OBSERVATIONS ON THE FAUNA OF NORFOLK, AND MORE PARTICULARLY ON THE DISTRICT OF THE BROADS. By the Rev. Richard Lubbock, Rector of Eccles.
1845 1st edition. 8vo (145 x 230mm). Illustrated with with two steel engravings of decoys and a frontispiece map of the district of the Broads. Green cloth, spine titled in gilt, blind-stamped design on upper board.
"A Natural History Of The County Of Norfolk; together with observations on Angling and Falconry, and descriptions of the Broads and Decoys in Norfolk." Pages 125 to 134 are on fish, and 135 to 156 on angling; about twelve pages (20 to 31) are on "The Remains of Falconry in Norfolk;" 16 pages on duck decoys. The cover is dated 1860, though the title-page gives 1848.
"A Natural History Of The County Of Norfolk; together with observations on Angling and Falconry, and descriptions of the Broads and Decoys in Norfolk." Pages 125 to 134 are on fish, and 135 to 156 on angling; about twelve pages (20 to 31) are on "The Remains of Falconry in Norfolk;" 16 pages on duck decoys. The cover is dated 1860, though the title-page gives 1848.
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| Author | Lubbock (Richard). |
|---|---|
| Book Code | 58012 |
| ISBN | B002RFW1NA. |
| Book Description | Light tanning and use throughout, with a little underlining of the falconry references, but a very good copy. Bookplate of Count Umberto Caproni di Taliedo. |
| Book Cover | Paperback |
| Published Date | 1879 |
| Publisher | Charles Muskett, Old Haymarket, Norwich; |
| Place | Longman and Co., London. |