FALCONRY: ITS CLAIMS, HISTORY AND PRACTICE. By Gage Earl Freeman, M.A. and Francis Henry Salvin. To which are added remarks on training the otter and cormorant by Captain Salvin. Paul Minet facsimile edition.
(1859) 1972 facsimile edition. Small 8vo (124 x 192mm). Ppxv,352 + 4pp ads for Paul Minet books. B/w reproductions of engravings. Red cloth, spine titled in gilt.
"The falconry section, all but 26 pages of the book, appears to have been written only by Freeman; it closes with his pseudonym - 'Peregrine.' The section on Cormorants (pp 326-350), and several pages on the Otter, were written by Salvin." (Swift). (Swift 202.03).
"The falconry section, all but 26 pages of the book, appears to have been written only by Freeman; it closes with his pseudonym - 'Peregrine.' The section on Cormorants (pp 326-350), and several pages on the Otter, were written by Salvin." (Swift). (Swift 202.03).
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6109
| Author | Freeman (Gage Earle) and Salvin (Francis Henry). |
|---|---|
| Book Code | 6109 |
| ISBN | 0856090239 / 0856090239. |
| Book Description | Very good in rubbed dust-wrapper. Bookplate of falconry book collector, Count Umberto Caproni di Taliedo. |
| Book Cover | Hardcover |
| Published Date | 1972 |
| Publisher | Paul P.B. Minet. |
| Place | Chicheley, Bucks. |