Search Results: Falconry

Simon & Schuster, 2020. Hardcover. Good/Good . 5x1x8. An x-library copy; minimal markings. Else in Very Good condition. Dustjacket in sleeve which is adhered to covers. On May 3, 2010, an Irish national named Jeffrey Lendrum was apprehended at Britain’s Birmingham International Airport with a suspicious parcel strapped to his stomach. Inside were fourteen rare peregrine falcon eggs snatched from a remote cliffside in Wales.So begins a tale almost too bizarre to believe, following the parallel lives of a globetrotting smuggler who spent two decades capturing endangered raptors for royals in the United Arab Emirates—where falcon races have multimillion-dollar purses and a champion bird might just be worth risking prison for—and Detective Andy McWilliam of the United Kingdom’s National Wildlife Crime Unit, who’s determined to protect the world’s birds of prey from one of the most… Read More

Boston: Houghton Mifflin Harcourt, 2008. 326 pages.. Paperback. New/New.

Very Good. 1997. Hardcover. 345819004X . Miniatures from the Falcon bookof Kaiser Friedrich II. Birds. In German. ; 7.1 X 4.6 X 0.5 inches .

Charles t Branford, 1987. hardcover. Very Good. 9x7x1. Dust jacket has light wear. Price on top corner of 2nd page. Text unmarked, pages clean & bright. Ships Next Business Day.

Cornell Univ Pr, 1982T. hardcover. Very Good. 1.4000 in x 12.6000 in x 9.7000 in. BINDING AND PAGES LIKE NEW-NO DUSTJACKET

C. T. Branford Co, 1979. Hardcover. Very Good. May have limited writing in cover pages. Pages are unmarked. ~ ThriftBooks: Read More, Spend Less.Dust jacket in good condition. Second printing. Minor shelf and handling wear, overall a clean solid copy with minimal signs of use. Secure packaging for safe delivery.Dust jacket quality is not guaranteed.

Overlook Books, October 1998. Hardcover. VG/Very Good. used hardcover in a dust jacket. jacket is slightly worn about the edges, but with no tears and not price clipped. pages and binding are clean, straight and tight. there are no marks to the text or other serious flaws.

Comstock / Cornell University Press, 1982. Book. Fine-. Hard Cover with Dustjacket. First Edition. Folio - over 12 - 15" tall. Oversize hardcover with dustjacket : fine minus / very good plus. Book: narrow strip of slight fading to bottom edge of binding; front corners are very very slightly bumped; otherwise like new. Jacket in new mylar protector; jacket has scratches on front--not very noticeable; slight scuffing to back; very slight wear to head of spine; clean and bright. 192 pages; 40 full-page color paintings; 4 double-spread paintings; 30 maps; a few b&w illustrations..

C. T. Branford Co, 1979. hardcover. Very Good++/Very Good++. 9x6x1. C.T. Branford Publ. 1979. Fine condition unmarked clean tight and bright, blue cloth hardcover is in fine condition; DJ is in vg++ condition lightly rubbed at bottom edge. Price has been neatly clipped from DJ.

Ithaca, NY: Cornell University Press. Fine copy in fine dust jacket. 1982. 1st. hardcover. 4to, 192 pp. .

Woodstock, NY: Overlook Press, (1998). First US edition. Hardcover. Minor spotting to top edge, else fine in fine jacket. Quarto, original black cloth, 352 pp., illustrations in color and black and white, jacket. The bible of modern hawking and falconry. Originally published in the UK, this first US edition reprints the revised third UK edition.

Madison, Wisconsin: The University of Wisconsin Press. Very Good in Very Good- dust jacket. 1969. First Edition. Hardcover. This book is the result of a 1965 international conference sponsored by the University of Wisconsin on the collapse of the peregrine falcon population on two continents. Once the prized favorite of medieval falconers, the peregrine wild population was catastrophically declining by the early 1960s. The collapse also hit eagles and other raptors, probably caused by DDT. No previous owner marks. Text, photographs, maps, and charts all clean. Contains 32 pages of B&W photographs. This book is used and has been read. Minor to moderate foxing to page edges, heaviest on side page edges. Both ends of spine and all corners bumped. Some small loss of cloth at corners. Dust Jacket spine soiled and rippled. Minor to moderate soiling to DJ front and rear covers. Both ends of DJ spine have small tears. All DJ corners have small tears. Ships same or next business day well… Read More

Ithaca: Cornell University Press. Near Fine in Very Good+ dust jacket. 1982. First Edition. Hardcover. 0801414547 . Color Plates; 4to 11" - 13" tall; 192 pages; 1982 Cornell University Press. Oversize HC/DJ 1st edition. Snugly bound and fresh in sharp edged and bright color pictorial dust jacket. Illustrated from color paintings by R David Digby. Jacket a trifle sunned at spine with light edge toning to the flaps. NF/VG+ ... Oversize book likely to require additional charges for expedited or international shipping. .

Ithaca, NY:: Cornell University Press, 1982. 1st edition, 1st printing.. hardcover. fine with near fine dust jacket. 4to. 192pp. 39 plates color illustrated by Digby. plus maps, tables and figures. backside of dust jacket has many toning spots.. Family run used bookstore open to the public since 1988. 30 Years of Bookselling Experience backing the careful selection and description of each book we offer.

The 4,000-year-old sport of falconry, once the pastime of royalty and aristocracy, is still thriving with clubs throughout the UK and the US. Phillip Glasier's book is a classic text on the subject and considered the definitive guide for falconers. It covers all aspects of falconry from its history and development to training, housing, tools, equipment and skills. There are chapters on: Handling the new arrival - Condition - Manning and early training - Flying free and getting fit - Flying falcons out of the hood - Flying shortwings - Game Hawking - Moulting - Lost Hawks - Hack and Hacking back - Dogs for Hawking - Making hoods, belts, bags and gloves

Cornell Univ Press / Comstock Press, 1982 Hardcover 1st Printing in dust jacket in new condition, no remainder mark, tanning to dj edges, pristine new unread copy; 4to; 192pp indexed & illus. Extra shipping charge REQUIRED for priority service or for delivery outside the United States for this heavy oversize book (extra charge SUBSTANTIAL for non-domestic shipment). First Edition. Hard Cover. New/New.

London: Hutchinson, 1952. 230pp. ills., 8 color plates. chipped dj with small tears on bottom edge and discolored spine. Von Michaelis, distinguished South African bird artist and expert in aviation gliding, details his experience in raising and training hawks and owls, and experiences with other birds; illustrated with his b&w sketches and color plates. Second part of book examines raptor flight, thermal currents and soaring. Foreword by the Marquess of Willingdon.. First Edition. Cloth. Very Good/Good. Illus. by Von Michaelis, H.. 4to..

Great Britain: Pelham Books. Very Good in Very Good dust jacket. 1968. First Edition. Hardcover. "The Sport of Falconry will help to put the falconer on the right road from the start." Ships same or next business day. Spine is slightly skewed and loose. Minor edge wear. Small bumps on spine ends. Light soiling, tanning, and foxing to edges of pages. Text is clean. Dust jacket has normal edge and shelf wear. Price written on head of front flap. Small creases on corners and spine ends. 1/2-inch tear with crease on tail edge of back cover. Red ink mark on back cover. Some age spotting on interior. Lightly yellowed. ; B&W Photographs; 8vo 8" - 9" tall; 173 pages .

hardcover. Good. Access codes and supplements are not guaranteed with used items. May be an ex-library book.

London: B.T. Batsford Ltd, 1978. 2nd Printing; dj w/unclipped price, in mylar; step by step instructions with complete details, case histories and more. ; 352 clean, unmarked pages; illustrated on end papers. 1st. Hardcover. Very Good/Very Good. Illus. by Drawings, Etc. 4 Vo; 3 Pounds.