Sherley, Sir Thomas. A Short Discourse of Hawking to the Field. with high flying long-winged Hawkes, together with the sorting and ordering of Spaniels. Pub. Archives of American Falconry. 2004
pp.xi, 79 with col. photos. and plates to rear. 8vo. Light spotting to fore-edge of text block o/w. a fine hardback. Subscriber’s Edition this being No. 345 of 375.
Originally written in the 1600s, a practical guide to falconry and training hunting dogs. Edited & introduced by Peter Devers. Only a single copy of the original work is known to exist.
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