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Condition: good. Bill Whitney (illustrator). Befriedigend/Good: Durchschnittlich erhaltenes Buch bzw. Schutzumschlag mit Gebrauchsspuren, aber vollständigen Seiten. / Describes the average WORN book or dust jacket that has all the pages present.

Hardcover. Condition: Near Fine. Dust Jacket Included. 1st Edition. viii, 208 pp; illus. Original cloth. Near Fine, in dust jacket. This copy does NOT have any library markings. First Edition.

Hardcover. Condition: Near Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Near Fine. 1st Edition. First Edition. viii, 208 pp; figs. Original cloth. Near Fine, in near fine dust jacket. For Stirling, see D.S.B. XIII: 67-70.

2 vols. in 1. Sm. 4to. 5.5 x 7.4 inches. Some sporadic waterstaining. Both works with some browning, some corners creased and some with minor loss, rebound in modern calf with blind fillet to edges of boards, some marking, gilt motifs and gilt lettered label to spine, lower board rubbed with loss to head of upper board at gutter hinge. First published in 1614 and 1615 respectively.ESTC S123200; STC (2nd ed.), 15267.7 'Book 1 only; usually found bound with the 1633 edition of the second book (STC 15268.7).With a title-page woodcut. Formerly part 1 of STC 15269.' ;ESTC S123201 STC (2nd ed.), 15268.7 'The first leaf is blank.With an epilogue. Usually found bound with the 1633 edition of the first book (STC 15267.7). Formerly part 2 of STC 15269.'Simon Latham (d. 1649?), writer on falconry. '. Latham acknowledged that he was introduced to falconry by Henry Sadleir of Eversley, the third son of Sir Ralph Sadleir of Standon, master of the hawks, and that he wrote about falconry in response to the suggestion of a friend. He claimed no literary skill and indeed the verses which he included in his treatise are somewhat crude. His treatise, Latham's Falconry, or, The Faulcons Lure and Cure in Two Books appeared in two parts in 1614 and 1618 and was subsequently reissued in 1633, 1658, and 1665. Unlike many examples of the genre, it was original, practical, and of lasting value. Although he referred in passing to Geoffrey Turbeville, he claimed correctly that his book did not draw on traditional printed sources. The first part was a highly specialized study of how to train the haggard peregrine, that is, a falcon which has been trapped as an adult as distinct from one taken from the nest before it can fly. This was followed by a more conventional review of methods to prevent and treat disease in hawks and the discussion was extended to include goshawks, sparrowhawks, and lanner falcons.' ODNB. US$6683.