Hints management hawks added practical de harting (15 resultados)

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Hardcover. Condición: Fair. 2nd Edition, Special Edition. Harting, James Edmund. Hints on the Management of Hawks. Horace Cox, London, 1898. pp. 268. (Second edition, to which is added, Practical Falconry). This second edition was expanded to 220 pages (268 with the Index) and is generally considered to be superior to the first edition, since it contains significantly more information. This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important as part of the knowledge base of Western civilization. Ex libris Chas. Wm. Gore, Wellington House, St. Ives, Hunts. With a bookplate and many handwritten notes throughout. Hints on the Management of Hawks is a comprehensive and practical handbook on falconry. It includes important information on hawk training, care and management, common ailments, equipment and equipping, feeding, etc. It is full of instructions and invaluable hints. This is an enduring treatise, and is highly recommended to this day for its pertinent information and for its value as an antique book on falconry. This edition has green cloth, spine title & upper board vignette in gilt. In general, this book is in "fair" condition. The cloth is rubbed, and the back cover has an unsightly piece of paper glued to it. The second page is partially loose, and there is page foxing throughout. However, to adjust for the "fair" condition of this book, it is priced appropriately. No shipping to European Union countries at this time.…

Hardcover. Condición: Good. Second Edition. With plates and illustrations, l, original cloth, , inner joints cracked, , top and foot of spine little worn , pp. 268.

ALL UK PARCELS SENT TRACKED! ALL OVERSEAS PARCELS SENT AIRMAIL, TRACKED! (S/hand, Hardcover, 1898). (1884) 1898 2nd edition. 8vo (145 x 224mm). Ppviii,268. B/w photograph frontispiece & illustrative plates, text illustrations, patterned end-papers. Green cloth, spine title & upper board vignette in gilt. Cloth badly stained and quite rubbed, end-papers also stained. Contemporary owner's address. Main text block a little foxed but relatively clean. Errata slip loosely laid in. This second edition was expanded with an extra 220 pages and is generally considered to be superior to the first, containing a great deal more information. .…

ALL UK PARCELS SENT TRACKED! ALL OVERSEAS PARCELS SENT AIRMAIL, TRACKED! (S/hand, Hardcover, 1898). (1884) 1898 2nd edition. 8vo (145 x 224mm). Ppviii,268. B/w photograph frontispiece & illustrative plates, text illustrations, patterned end-papers. Green cloth, spine title & upper board vignette in gilt. Original green cloth lightly soiled and used, some foxing and inner hinge slightly tender but a nice copy. This second edition was expanded with an extra 220 pages and is generally considered to be superior to the first, containing a great deal more information. .…

Second Edition. Previous owner's signature. Very good copy in the original gilt-blocked cloth. Spine bands and panel edges somewhat rubbed and dust-toned as with age. Remains quite well-preserved overall; tight, bright, clean and strong.; 8vo 8" - 9" tall; 268 pages; Physical description; viii, 268 p., [11] leaves of plates : ill ; 23 cm. Binder's title: Hints on hawks. "Corrigenda" slip inserted. Includes bibliographical references and index. Subjects; Falconry. ARR. XJG. Accipitridae. 1 Kg.…

Hardcover. Condición: Very Good. No Jacket. Second Edition. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. 268 pp with 11 B&W plates. and 42 small drawings in text. Text is clean, tight, unmarked with some foxing, .short closed tear to page 46. Erratum slip bound in. Green cloth boards with gold-stamped picture of a falcon are rubbed with some loss of glazed color. Second edition described as with additions.…

Second Edition. Previous owner's signature. Very good copy in the original gilt-blocked cloth. Spine bands and panel edges somewhat rubbed and dust-toned as with age. Remains quite well-preserved overall; tight, bright, clean and strong.; 8vo 8" - 9" tall; 268 pages; Physical description; viii, 268 p., [11] leaves of plates : ill ; 23 cm. Binder's title: Hints on hawks. "Corrigenda" slip inserted. Includes bibliographical references and index. Subjects; Falconry. ARR. XJG. Accipitridae. 1 Kg.…

8vo. VII, 268 pp. With 11 full-page black and white plates and 42 numbered black and white illustrations in text. Including errata-slip tipped-in at end. Original gilt green cloth. The second and best edition of Harting's manual on the management of hawks and a historical and descriptive explanation on practical falconry. For this edition, the author not merely revised the original text, but made considerable additions to it, as well as to the illustrations. Plates and illustrations include a hooded falcon on block, heron hawking, kite hawking with jerfalcons, the falconer's knot, a falcon in flight, etc. The first edition of this work appeared in 1884 with the same publisher. "Not recommended for the beginner [.] Much interesting material collected from various sources, particularly the instructions for hawk catching" (Barber). - Binding rubbed, spine-ends chipped; first and last leaves slightly foxed and the usual browning, pasted bookplate and manuscript entry on blank recto of the frontispiece. Good copy of this manual on practical falconry and the management of hawks. - Barber 7. OCLC 23929448. Cf. Harting 80 (first edition). Schwerdt I, 233 (first edition).…

Second edition of Harting's manual on falconry and hawking, together with a historical description of practical falconry. For the present edition the author revised the original text and made considerable additions, also adding new illustrations. The plates show a hooded falcon, heron hawking, kite hawking with jerfalcons, the falconer's knot, a falcon in flight, and more.With a bookplate and owner's inscription on the back of the frontispiece. First and last leaves slightly foxed. Binding worn along the extremities.l Cf. Harting 80 (first edition); Schwerdt I, p. 233 (first edition). Original publisher's green cloth, title in gold on spine and decoration in gold on front board. With 11 plates and 42 illustrations in text. Pages: VII, 268 pp.…

Taschenbuch. Condición: Neu. nach der Bestellung gedruckt Neuware - Printed after ordering - Hints On The Management Of Hawks: To Which Is Added Practical Falconry Chapters Historical And Descriptive is a book written by James Edmund Harting and published in 1898. The book is a comprehensive guide to the management of hawks and falcons, covering all aspects of their care and training. It includes chapters on the history of falconry, the different types of hawks and falcons, their habitats and behavior, and the equipment and techniques used in falconry. The book also includes practical advice on how to train and care for hawks and falcons, including feeding, housing, and exercise. It is a valuable resource for anyone interested in falconry or the management of birds of prey.This scarce antiquarian book is a facsimile reprint of the old original and may contain some imperfections such as library marks and notations. Because we believe this work is culturally important, we have made it available as part of our commitment for protecting, preserving, and promoting the world's literature in affordable, high quality, modern editions, that are true to their original work.…

Taschenbuch. Condición: Neu. Hints on the Management of Hawks | To Which Is Added Practical Falconry Chapters Historical and Descriptive (1898) | James Edmund Harting | Taschenbuch | Kartoniert / Broschiert | Englisch | 2009 | Kessinger Publishing, LLC | EAN 9781120626875 | Verantwortliche Person für die EU: Libri GmbH, Europaallee 1, 36244 Bad Hersfeld, gpsr[at]libri[dot]de | Anbieter: preigu Print on Demand.…