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THE SPARROWHAWK: A MANUAL FOR HAWKING
Written by Liam O Broin.
Illustrated by Liam O Broin.
Stock no. 1825179
Published by Old Abbey Books.
1st thus
1993.
Nearly fine condition in a slightly better than very good dustwrapper.
The history of falconry in Ireland from its earliest beginnings over a thousand years ago to the the present. Written for the beginner and the experienced falconer, this book covers every aspect of keeping, training and hunting. Green cloth boards, gilt titles. Colour photos and line drawings. ISBN: 0952102900. Light knock to vertical edge of boards and top of spine. Contents fine. Brown pictorial dustwrapper is a little scuffed and slightly grubby.
- Categorised in:
- FIELD SPORTS
- HUNTING
- FALCONRY
- BIRDS OF PREY
- IRELAND
- ORNITHOLOGY
THE PEREGRINE SKETCHBOOK
Written by Robert Gillmor; Derek Ratcliffe.
Illustrated by C.F. Tunnicliffe.
Stock no. 1824209
Published by Excellent Press.
1st
1996.
Nearly fine condition in a nearly fine dustwrapper.
Large format. Colour & b/w illustrations. Introduction by Gillmor. Nesting peregrines in Anglesey. ISBN: 1900318024. Minor foxing to top edge of text block else contents fine. Pictorial dustwrapper is slightly grubby.
- Categorised in:
- NATURAL HISTORY
- ORNITHOLOGY
- BIRDS OF PREY
- ILLUSTRATED
- ANGLESEY
OWLS OF THE NORTHERN HEMISPHERE
Written by Karel H. Voous.
Illustrated by Ad Cameron.
Stock no. 2139840
Published by Collins.
1990.
Slightly better than very good condition in a slightly better than very good dustwrapper.
Large format. Cream boards, gilt title to spine. 320 pages. Colour and b/w illustrations. ISBN: 0002194937. A few light marks to covers. Wrapper has light edge-creasing with a couple of tiny nicks.
- Categorised in:
- NATURAL HISTORY
- ORNITHOLOGY
- BIRDS OF PREY
- OWLS
DIE GREIFVOGEL DER WELT
Written by Friedhelm Weick.
Stock no. 1823818
Published by Paul Parey.
1st
1980.
Nearly fine condition in a nearly fine dustwrapper.
Birds of Prey of the World. A coloured guide to identification of all the diurnal species order Falconiformes. Dual text in English and German. Light brown mottled cloth with dark brown title to spine. B/w sketches and colour illustrations. ISBN: 349008618X. Light vertical crease to front flap of dustwrapper. Contents are fine.
- Categorised in:
- NATURAL HISTORY
- ORNITHOLOGY
- BIRDS OF PREY
- FOREIGN LANGUAGE
- GERMAN
BIODIVERSITY CONSERVATION USING UMBRELLA SPECIES
Written by Futoshi Nakamura.
Stock no. 1323003
Published by Springer.
Nearly fine condition.
Blakiston's Fish Owl and the Red-crowned crane. Ecological Research Monographs series, edited by Nakamura. Glazed boards. ISBN: 9789811072024. Corners bumped else fine, still in original shrinkwrap.
- Categorised in:
- NATURAL HISTORY
- ORNITHOLOGY
- BIRDS OF PREY
- ECOLOGY
- TEXT BOOK (UNIVERSITY)
HARRIERS OF THE WORLD: THEIR BEHAVIOUR AND ECOLOGY
Written by Robert E. Simmons.
Illustrated by John R. Simmons.
Stock no. 2139553
Published by Oxford University Press.
1ST
2000.
Very good condition.
Card wraps. B/w illustrations. ISBN: 0198549644. Some grubby marks to covers; creasing to corners. Name and date to inside front cover. Browning to outer page edges.
- Categorised in:
- NATURAL HISTORY
- ORNITHOLOGY
- BIRDS OF PREY
A NATURAL HISTORY OF OWLS
Written by Michael Everett.
Stock no. 2139083
Published by Hamlyn.
1st
1977.
Very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.
Large format. Colour and b/w photos. ISBN: 0600365751. A few knocks along cover edges and to top of spine. Page edge and margin browning. Wrapper is a bit edge-creased.
- Categorised in:
- NATURAL HISTORY
- ORNITHOLOGY
- BIRDS OF PREY
FALCONRY: CELEBRATING A LIVING HERITAGE
Written by Javier Ceballos.
Stock no. 2135369
Published by Motivate Publishing.
1st UAE
2009.
Slightly better than very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.
Large oblong format. Glazed pictorial boards. Colour photos. ISBN: 9781860632761. Contents are excellent! Wrapper has some edge-creasing with a 1" closed tear to rear panel and sticky label.
- Categorised in:
- FIELD SPORTS
- FALCONRY
- BIRDS OF PREY
FALCONS (NN 132)
Written by Richard Sale.
Stock no. 1821611
Published by William Collins.
1st
2016.
Fine condition in a nearly fine dustwrapper.
New Naturalist series. A comprehensive natural history of the four British breeding falcons - the Peregrine, Kestrel, Hobby and Merlin. Green cloth boards, gilt title to spine. Blue endpapers with dark grey 'NN' repeating pattern. Colour photos & graphs. ISBN: 9780007511419. Pictorial dustwrapper is lightly creased at top edge and lightly scuffed to rear panel.
- Categorised in:
- NATURAL HISTORY
- NEW NATURALIST
- ORNITHOLOGY
- BIRDS OF PREY
EAGLES, HAWKS AND FALCONS OF THE WORLD (2 VOLUMES)
Written by Leslie H. Brown; Dean Amadon.
Illustrated by Roger Tory Peterson; et al..
Stock no. 1820533
Published by Country Life.
1979.
Nearly fine condition.
Large format. 125 full-colour paintings. Brown/terracotta cloth boards, gilt titles and vignette. ISBN: 060043124X. Contained in publisher's slipcase with large brown pictorial onlay to all sides which is scuffed and rubbed at edges.
- Categorised in:
- NATURAL HISTORY
- ORNITHOLOGY
- EAGLES
- 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.
- Categorised in:
- NATURAL HISTORY
- ORNITHOLOGY
- FALCONRY
- BIRDS OF PREY
- FIELD SPORTS
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.
- Categorised in:
- NATURAL HISTORY
- ORNITHOLOGY
- FALCONRY
- BIRDS OF PREY