from the German of Dr. Wagner and other sources by Francis Pulszky. Show morefrom the German of Dr. Wagner and other sources by Francis Pulszky. Show less
by Alfred Saunders. "Perfect kinowledge of nature would mean something like absolute control over nature."--Title page. New Zealand author. Main... Show moreby Alfred Saunders. "Perfect kinowledge of nature would mean something like absolute control over nature."--Title page. New Zealand author. Main Heritage Shelves General SF285 .S28 1886 Book Item-ID: i23357113 BIB-ID: 2499198 Includes index. Show less
by a cavalry officer. Author is probably Maurice Hartland Mahon. Includes index. Main Heritage Shelves General SF285 .M35 1867 Book Item-ID: i23335439 BIB... Show moreby a cavalry officer. Author is probably Maurice Hartland Mahon. Includes index. Main Heritage Shelves General SF285 .M35 1867 Book Item-ID: i23335439 BIB-ID: 2497708 Show less
by a cavalry officer [i.e. M.H. Mahon]. Preface signed: Magenta. "3/6"--Cover. Main Heritage Shelves General SF285 .M35 1865 Book Item-ID: i23335348 BIB... Show moreby a cavalry officer [i.e. M.H. Mahon]. Preface signed: Magenta. "3/6"--Cover. Main Heritage Shelves General SF285 .M35 1865 Book Item-ID: i23335348 BIB-ID: 2497706 Show less
by major A. T. Fisher. Main Heritage Shelves General SF951 .F57 1893 Book Item-ID: i23357538 BIB-ID: 2499229 Includes index. Show moreby major A. T. Fisher. Main Heritage Shelves General SF951 .F57 1893 Book Item-ID: i23357538 BIB-ID: 2499229 Includes index. Show less
Arabic language, Arabic language--Early works to 1800, Arabic literature, Arabic literature--Iraq--Babylonia--750-1258, Proverbs, Arabic, PJ7755.H3 S59 1767
now translated into English, with improvements by Leonard Chappelow. With a final leaf of advertisement. Main Heritage Shelves General PJ7755.H3 S59 1767 ... Show morenow translated into English, with improvements by Leonard Chappelow. With a final leaf of advertisement. Main Heritage Shelves General PJ7755.H3 S59 1767 Book Item-ID: i24544425 BIB-ID: 2557227 Show less
by J. G. Peters. With half-title. "Content, if hence th' unlearn'd their wants may view, The learn'd reflection on what before they knew.--Pope."-... Show moreby J. G. Peters. With half-title. "Content, if hence th' unlearn'd their wants may view, The learn'd reflection on what before they knew.--Pope."--Title page. Main Heritage Shelves General SF309 .P48 1835 Book Item-ID: i21528007 BIB-ID: 1845941 Includes index. Show less
by Richard Blome. Printed in Great Britain by Butler & Tanner, ltd., Frome and London. "The text of this edition is printed in Monotype Cochin and is... Show moreby Richard Blome. Printed in Great Britain by Butler & Tanner, ltd., Frome and London. "The text of this edition is printed in Monotype Cochin and is limited to 650 copies, of which numbers I-L are printed on Arnold hand-made paper, and bound in limp vellum. The type has been distributed. This copy is number 578." Main Heritage Shelves General SK321 .B56 1929 Book Item-ID: i11393208 BIB-ID: 1171454 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
