by Peary Chand Mittra, with notes. By Baboo Joykissen Mokerjea, Zemindar. Title from cover-title. Show moreby Peary Chand Mittra, with notes. By Baboo Joykissen Mokerjea, Zemindar. Title from cover-title. Show less
M. Gómez-Moreno. Main Heritage Shelves General N6270 .A44 1914 Book vol. 1 Item-ID: i20236918 BIB-ID: 1010306 Show moreM. Gómez-Moreno. Main Heritage Shelves General N6270 .A44 1914 Book vol. 1 Item-ID: i20236918 BIB-ID: 1010306 Show less
M. Gómez-Moreno. Main Heritage Shelves General N6270 .A44 1914 Book vol. 2 Item-ID: i20236931 BIB-ID: 1010306 Show moreM. Gómez-Moreno. Main Heritage Shelves General N6270 .A44 1914 Book vol. 2 Item-ID: i20236931 BIB-ID: 1010306 Show less
by Paul W. Harrison, M. D. Main Heritage Shelves General DS215 .H37 1924 Book Item-ID: i10187479 BIB-ID: 1020383 Also issued online. Show moreby Paul W. Harrison, M. D. Main Heritage Shelves General DS215 .H37 1924 Book Item-ID: i10187479 BIB-ID: 1020383 Also issued online. Show less
Falconry, Falconry--Early works to 1800, Falconry, SK321 .T87 1611
heretofore published by George Turbervile gentleman. First published in 1575 under title: The booke of faulconrie or hauking. Title with woodcut of... Show moreheretofore published by George Turbervile gentleman. First published in 1575 under title: The booke of faulconrie or hauking. Title with woodcut of the earl or Warwick in hawking costume-DNB; the woodcut is repeated on p. 362. STC distinguishes two "issues" of this edition: 24325, which has catchword "of" on leaf A1r (listing 5+ copies in Britain and 5+ outside Britain); and 24325.5, "anr. issue, with quires A-K reset", which has catchword "com-" on A1r (listing 4 copies total). The corresponding ESTC records are S118834 and S3107. The remaining gatherings (L-2A and the title gathering) are of the same setting in all copies; the distinction between STC 24325 and 24325.5 is properly variant states, probably resulting from enlargement of the edition in the course of printing. Collation: 4to: [par.]⁴ A-Z⁸ 2A⁴ [$4 (-[par.]4) signed]; 192 leaves, pp. [8 unnumbered] [1] 2-370 [6 unnumbered (last leaf blank)] [misprinting 11 as ̂1 ("com-" state), 198 as 168 (some copies), 265 as 205 (some copies), 302 as 392]. LC copy imperfect: last blank leaf wanting. Rare first edition of the "best known English book on hawking" (Schwerdt), replete with 42 charming woodcuts. The present work is a comprehensive guide to all aspects of falconry, promising to teach the reader "to knowe all kinds of Hawkes, and to have the cunning how to reclayme, keepe, flee, ympe, & mewe the sayd Hawkes, with sundry other like matters incident and appertayning to Falconrie". Although imported hawks were an exceptional luxury in 16th century Europe, Turberville does give significant mention to the "Barbary" and even "Tunisian" falcons, replete with illustrations. - Turberville's account is acknowledged as a valuable source of 16th century terminology and practice (cf., eg., Grassby), and figures prominently in the literary history of the sport: "Despite its medieval associations, falconry retained its high status into the sixteenth century and even received a boost from the printing press." Grassby describes the "culture of hunting" in Early Modern England as "a form of pleasure and relaxation which was thought to offer an emotional link with the natural world"; the present treatise, with its remarkably detailed and perceptive veterinary section (running to 150 pages), certainly demonstrates the high esteem which 16th century falconers held for their charges. As Turberville indeed notes, "it is very necessary and behovefull for [the reader] to have knowledge and good experience in their diseases and cures: for that they are birds subject to sundrie maladies and accidents, the cure of all which dothe rest in the careful keeper". - According to Grassby, Turberville wrote for the nobility and gentry, who were of course the primary consumers of falconry during the period; the annotations found in the margins of the present copy certainly show a easy familiarity with hawking. Hawks were bequeathed in wills, and it was a felony to steal a manned hawk. "He is no body," noted Robert Burton in his 'Anatomy of Melancholy', "that in the season hath not a Hawk on his fist". - Persistent but light staining. Occasional dog-earing, worming, minor tears and printer's faults with very minor losses of text (X5, X6, and Z4 are the worst examples). - Rare, only one complete of the present first edition in auction records of the past decades (but 17 copies of the 1611 reprint). Main Heritage Shelves General SK321 .T87 1611 Book Item-ID: i17067042 BIB-ID: 1525370 LC copy has bookplate of J. Leveson Douglas Stewart, Glenogil. DLC Show less
translated out of Latin into English by Thomas Tymme ... Signatures: [par.]⁴ A-P⁴ Q². Show moretranslated out of Latin into English by Thomas Tymme ... Signatures: [par.]⁴ A-P⁴ Q². Show less
tr. from the Arabic of Abenhamin, a native of Granada, by Ginés Perez de Hita, and from the Spanish by Thomas Rodd. Translation of Guerras civiles... Show moretr. from the Arabic of Abenhamin, a native of Granada, by Ginés Perez de Hita, and from the Spanish by Thomas Rodd. Translation of Guerras civiles de Granada. Includes index. Show less
tr. from the Arabic of Abenhamin, a native of Granada, by Ginés Perez de Hita, and from the Spanish by Thomas Rodd. Translation of Guerras civiles... Show moretr. from the Arabic of Abenhamin, a native of Granada, by Ginés Perez de Hita, and from the Spanish by Thomas Rodd. Translation of Guerras civiles de Granada. Includes index. Main Heritage Shelves General PQ6419.P8 G813 1803 Book Item-ID: i15861557 BIB-ID: 1021030 Show less
1st ed. (1886) Main Heritage Shelves General DS103 .C66 1886 Book Item-ID: i10075021 BIB-ID: 1009138 Show more1st ed. (1886) Main Heritage Shelves General DS103 .C66 1886 Book Item-ID: i10075021 BIB-ID: 1009138 Show less
per G.B. Main Heritage Shelves General PJ120 .B48 1658 Book Item-ID: i24523422 BIB-ID: 2623418 Show moreper G.B. Main Heritage Shelves General PJ120 .B48 1658 Book Item-ID: i24523422 BIB-ID: 2623418 Show less
written originally in the Arabian tongue by Murtadi the son of Gaphiphus ; rendered into French by Monsieur Vattier ; and thence faithfully done... Show morewritten originally in the Arabian tongue by Murtadi the son of Gaphiphus ; rendered into French by Monsieur Vattier ; and thence faithfully done into English by J. Davies. Main Heritage Shelves General DT83.A2 M87 1672 Book Item-ID: i10198167 BIB-ID: 1021452 Show less
Main Heritage Display General Book Item-ID: i20330662 BIB-ID: 1021531 Show moreMain Heritage Display General Book Item-ID: i20330662 BIB-ID: 1021531 Show less
par Dom Joseph Vaissete. Main Heritage Shelves General GB51 .V35 1755 Book Item-ID: i23459700 BIB-ID: 2505016 Show morepar Dom Joseph Vaissete. Main Heritage Shelves General GB51 .V35 1755 Book Item-ID: i23459700 BIB-ID: 2505016 Show less
pt. 1. Theory and practice of veterinary science ; Diseases of horses, cattle, sheep, poultry, swine, dogs and birds and their remedies -- pt. 2.... Show morept. 1. Theory and practice of veterinary science ; Diseases of horses, cattle, sheep, poultry, swine, dogs and birds and their remedies -- pt. 2. System of horse taming. edited by Oliver W. Gleason. "Based ... upon the works of Robert McClure ..."--Preface. Main Heritage Shelves General SF751 .G54 1900 Book Item-ID: i23338696 BIB-ID: 2497888 Show less
Mehmet Bey, Mehmet Bey, Impostors and imposture, Impostors and imposture--Biography, Impostors and imposture, DS38.2 .M44 1668
Dedication signed I.M., i.e. Iean Michel de Cigala. Error in paging: p. [193-204] numbered 203-214. The author is described as "a Valachian... Show moreDedication signed I.M., i.e. Iean Michel de Cigala. Error in paging: p. [193-204] numbered 203-214. The author is described as "a Valachian counterfeit" in John Evelyn's The history of the three late famous impostors, London, 1669. Binding, contemporary brown full-calf, slightly worn with small piece missing at the top, gilt decoration on raised spine, speckled outer edges, browning throughout, spine partly cracked. Main Heritage Shelves General DS38.2 .M44 1668 Book Item-ID: i23684665 BIB-ID: 2501883 Show less
in a series of designs drawn by W. Davenport & engraved by G. Hunt, with a biographical sketch. Main Heritage Compact General DR965 .H57 1823 Book Item... Show morein a series of designs drawn by W. Davenport & engraved by G. Hunt, with a biographical sketch. Main Heritage Compact General DR965 .H57 1823 Book Item-ID: i10102851 BIB-ID: 1011921 Show less
by Sydney Galvayne ; with tabulated forms of cattle and sheep dentition. With a portrait of the author. Main Heritage Shelves General SF869 .G35 1889 Book ... Show moreby Sydney Galvayne ; with tabulated forms of cattle and sheep dentition. With a portrait of the author. Main Heritage Shelves General SF869 .G35 1889 Book Item-ID: i2335656x BIB-ID: 2499150 Show less