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MAVROGORDATO J.G. |
THE COMPLETE WORKS OF JACK MAVROGORDATO: A HAWK FOR THE BUSH, A FALCON IN THE FIELD and BEHIND THE SCENES. In three volumes.
2005.
new.
Western Sporting.
Ranchester, Wyoming, USA.
xxiii-247 + xxiii-157 + xxxii ? 201 pages, small 4to illustrated in colour & b/w from photographs, watercolours, drawings etc. A fine set-in fine DJs, a new editions of each title, containing much new material and many new illustrations and photographs. A new edtion with new material of Jack Mavrogordato classic titles.
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£90.00 |
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Meinertzhagen, Colonel R. |
BIRDS OF ARABIA
1954.
1st.
OLiver & Boyd.
Edinburgh, London.
xiii- 624, 4to. . Nineteen colour plates by Thorburn, Lodge, and Reid-Henry and nine plates of b&w photographs by the author and others, text drawings and maps with a folding map in rear pocket. Also includes a loose armorial bookplate of R. Meinerthagen. A near fine copy in price clipped DJ. A short section on falconry is found pp 330 ? 332, and a section on Order Falconiformes pp 323 ? 384. Swift 395.01
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£225.00 |
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Meinertzhagen, Colonel R. |
PIRATES AND PREDATORS. The Piratical And Predatory Habits of Birds.
1959.
1st.
OLiver & Boyd.
Edinburgh, London.
ix + 230pp,. 4to 18 colour plates + 26 monochrome plates from photographs and drawings. Bookplate to the front paste down. Publishers red cloth with gilt title and vignette to the front cover.A fine copy in Dj. "Although not specifically a falconry work, the author often refers to the sport and mentions his relationship with falconer Jack Mavrogordato. It's a worthwhile commentary on the eagles, hawks, and falcons used in falconry". Swift 390.01
[24233] |
£85.00 |
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MELLOR J.E.M. |
Notes On Falconry
1949.
1st Edn,.
XII 83 pages, printed for the author in Cambridge, text illus, heavy foxing to EP + 1 full page plates, publishers green cloth, Mellor a praticising falconer had flown a variety of hawks in India, produced this short work of advice on flying and training hawks. Swift 397-01, scarce.
[7320] |
£20.00 |
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MICHAELIS H.Von |
Birds of the Gauntlet
1952.
1st Edn,.
Hutchinson.
223 pages, 4to. illus with paintings and drawings by the author, vg in dj, dj has small chips and closed tears.
[21594] |
£25.00 |
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MICHELL E.B. |
The Art And Practice Of Hawking
1976.
facsimile reprint.
Holland Press.
xii - 291 10 full page plates, a fine facsimile reprint of the first edition published in 1900. A fine copy with all page edges gilt bound in full dark green morroco. Two ruled frames with decorative corner pieces to the front and rear covers. The spine in 6 compartments with gilt title and centre tooling.
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£80.00 |
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