducks; Under the pollard oak; Haylock's pond; Counted out; Mirror mirror; Angels of the field; Moor or less; Check mate; Bend and stretch; High five; A new direction. A vivid portrayal of East Anglian gamehawking.