translated by D.C. Phillott. First edition (one of 500 copies) of this rare Persian treatise on falconry giving a detailed account of falcons as... Show moretranslated by D.C. Phillott. First edition (one of 500 copies) of this rare Persian treatise on falconry giving a detailed account of falcons as well as hunting-birds in general, translated by Douglas Craven Phillott. The translator's introduction gives an account of the author, a prince of Persia d. 1874) and his book. With manuscript dedication by the translator to Miss Gladys Murdoch on recto first endpaper. Front hinge, spine and last quire loosening; pasted bookplate on half-title; endpapers foxed; upper blank corner of first 26 pp. slightly wrinkled. A rare and very important work by a falconer who flourished in the middle of the 19th century. Main Heritage Shelves General SK321 .H87 1908 Book Item-ID: i10191045 BIB-ID: 1525369 Show less
by "Rangin" [pseud.] Tr. from the Urdu by Lieut.-Colonel D.C. Phillott ... On back of cover: An Urdu treatise on the horse. "Vocabulary of technical... Show moreby "Rangin" [pseud.] Tr. from the Urdu by Lieut.-Colonel D.C. Phillott ... On back of cover: An Urdu treatise on the horse. "Vocabulary of technical terms": p. 56-83. Show less
translated by D.C. Phillott. First edition (one of 500 copies) of this rare Persian treatise on falconry giving a detailed account of falcons as... Show moretranslated by D.C. Phillott. First edition (one of 500 copies) of this rare Persian treatise on falconry giving a detailed account of falcons as well as hunting-birds in general, translated by Douglas Craven Phillott. The translator's introduction gives an account of the author, a prince of Persia d. 1874) and his book. With manuscript dedication by the translator to Miss Gladys Murdoch on recto first endpaper. Front hinge, spine and last quire loosening; pasted bookplate on half-title; endpapers foxed; upper blank corner of first 26 pp. slightly wrinkled. A rare and very important work by a falconer who flourished in the middle of the 19th century. Main Heritage Shelves General SK321 .H87 1908 Book Item-ID: i10191045 BIB-ID: 1525369 Show less
