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Rouen, Clement Malassis, 1650.. FIFTH EDITION 1650 (first publied 1620). Slim 4to, approximately 225 x 160 mm, 9 x 6½ inches, title with woodcut hunting scene, 7 woodcut illustrations of falcons, 38 pages, quarter calf, gilt lettering and decoration to spine, marbled paper covered boards, marbled endpapers. ½ inch split to upper hinge and small repair to head of spine, corners worn at tips with board just showing, pale age-browning and spotting throughout, bookplates of L. Heron and A.E.H. Swaen to front and rear pastedowns, otherwise a very good copy. This work provides all the information necessary for keeping and training falcons, hawks and other birds of prey: how to choose birds, how to train them; how to treat them throughout the year; how to treat their illnesses or accidents. The author wrote from personal experience, having served 2 kings as falconer for over 45 years. Found in some editions of Du Fouilloux's La Venerie, see Carl F. G. Richard Schwerdt Volume I, pages 153 & 230-231 (1620… Read More