"Only 100 copies of this treatise have been printed of which this is No. 83." Main Heritage Shelves General SK321 .P47 1886 Book Item-ID: i20443080 BIB... Show more"Only 100 copies of this treatise have been printed of which this is No. 83." Main Heritage Shelves General SK321 .P47 1886 Book Item-ID: i20443080 BIB-ID: 1829589 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
Falconry, Falconry--Early works to 1800, Birds--Diseases, Birds--Diseases--Early works to 1800, SK321 .S56 1615
Printer's name from STC. The first leaf and the last leaf are blank. K3 is a cancel (printed as V3), with text on recto beginning "But before I doe... Show morePrinter's name from STC. The first leaf and the last leaf are blank. K3 is a cancel (printed as V3), with text on recto beginning "But before I doe proceed ..". Variant: V3 in place, K3 uncancelled. Usually found bound with the 1618 edition of the second book (STC 15268.3) A variant of the 1614 edition, with two sheets of new preliminaries. Main Heritage Shelves General SK321 .S56 1615 Book Item-ID: i10127264 BIB-ID: 1014362 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
