Hints on the Management of Hawks. (Second edition to which is added, Practical Falconry)

Harting, James Edmund. Hints on the Management of Hawks. Horace Cox, London, 1898. pp. 268. (Second edition, to which is added, Practical Falconry). This second edition was expanded to 220 pages (268 with the Index) and is generally considered to be superior to the first edition, since it contains significantly more information. This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important as part of the knowledge base of Western civilization. Ex libris Chas. Wm. Gore, Wellington House, St. Ives, Hunts. With a bookplate and many handwritten notes throughout. Hints on the Management of Hawks is a comprehensive and practical handbook on falconry. It includes important information on hawk training, care and management, common ailments, equipment and equipping, feeding, etc. It is full of instructions and invaluable hints. This is an enduring treatise, and is highly recommended to this day for its pertinent information and for its value as an antique book on falconry. This edition has green cloth, spine title & upper board vignette in gilt. In general, this book is in "fair" condition. The cloth is rubbed, and the back cover has an unsightly piece of paper glued to it. The second page is partially loose, and there is page foxing throughout. However, to adjust for the "fair" condition of this book, it is priced appropriately. No shipping to European Union countries at this time.…