Flowers, Flowers--Iran, Description and travel, DS258 .F9 1938, 915.5
[by] Alice Fullerton. Main Heritage Shelves General DS258 .F9 1938 Book Item-ID: i10231316 BIB-ID: 1024767 Show more[by] Alice Fullerton. Main Heritage Shelves General DS258 .F9 1938 Book Item-ID: i10231316 BIB-ID: 1024767 Show less
by John Alle. Main Heritage Shelves General SF309 .A34 1825 Book Item-ID: i2152807x BIB-ID: 1845802 Show moreby John Alle. Main Heritage Shelves General SF309 .A34 1825 Book Item-ID: i2152807x BIB-ID: 1845802 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 Capt. M****** ; with illustrations by Frank Howard. Main Heritage Shelves General SF309 .M22 1840 Book Item-ID: i21527660 BIB-ID: 1845917 Show moreby Capt. M****** ; with illustrations by Frank Howard. Main Heritage Shelves General SF309 .M22 1840 Book Item-ID: i21527660 BIB-ID: 1845917 Show less
Horsemanship, Horsemanship--Great Britain--Early works to 1800, Horses, Horses--Great Britain--Early works to 1800, SF309 .T46 1762
by Charles Thompson, Esq. Probably leaf A4, signed G1, printed & bound as p. 81-82. Errata: p. 82. Main Heritage Shelves General SF309 .T46 1762 Book Ite... Show moreby Charles Thompson, Esq. Probably leaf A4, signed G1, printed & bound as p. 81-82. Errata: p. 82. Main Heritage Shelves General SF309 .T46 1762 Book Item-ID: i21527404 BIB-ID: 1845982 Show less
Pilot guides, Pilot guides--Arabian Gulf, VK897 .U6 1931
Seal of Hydrographic Office on t.p. Main Heritage Shelves General VK897 .U6 1931 Book Item-ID: i15805852 BIB-ID: 1018960 Show moreSeal of Hydrographic Office on t.p. Main Heritage Shelves General VK897 .U6 1931 Book Item-ID: i15805852 BIB-ID: 1018960 Show less
by W.J.T. Morton. Includes "An arrangement, according to their therapeutic properties, of the medicinal substances used in veterinary practice, with... Show moreby W.J.T. Morton. Includes "An arrangement, according to their therapeutic properties, of the medicinal substances used in veterinary practice, with many of their compounds"-- before title page. Main Heritage Shelves General SF915 .M67 1854 Book Item-ID: i23350842 BIB-ID: 2498774 Includes index. 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
by Spencer Borden; many illustrations from fotografs. Illustrated t.p. Main Heritage Shelves General UE460 .B67 1912 Book Item-ID: i11397020 BIB-ID: 1171888 Show moreby Spencer Borden; many illustrations from fotografs. Illustrated t.p. Main Heritage Shelves General UE460 .B67 1912 Book Item-ID: i11397020 BIB-ID: 1171888 Show less
Hunting, Hunting--Sudan, Game and game-birds, Game and game-birds--Sudan, Mammals, Mammals--Sudan, SK255.S9 B6 1931, 799.29624
by Capt. H.C. Brocklehurst; illustrated with twelve coloured plates by W.H. Riddell, forty-five sketches by H.R. Millais, W.D.M. Bell and F.... Show moreby Capt. H.C. Brocklehurst; illustrated with twelve coloured plates by W.H. Riddell, forty-five sketches by H.R. Millais, W.D.M. Bell and F. Wallace, photographs and map. Blank pages for "notes" ([6] at end). Each coloured plate accompanied by guard sheet with descriptive letterpress. Main Heritage Shelves General SK255.S9 B6.1931 Book Item-ID: i15639678 BIB-ID: 1011191 Show less
