The Hawking Of Japan, The History And Development Of Japanese Falconry
Author:
JAMESON E.W.
Year:
1976
Edition:
reprint Edn,
Publisher:
Davis
City of Publication:
California
Summary:
xii - 97 pages, Large 8vo , Six tipped-in colour plates, + 19 plate of drawings of Japanese hawking and equipment+ 5 b/w of the history of hawking in Japan. Chapters include, history, the sporting hawks of Japan, housing and equipment, methods of obtaining hawks, manning and training, hawking in the field, daily care plates. Yellow buckram, with Japanese text printed in black to the upper covert. Pages cut but a very good copy in acetate dust-wrapper. A publisher's slip loose states that the book was issued with pages uncut and recommends slitting the pages open with an ordinary table knife. Small ownership sticker to the front paste down, a fine copy. First published in 1962 and reprinted by the author in 1976 to satisfy demand by new falconers approximately 700 copies were printed. The history of hawking in Japan with chapters include, history, the sporting hawks of Japan, housing and equipment, methods of obtaining hawks, manning and training, hawking in the field, daily care Swift 300,02
Ref:
24220
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