9780961983949 - A Short Discourse Of Hawking von Sherley, Thomas, Sir (3 Ergebnisse)

ALL UK PARCELS SENT TRACKED! ALL OVERSEAS PARCELS SENT AIRMAIL, TRACKED! (S/hand, Hardcover, 2004). (1603) 2004 2nd edition - Subscriber's Edition. 8vo (155 x 235mm). Ppxxxiv,79. Colour plates at rear. Green cloth boards, brown cloth spine, spine & upper board titled in gilt. Edited & introduced by Peter Devers. A fine unread copy. ".Dedicated (as a Sommers solace) unto all such as either delight in, or hereafter shall use that Gentleman-like and pleasant recreation." The first reprint of the world's rarest falconry book! .The third book printed on the sport in English and the first such written by a practicing falconer based on personal experience. Only a single copy of this work is known to exist. Unknown to Harting, its authorship has only recently been proved by Peter Devers. From a total edition of 625 copies. The Historian's Edition limited to 75 copies, the Patron's Edition limited to 175 copies, and the Subscriber's Edition limited to 375 copies. .

ALL UK PARCELS SENT TRACKED! ALL OVERSEAS PARCELS SENT AIRMAIL, TRACKED! (S/hand, Hardcover, 2004). (1603) 2004 2nd edition - Patron's edition. 8vo (155 x 235mm). Ppxxxiv,79. Colour frontispiece (by Mark Upton) & colour plates at rear. Quarter brown leather over green cloth, spine & upper board titled in gilt, marbled end-papers. Edited & introduced by Peter Devers. Near fine in slipcase. Laid in Archives of American Falconry card presenting this copy to Umberto (Caproni di Taliedo) from Kent (Carnie). ".Dedicated (as a Sommers solace) unto all such as either delight in, or hereafter shall use that Gentleman-like and pleasant recreation." The first reprint of the world's rarest falconry book! .The third book printed on the sport in English and the first such written by a practicing falconer based on personal experience. Only a single copy of this work is known to exist. Unknown to Harting, its authorship has only recently been proved by Peter Devers. From a total edition of 625 copies. The Historian's Edition limited to 75 copies, the Patron's Edition limited to 175 copies, and the Subscriber's Edition limited to 375 copies. .

ALL UK PARCELS SENT TRACKED! ALL OVERSEAS PARCELS SENT AIRMAIL, TRACKED! (S/hand, Hardcover, 2004). (1603) 2004 2nd edition - Patron's edition. 8vo (155 x 235mm). Ppxxxiv,79. Colour frontispiece (by Mark Upton) & colour plates at rear. Quarter brown leather over green cloth, spine & upper board titled in gilt, marbled end-papers. Edited & introduced by Peter Devers. Fine in slipcase. ".Dedicated (as a Sommers solace) unto all such as either delight in, or hereafter shall use that Gentleman-like and pleasant recreation." The first reprint of the world's rarest falconry book! .The third book printed on the sport in English and the first such written by a practicing falconer based on personal experience. Only a single copy of this work is known to exist. Unknown to Harting, its authorship has only recently been proved by Peter Devers. From a total edition of 625 copies. The Historian's Edition limited to 75 copies, the Patron's Edition limited to 175 copies, and the Subscriber's Edition limited to 375 copies. .