BIRDS OF PREY
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THE SCOTTISH OSPREYS FROM EXTINCTION TO SURVIVAL
Written by Philip Brown.
Stock no. 2133563
Published by William Heinemann.
1st
1979.
Very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.
Colour and b/w photos. ISBN: 0434089109. Spine and cover edges are faded. Browning to endpapers and outer page edges. Wrapper is browned with some markings; edge-creased.
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- NATURAL HISTORY
- ORNITHOLOGY
- BIRDS OF PREY
A MANUAL OF FALCONRY
Written by Michael Woodford.
Stock no. 2132676
Published by Adam & Charles Black.
1961.
Very good condition in a almost very good dustwrapper.
B/w photos. Covering every aspect of falconry from choosing a hawk for training; individual species used in falconry; game hawking; rook hawking and a bibliography. Foxing to endpapers and outer page edges. Wrapper is edge-creased with some chips and nicks; a few marks.
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- NATURAL HISTORY
- ORNITHOLOGY
- FIELD SPORTS
- FALCONRY
- BIRDS OF PREY
FALCONS AND FALCONRY
Written by Frank Illingworth.
Stock no. 2132666
Published by Blandford Press.
1st
1946.
Very good condition.
Green cloth, black titles. B/w photos. 111 pages. Some page browning and foxspots.
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- NATURAL HISTORY
- ORNITHOLOGY
- FALCONRY
- BIRDS OF PREY
- FIELD SPORTS
FALCONRY AND HAWKING
Written by Phillip Glasier.
Stock no. 2132664
Published by B.T. Batsford.
1991.
Very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.
2nd edition. Covering all aspects of the sport, with chapters on: history, the birds themselves, training, housing, tools and equipment, equipment to be fitted to the bird, hoods and hooding, handling the new arrival, condition, manning and early training, flying free and getting fit, flying falcons out of the hood, flying short-wings, merlins, game hawking, moulting, imping and coping, lost hawks, hack and hacking back, dogs for hawking and making hoods, bells, bags and gloves. Blue boards, gilt title to spine. Colour and b/w photos. Colour illustrations. 352 pages including index. ISBN: 0713455551. Bumping and wear to spine and corners. Some foxspots to outer page edges. Wrapper is price-cut with edge-creasing; repaired closed tear to top of spine.
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- NATURAL HISTORY
- ORNITHOLOGY
- FALCONRY
- BIRDS OF PREY
- FIELD SPORTS
THE BARN OWL
Written by Colin Shawyer.
Stock no. 1819113
Published by Arlequin Press.
1st
1998.
Fine condition in a fine dustwrapper.
A monograph. Brown boards, gilt title to spine. Colour plates & b/w illustrations. ISBN: 1900159708.
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- NATURAL HISTORY
- ORNITHOLOGY
- OWLS
- BIRDS OF PREY
OWLS OF THE WORLD
Written by Rob Hume.
Illustrated by Trevor Boyer.
Stock no. 2130999
Published by Dragon's World.
1st
1991.
Very good condition in a almost very good dustwrapper.
148 species in superb colour illustrations. Large format. 192 pages. ISBN: 1850281599. Partially removed bookplate to front pastedown. Foxing to outer page edges. Wrapper is edge-creased with a few marks; tear to top of spine.
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- NATURAL HISTORY
- ORNITHOLOGY
- OWLS
- BIRDS OF PREY
BRITISH BIRDS OF PREY (NN 60)
Written by Leslie H. Brown.
Stock no. 2130478
Published by Collins.
1979.
Very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.
A 'New Naturalist' publication. Green cloth. A study of Britain's 24 diurnal raptors.16 b/w plates, with 15 plates including at least 2 photographic studies. This book contains a wealth of scientific information on 15 resident, 7 vagrant and 2 migrant species of eagles, falcons, hawks and vultures in Britain. The detailed tables, maps, figures and bibliography indicate the depth of research in this study. ISBN: 0002194058. Some foxspots to outer page edges. Wrapper is price-cut and has clear adhesive film covering it and stuck to verso at edges (done by publisher). Wrapper spine is also faded.
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- NATURAL HISTORY
- NEW NATURALIST
- ORNITHOLOGY
- BIRDS OF PREY
BRITISH BIRDS OF PREY (NN 60)
Written by Leslie H. Brown.
Stock no. 2129198
Published by Collins.
1982.
Very good condition in a almost very good dustwrapper.
A 'New Naturalist' publication. Green cloth. A study of Britain's 24 diurnal raptors.16 b/w plates, with 15 plates including at least 2 photographic studies. This book contains a wealth of scientific information on 15 resident, 7 vagrant and 2 migrant species of eagles, falcons, hawks and vultures in Britain. The detailed tables, maps, figures and bibliography indicate the depth of research in this study. ISBN: 0002194058. Wrapper is price-cut with uneven fading to spine and front panel; couple of closed tears; some nicks, but very minimal loss. Creased to rear panel with a few marks.
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- NATURAL HISTORY
- NEW NATURALIST
- ORNITHOLOGY
- BIRDS OF PREY
AS THE FALCON HER BELLS
Written by Phillip Glasier.
Stock no. 2128275
Published by White Lion Books.
1st
1977.
Slightly better than very good condition in a slightly better than very good dustwrapper.
Introduction by Gavin Maxwell. B/w photos. ISBN: 0727403559. Wrapper spine is a bit faded.
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- FIELD SPORTS
- FALCONRY
- BIRDS OF PREY
THE GOLDEN EAGLE
Written by Jeff Watson.
Illustrated by Keith Brockie; Donald Watson.
Stock no. 1317550
Published by T. & A.D. Poyser.
1st
1997.
Fine condition in a nearly fine dustwrapper.
A comprehensive monograph on the Golden Eagle. Blue boards, gilt title to spine. Magnificent b/w illustrations, colour plates & landscapes. xx and 374 pages. ISBN: 0856610992. Wrapper has just a few light indentations.
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- NATURAL HISTORY
- ORNITHOLOGY
- BIRDS OF PREY
- EAGLES
THE BUZZARD
Written by Colin R. Tubbs.
Stock no. 1816666
Published by David & Charles.
1st
1974.
Very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.
Brown boards. An excellent account of the ecology and history of the Buzzard in Britain. Interest is also focused on territorial behaviour which throws up some interesting anomalies. B/w photographs & maps. ISBN: 0715363239. Text block lightly browned. Front endpapers a little grubby in appearance. Pictorial dustwrapper is lightly edge-rubbed and slightly faded to spine.
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- NATURAL HISTORY
- ORNITHOLOGY
- BIRDS OF PREY
FALCON
Written by Helen Macdonald.
Stock no. 1816661
Published by Reaktion Books.
As new condition.
Whether loved, hated, or feared, whether worshiped as a god, valued as a hunting companion, or used as a corporate or heraldic symbol, falcons have fascinated humans for millennia. This book sheds compelling new light on this extraordinary bird, and on cultures through which it has flown. Cardwraps. ISBN: 1861892381. Still in original shrinkwrap.
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- NATURAL HISTORY
- ORNITHOLOGY
- FALCONRY
- BIRDS OF PREY