THE GOSHAWK. By T.H. White.
(1951) 1953 2nd edition. Small 8vo (120 x 197mm). Pp184. B/w illustrations done especially for this edition by Ralph Thompson. Red cloth, spine titled in silver.
White's terrific narrative of manning and flying his goshawk. A classic". The Goshawk is the story of a concentrated duel between Mr. White and a great beautiful hawk during the training of the latter - the record of an intense clash of wills in which the pride and endurance of the wild raptor are worn down and broken by the almost insane willpower of the schoolmaster-falconer. It is comic; it is tragic; it is all absorbing. ...we may be sure that the experiences recorded in The Goshawk have marked Mr. White for life".
White's terrific narrative of manning and flying his goshawk. A classic". The Goshawk is the story of a concentrated duel between Mr. White and a great beautiful hawk during the training of the latter - the record of an intense clash of wills in which the pride and endurance of the wild raptor are worn down and broken by the almost insane willpower of the schoolmaster-falconer. It is comic; it is tragic; it is all absorbing. ...we may be sure that the experiences recorded in The Goshawk have marked Mr. White for life".
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Book Code
9111
| Author | White (Terence Hanbury). (1906-1964). |
|---|---|
| Book Code | 9111 |
| ISBN | No ISBN. |
| Book Description | Edges foxed, front end-paper partially removed, previous owner's name to half-title. Good copy in rather chipped, frayed and tanned dust-wrapper. |
| Book Cover | Hardcover |
| Published Date | 1953 |
| Publisher | Reader's Union. |
| Place | London. |