Falconry

Rare first edition of a modern falconry title printed in very small numbers. D'Arcussia's Falconry, by John Loft, 2003 inscribed by Loft to half title, presenting the book to his fellow falconer, Gordon Robinson. A fine copy in jacket. 471 pages. A very impressive work in every sense, solid, dense and informative. A well-produced book.

Ferreira's Falconry, being a translation from the Portuguese of Arte da Caca de Altaneria' by Diogo Fernandes Ferreira Lisbon 1616, designed and produced by the Signet Press and published by the translator Anthony Jack. One of 900 copies casebound in green, issued without jacket, I believe. 262 pages. Slight grubbiness to page edges else VG.

This is a presentation copy from Jack to Gordon (Robinson) 'for old times sake' dated 1996. A very good copy, cloth with one or two tiny negligable marks, very faint scratch to rear cloth. Rare and even rarer signed.

the 1938 1st ed, no dustjacket. Green cloth, some neglibale tiny marks, fading, little dink to fore edge of top board little bit of edgewear but a good solid copy. Hinges good. Solid. A presentation copy to the veteran falconer Gordon Robinson from 'MCR aug 1938'

Gordon Robinson, the veteran English falconer's copy with his name written on front endpaper. Sand coloured cloth with blue cloth spine. Jacket, not clipped. Little bit of yellowing to jacket, but good. Numberline is slightly confusing, but it seems to be a first. 1984 although it also carries the numbers 85 86 and 87 but I can't imagine it was reprinted every year and the numerline descends from 10 to 1. An American falconer writing about the sport in the New England & New Mexxico regions. A hard book to find this side of the Atlantic.

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M.H. Woodford's A Manual of Falconry first edition from 1960 published by A & C Black. Green cloth boards with gilt bird to front board. Jacket unclipped. inner flap to jacket at rear creased, some edgewear to jacket but really pretty good. A Vg copy of a scarce title.

Being the story of the Loo Hawking Club 1839 - 1855. The Loo club was a Dutch society operating in the nineteenth century. The writer J. W. M. Van de Wall. laminated boards, slight lightening to top front edge but a Vg copy, signed by the author to frontis numbered 859 of 1000 copies produced by Hancock in 2004. the roiginal Dutch edition was 1986 (of which I also have a copy). Included is a handwritten letter to, I presume Gordon Robinson, the English falconer whose copy this was telling him that chapters 1 and 7 are new. He also writes that several people will not agree with him regarding his words at the end of the book, for which he makes no apology.

Signed twice by Dick Treleaven, once to the endpaper 'for my oldest friend, a guru of the hawking field' - he refers to Gordon Robinson the English falconer whose copy this was, and once again to the title page 'for Gordon and Joan, old friends'. The first inscription is accompanied by a little sketch of a hawk chasing down a bird. Vertical crease to the spine of the DJ else a Vg copy indeed made unique by the inscription. Published by Tiercel 1998. First edition. 242 pages.

inscribed 'to the ancient falconer' i.e. Gordon Robinson whose book this was and signed by Dick Treleaven. in addition he has done a small sketch of two hawks one saying 'out of my way you sod, I can't see through you'. First edition of 1977. Slight wear to jacket, but unclipped and a Vg copy.

An English translation of Schlegel and Wulverhorst's mid nineteenth century work. 115 pages in English then French text follows to rear. 16 full page plates. Jacket is good, slight abrasion to inner flap (removal of price ticket?) and grubbiness to rear panel of jacket but a Vg copy of this work published in 1973 by Chasse of Denver. Small folio

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Rare first edition of a modern falconry title printed in very small numbers. A Merlin for Me, by John Loft, signed to reverse of frontis. A near fine copy in jacket. 310 pages. Tiniest dink to jacket on front by spine, negligable edgewear to jacket. Really a very nice copy of the almost unobtainable 1st ed from 1999.